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Apple Fitness+ users can now work out or meditate together from different locations with the power of SharePlay
Fitness+ will also expand to 15 new countries on November 3
Apple Fitness+, the first fitness service built entirely around Apple Watch and designed to be welcoming to all, is introducing a new way to work out or meditate together with people in other locations with SharePlay, starting today. SharePlay makes it possible for iPhone, iPad, and Mac1users to have shared experiences with friends and family while on a FaceTime call.
Beginning November 3, 2021, Fitness+ will also be available in 15 new countries, bringing the total number of countries the service is available in to 21. In both new and existing markets, Fitness+ will be available in English, with subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
Additionally, beginning November 1, 2021, as part of their plan benefits, approximately 3 million fully insured UnitedHealthcare members in nearly every state in the US can enroll with Apple Fitness+ for a year-long subscription, at no additional cost.
"We created Fitness+ so everyone would have a place they feel inspired and motivated, no matter where they are on their fitness journey. We are so excited to be available to millions more people as we bring Fitness+ to 15 new countries next week, and can't wait for them to meet our welcoming trainer team," said Jay Blahnik, Apple's vice president of Fitness Technologies. "We also think our users are going to love working out or meditating together with SharePlay. It's a really fun way to connect with friends and family, even trade some words of encouragement or friendly smack talk, while also making progress toward closing their rings."
Work Out or Meditate Together with SharePlay
Today, Fitness+ is introducing a new way to work out or meditate together with family and friends using SharePlay, to help people stay motivated and accountable on their fitness journey. Fitness+ subscribers can use SharePlay to start a group workout or meditation with up to 32 of their friends and family while using FaceTime on an iPhone or iPad, and the selected Fitness+ session will stream completely in sync for every participant. Once on a FaceTime call, users will navigate to the Fitness app, select a workout or meditation, see their friends and family onscreen, and get started. SharePlay also works with Apple TV so users can follow the workout on a big screen while staying connected with friends on FaceTime using their iPhone or iPad. When working out in a group through SharePlay, users will see their metrics and progress toward closing their Activity rings, while also seeing and hearing friends. During a workout, when someone moves ahead on the Burn Bar or closes their Activity rings, everyone working out will be notified so they can celebrate together.
Country Expansion
Fitness+ is currently available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. Beginning November 3, 2021, Fitness+ will be available in 15 new countries with the addition of Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates. Fitness+ will be available in English, with subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, so more people can experience the workouts led by a diverse and inclusive team of trainers whose approach is tailored to every body at every fitness level.
Fitness+ is available as a standalone subscription, or as a part of the Apple One Premier plan, which, where available, also gives customers access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and iCloud+ with 2TB of storage.
Fitness+ is the first fitness experience built around Apple Watch, bringing studio-style workouts and guided meditations to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Workouts and guided meditations are led by a diverse and inclusive team of trainers whose approach is welcoming to all. Fitness+ intelligently and seamlessly incorporates key workout metrics users love from Apple Watch for a personalized and immersive experience that users can complete wherever and whenever it is convenient for them. Workouts are fueled by music from today's top artists and designed to keep users motivated from start to finish whether their workout is five or 45 minutes long. Workouts include High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Strength, Yoga, Dance, Core, Cycling, Pilates, Meditation, Treadmill (for running and walking), Rowing, and Mindful Cooldown.
With Fitness+, users can also get moving outside with Time to Walk — an inspiring audio experience on Apple Watch designed to encourage people to get active by walking more often. All that is needed is an Apple Watch and AirPods or Bluetooth headphones. Fitness+ also has programs designed to help users reach their goals during a specific season of life — like Workouts for Pregnancy, Workouts for Older Adults, Workouts for Beginners, and Meditations for Beginners. There is something for everyone to stay motivated, no matter where they are in their fitness journey.
As Fitness+ expands to new countries, the service is also building on its offerings, providing more options for maintaining and improving overall well-being. Fitness+ recently introduced a new program — Get Ready for Snow Season — featuring and designed with two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion skier Ted Ligety, along with Fitness+ trainer Anja Garcia. To prepare users to get back to their favorite winter sports, the program will help build strength, balance, and endurance so everyone can have more fun on the slopes, all the way to the last run.
Time to Walk
Today, Fitness+ is also introducing a new episode of Time to Walk, with writer, educator, and actor, Marilee Talkington, who has appeared on the Apple TV+ series "See." Talkington advocates for herself as someone who is legally blind, as well as other performers who have disabilities. On this walk, she talks about defying expectations and how she helps empower others to do the same. Time to Walk is an inspiring audio experience on Apple Watch designed to encourage people to get active by walking more often, featuring some of the world's most interesting and influential people who share stories, photos, and music with Fitness+ subscribers. The series, now in its second season, has featured guests such as Dolly Parton, Anthony Joshua, Naomi Campbell, Bebe Rexha, and more.
In September, UnitedHealthcare announced that it has expanded its work with Apple to provide millions of members with access — at no additional cost — to Apple Fitness+. This is the first such offer for Fitness+ by a health insurance provider. Starting November 1, fully insured UnitedHealthcare members in nearly every state will be eligible to enroll with Fitness+ for a year-long subscription.
Starting next year, employers with self-funded health plans will be able to purchase an Apple Fitness Bundle, which provides a 12-month subscription to Apple Fitness+ as well as a $25 Apple digital gift card. More information about the Apple Fitness+ offer is available at uhc.com/apple-fitness-plus.
About Apple Fitness+
Apple Fitness+ is an award-winning fitness and wellness service powered by Apple Watch and designed to be welcoming to all wherever they are in their journey to live a healthier day. Subscribers have access to the largest library of workout content in 4K with over 1,300 studio-style workouts, guided meditations, and curated programs, all led by a diverse and inclusive team of trainers. Fitness+ helps users train their body and mind with a one-of-a-kind personalized and engaging experience that can be done anytime, anywhere, intelligently incorporates workout metrics from Apple Watch right on the screen, and motivates users from start to finish with music from today's top artists. With Fitness+, users can also get moving outside with Time to Walk — the inspiring audio experience on Apple Watch for Fitness+ — designed to encourage users to get active by walking more often. Each episode features some of the world's most interesting and influential people, who share stories, photos, and music with Fitness+ subscribers. Apple Fitness+ is available to customers in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, and will be available in 15 more countries beginning November 3, 2021. More information is available at apple.com/apple-fitness-plus.
Stephanie Saffer
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Harvey's Popcorn - Kettle Corn
Treat someone special to a nostalgic taste down memory lane as they enjoy Harvey's delicious popcorn creations steeped in Washington's cultural roots. Take Harvey Hudson's original 1952 Hot Buttered Rum recipe; re-imagine it with contemporary influences from the Little River Candy company and voilà a scrumptious popcorn. Nothing is better than this and it'll keep them coming back for more! Made in small batches with premium ingredients.
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About Harvey's Butter Rum Batter
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From Harvey Hudson to Stacy Ryan, President, Harvey's Butter Rum Batter, LLC
Harvey Hudson first created his special butter rum batter in 1952 while tending bar at a local Bremerton, Washington lounge. It earned such a following that customer's began asking to buy a tub to make their own drinks at home. In the 1960's the demand had grown so much that he contracted with a local dairy and started producing the batter in larger batches after hours using their equipment. The dairy distributed the tubs on their home delivery route.
The business continued to grow and in 1972, Harvey opened his own plant in Bremerton, WA and expanded his distribution. Harvey was passionate about his business and his customers until 2011, when he passed at the age of 94. Having been born and raised in the same community, and knowing its great history, Stacy Ryan was delighted to purchase Harvey's Butter Rum Batter in December of 2011.
In the fall of 2014, Harvey's purchased the Little River Candy Company out of Wenatchee, WA and added a new treat to the line. Crisp and delicious, their toffee popcorn is like no other. It's truly a confection and made using real candy making techniques. There are no shortcuts taken here, and once you try it, you are sure to become a fan, just like of their batter. Look for their both sweet and savory varieties; they'll always showcase them in their famous yellow and black packaging.
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There is something fundamentally challenging about gratitude that goes beyond remembering to practice it. If I truly admit how damn fortunate I am, I usually experience a myriad of feelings: pure love, then guilt, and then sheer terror.
Guilt and terror? That might surprise you. After all, we practice gratitude to help us become more positive and serene, and more appreciative of the good things in our lives. But sometimes, when I'm thinking about how grateful I am for the people, places and things in my life, I can become paralyzed by the thought of all of it just…vanishing. And that's a terrifying thought indeed.
I don't believe this stems from a fear of abandonment, or an attachment disorder issue. Rather, it comes from a deep understanding that everything is temporary. My four-year old daughter, jumping up and down naked on the bed, laughing with pure glee, will soon be a memory. My almost-seventeen-year-old cat, who likes to snuggle in the mornings, will also be gone. As will my partner someday.
So, the question becomes: how do I allow myself to fully open and experience the absolute love and gratitude that abounds in these moments, while also fully comprehending that it will never be the same again?
This is not a rhetorical, philosophical question. Really, how do we receive and embrace the good, when we know it can't last?
When I practice tools that help me become more comfortable with dichotomy, I'm better able to sit with this tension without reacting. These reactions typically take the form of any number of distractions and unproductive behavior, including negativity.
While our brains are wired for negativity and, as I mentioned in a previous post, it kept our ancestors alive, we now know we can actually rewire our brains. Ironically, gratitude is one of the best ways to accomplish this. (See Rick Hanson's work for more on the brain's negativity bias).
However, if the experience of gratitude can be painful, then where does that leave us?
There are a few mind/brain hacks you can use to hold dichotomy or, as I call it, brain integration. To give an oversimplified description, our brains have two hemispheres, the left and the right, and they quite literally understand the world differently. The left hemisphere sees things in black and white, yes or no, one way or the other. But the right hemisphere allows for a multitude of shades and colors. It can tolerate the tension of division, and can begin to detect webs, or patterns, that are impossible to see when viewed only in a linear fashion (e.g., yes/no, right/wrong, good/bad, etc.).
So how do we facilitate the integration of these two parts of our brains? Well, we have to start by flexing the hemisphere that is most atrophied, which is – unsurprisingly – the right hemisphere. When we have an awareness that these right-brain experiences are 1. available, and 2. valuable, we can bring back the subtle, yet powerful, knowledge of the right hemisphere into our everyday experiences.
How do we begin to "listen" to the vast amount of information offered to us from the right-hemisphere?
First, we have to listen in a different way, as the messages we receive will "sound" different from what we're used to. For instance, our bodies speak volumes and are directly connected to the right hemisphere. We can start to become aware of the ways our bodies "talk" to us. You might feel queasy when you're about to give a presentation at work. Or you get goosebumps when watching a scary movie.
Our intuition is also talking to us all the time. Intuition has gotten a bad rap over the years, with many people feeling it's "airy fairy" or "woo-woo". However, our intuition is actually "the ability to understand something immediately". It's a sense of knowing. And it's the way the right hemisphere works: by instantly taking in and comprehending the whole picture. Think about the feeling you get when you know someone is lying to you. You might not have proof, but you just know. Or when you get a really good "feeling" about an interview candidate. Eureka moments are possible in this state!
I'm not suggesting that analysis and mental dissection, which are classic left-hemisphere attributes, are not valuable. They absolutely are. However, we tend to get "stuck" in this way of knowing without allowing or acknowledging input from the right hemisphere. As a result, we miss out on the opportunity to understand the situation from a different perspective; one in which the whole (or gestalt) can be understood.
These are just a few ways you can practice tuning into your brain's right hemisphere.
Bringing this information into our daily lives does take a certain amount of trust. However, when we begin to consciously listen and make the effort to become familiar with what might at first feel very foreign, uncomfortable, and maybe even undefined or wishy-washy, and then implement this knowledge, more will follow.
The right brain can become a storehouse of valuable wisdom. And, it can be really fun (humor and wit are also right-brain attributes!). With a bit of practice, we can become more familiar and comfortable with the opaque and the dichotomous. And getting comfortable operating from this place can feel like coming home.
Ultimately, we'll be able to more easily manage the sometimes terrifying feelings that can come up when practicing gratitude. And that's something we can be truly thankful for.
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Like many people, I've made a lot of mistakes in the love and relationship department.
Once, many years ago, I fell hard and fast for a man. He was smart, funny, handsome, creative, and attentive. And, the chemistry between us was so intense, it was like fireworks on top of fireworks. He wasn't just good-looking, he was positively dreamy, and I thought he was way out of my league.
I thought I was in love. But deep down, I was holding back. I started to tell myself that the timing wasn't right, that I wasn't ready for a relationship. Or maybe it was him that wasn't ready. But the truth is that I was afraid. And not just afraid; I was terrified. I was scared that he didn't like me as much as I liked him, and that made me feel even more vulnerable. I was sure I'd be emotionally devastated if things went wrong between us.
So I sabotaged things and ran from a relationship that could have become something special. I will never know, because I let my fear rule.
I beat myself up about running away from that relationship for longer than I care to admit. Because even though I felt like I'd glimpsed a possible future that was filled with all the things I'd wanted, I bailed anyway.
I still carried a lot of guilt from past relationship mistakes, so I didn't feel worthy of the kind of love I craved. I wasn't ready for it when it presented itself, because I had more work to do: more healing, more work on changing unhealthy patterns, and ultimately, learning to forgive myself.
I had chosen the most familiar path to me – the path of yearning and remorse – rather than the path of living fully. I chose it because it was safe, even if it was painful.
At a certain point, I realized that the story I had spun about past hurts, and the guilt I held so close, was keeping me stuck. Ultimately, I had to question whether that story was true. I had to confront myself and take as an objective, non-reactive look at the facts as I could – the good stuff and the not-so-pretty.
Was this scary? Extremely. The sense of frozen apprehension I felt at the thought of looking at my "mistakes" – or, more accurately, the distractions I had created – was nothing compared to what I felt when I finally took an honest and unflinching look at myself. That fear showed up as a knee-wobbling, stomach-churning feeling every time I took a step forward. Events that I now know were "opportunities for growth". These included a time when I broke up with someone I loved, who loved me too, because we wanted different things. Another time when I saw clearly how my attitude towards money was intertwined with my relationship with my parents. A time when I confronted people I cared about who had lied to me. And times when I apologized, from the heart, to those I had hurt.
Ultimately, I chose to learn from my past. I didn't want to sabotage any more relationships. I became mindful of my patterns of grasping and running, and paid close attention to how I felt when faced with something I was afraid to do.
How did I do it? I got good therapy. I practiced what I knew. I trusted the process. I forgave. I surrendered (some) control.
I came to recognize that the sensations I experience in my body when I feel fear – pounding heart, shallow breathing, impulse to flee – are the same ones I experience when I am presented with an opportunity for growth.
When these feelings come up, my first instinct – like most people – is to turn and run in the opposite direction. I did just that for years, and then I'd sit around wondering why my life never changed.
As time went on, I began to realize that I'd experience that fight-or-flight sensation every time I was about to do something I had been working really hard to bring to fruition. Or, when something I wanted to happen, like a new relationship, looked like it was finally going to come through.
Our brains have a negativity bias, and we're hardwired toward pessimism. Our ancestors stayed alive because they not only ran from snakes, but also from sticks that looked like snakes. So our natural instinct is to run away from the things that scare us. But in modern life, many of our fears are based on nothing but instinct – not facts – and most of them never come to pass.
All that goes a long way to explain why, at the moment I'm on the threshold of something I really, really want, I feel that instinct to cut and run.
"I have to walk towards this," I thought. And I did.
Was it hard? Absolutely. But it didn't kill me or even wound me. In fact, the fear lessened as soon as I made the decision to move through it.
That man and I are still in a deeply committed partnership, and we have a beautiful daughter together. He teaches me, on an almost daily basis, what love really means. It isn't always about fireworks (although those are nice, too). It's more often about showing up, even when it's hard.
Proving to myself that I could "feel the fear and do it anyway" is an experience I will never forget, and one that serves me to this day. Once I broke through the fear, I knew I didn't have to let it rule any longer.
Growth opportunities continue to present themselves, as I dare to dream big dreams for my life and my business, and take one step after another – even though I can't see all the way down the road. Do those feelings of terror still come up? Yes – every single time. But now I know that they signal a chance to engage with life on a more profound level. So I take a deep breath and keep walking, moving through my fear, instead of letting it stop me in my tracks.
This article originally appeared in Elephant Journal.
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How are Purpose, Universal Flow and Dirt Related?
I recently watched an excellent documentary on dirt – or soil, to be more precise – called Symphony of the Soil. The film offers a different way to think about agriculture, challenging the "rules" of the past 7,000 years and presenting a true paradigm shift. It was definitely worth the watch!
The film got me thinking about all the ways that humans have devised to dominate, engineer and take from the land. Farming is one example. The Industrial Revolution is another. In short, we've lived with this paradigm of dominating and taking for a very long time.
So it's no wonder that many of us, if not most, came to believe that in order to get what we wanted out of life we had to "take it". Follow the rules. Climb the ladder. But do we really feel happy and fulfilled as a result?
Study after study shows that happiness and fulfillment are not a result of unlimited wealth and health. Rather, they are the byproduct when our focus is elsewhere – on a broader empathetic attention on things we care about.
In Symphony of the Soil, they suggest that if life as we know it is to continue, we must stop behaving in the ways we've been conditioned to behave.
For example, farmers could choose to cultivate their crops in ways that are actually sustainable and healthy for the soil. One way to do this is to "give back" to the soil, in forms such as compost. Similarly, if we want to live truly happy lives, we must make a mental shift in order to go from a life of dominating and taking to one of giving back.
So then…what if happiness is actually a dichotomy? What if it's the delicate balance between reflection and focused attention, and the immersion in a chosen set of goals? And if, as suggested by Csikszentmihalyi, those goals are truly aligned with our purpose, then we can actually merge with the universal flow. It's in this "sweet spot" that we find focus, as well as openness and the ability to be fully present.
Therefore, consider the idea that happiness and fulfillment are a result of experiencing life right now, of growing and learning and giving back. This is the vow of the bodhisattva.
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In modern Western society, we often find ourselves in a permanent state of unfulfilled desire. We are offered continuous distractions and stimulations that mimic reality, such as mass leisure, mass culture, and mass media.
Constant intrusions and interruptions – now the norm in our culture – drive up stress, deplete mental and emotional reserves and shrink our attention spans.
Instead of directing our energy towards personal growth and achieving complex goals, we instead focus on the activities above, which absorb mental energy without providing anything substantive in return. This behavior can leave you feeling even more depleted and disheartened.
Bottom-up attention, in which something or someone other than you dictates what you focus on, is part of our brain's survival apparatus. It alerts us to potential danger in our surroundings; for example, when you hear a siren or a car backfire.
Bottom-up attention kept our ancestors alive. It instantly shifts our focus to a potential threat. This issue is when our attention is continuously hijacked by these types of alerts (such as the "ding" on your phone when you receive a message).
Can you relate to this? And are you wondering what the alternative could be?
"Top-down" attention is when you set the terms of engagement. In this scenario, you are in control of where you direct your attention, and you're able to focus on a specific, chosen set of stimuli. This is also known as concentration!
The opposite of distraction is the ability to align your thoughts, intentions, and feelings towards the same goal. This produces an experience of harmony and flow. To do this, though, you must be able to concentrate and "order your consciousness".
Each one of us has the power to decide whether mental order will come from the outside (bottom-up, with little control) or the inside (top-down, making conscious choices based on personal skill and knowledge).
A complex self is one that succeeds in the type of mental resilience that enables one to switch between bottom-up to top-down attention. This can be achieved with training.
We all have the ability, and in my opinion the responsibility, to create ourselves. We are a direct result of how we invest our mental energy. Understanding how to create ourselves is our most important skill!
That's why it's vital to ask yourself, "How distracted am I?" With the ever-growing onslaught of disturbances, both digital and physical, it's more important than ever to determine the answer to that question.
To assess your current level of distraction, download the infographic here!
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The Secret, a film and best-selling book by Rhonda Byrne, is based on the Law of Attraction. One of the major tenets of The Secret is that positive thinking can create life-changing results, including increased happiness, wealth and improved health.
Now, I'm all for changing our thinking. By becoming more mindful of our thoughts and how they influence our lives, we can transform them from unhelpful, repetitive stories that don't serve us into empowering beliefs that help us live our best lives.
That said, in this article I want to focus on the The Law of Attention rather than the Law of Attraction. Attention is a hot topic in a number of disciplines, such as cognitive psychology and neuroscience. It has also been discussed by philosophers for eons.
A broad definition of attention is "the behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information…while ignoring other perceivable information". As humans, we have an impressive, but still discrete, amount of brain processing power. Attention is how we allocate those limited resources.
Let's pause and take that in for a moment, because this concept is incredibly important.
What we focus our attention on determines how we come to see and understand the world. In other words, the power of our attention determines what will, or will not, appear in our consciousness. Memories, thoughts and feelings are all influenced by this!
Our lives depend on the direction and nature of our attention, because what we see and who we are is a direct result of what we focus on. We are truly partners in this co-creative process.
We have a responsibility – an extremely important one – to tend to the garden of our own minds. And, we have the ability to pull up the weeds and plant flowers in their place. This isn't necessarily easy work; it takes awareness and consistency (two things that most of us are inclined to avoid!).
So my question for you is, "How will you choose to use your attention?" This question can open the door to making the desired changes in your life by changing your mind – one synapse at a time!
Living under old belief systems that keep us stuck can be automatic for us. Mindfulness practice and other tools that assist you in accessing the power of your whole-brain can help you identify these destructive thought patterns so you can move forward instead of just spinning in place. When we become aware of them and their cause we can shed light on these ineffective thoughts, release them and jump off the carousel. From there you can replace them with constructive systems and continue onto the path you are craving to be on.
Sit in a quiet place GENTLY notice where your mind takes you. Being gentle and non-judgmental is important because any judgmental "thoughts of your thoughts" is going to feed the hurtful cycle. I know that sometimes the thought of being alone with our thoughts is intimidating in itself but trust me that much power lies in this quiet practice. Journaling, sharing them with a friend, and/or joining a supportive mindfulness group are great ways to practice this awareness process.
It's AMAZING how untrue our thoughts can be. Whether it's an ingrained message from our childhood OR an irrational belief we hold of ourselves, or both, it can be quite life changing to recognize what thoughts we play over and over that aren't even true. Again, a professional along with support can really help you become aware of and confront these destructive patterns in a safe and structured environment. Individual counseling and groups with a mindfulness focus give you time and space to do exactly that.
Like everything in life, practice makes better. When you think uplifting and constructive thoughts, you have more energy, feel better and your mind feels clearer, fresher, like the Spring air. That renewal will free you from the past and take you to the place you're longing to move into. It doesn't happen overnight, but I promise it will become more and more natural each time you practice it.
Jennifer has been teaching and counseling individuals and groups for over a decade. Her counseling background combined with certificate as a Reiki Master Practitioner provides a strong foundation in helping others learn, heal and grow through mindfulness practices.
Judging ourselves. Others. It's true. We all do it. A lot.
"I'm not good looking enough, rich enough or thin enough".
"I'm right and you're wrong".
We can all relate to having these judgements and with little awareness find ourselves literally stuck in these belief systems/thought patterns. After all, we live in a society that's built on laws, rules and many aspects of our lives are often seen as either black or white.
As you know from the recent blogs, there is a place for judgement in our thought process and our left brain sees to it that we understand things in that manner. There is a purpose for rules in society, for sure.
However, the real problem comes when we judge everything through a lens of black and white. These extreme outlooks can be a major cause for our discomfort and unbalance. Often the thought patterns aren't factual, yet we treat everything is as if they are.
Learning to live more in the "gray" or in non-judgment can help us have a more healthy and balanced perspective. As a result, you can ease a lot of "extreme" stress, fear and sadness. It's true.
So you ask: where and how can we access this place of gray thought and dichotomous perspective that brings us bliss? Our right brain. And the practice of mindfulness can help you access this powerful source in your right brain and bring you more balance, peace and contentment.
You will also find life more expansive and less limiting when you can think: "I'm right and so are you." Or "there is a bigger picture than the specific problem I'm facing." For me, this has been particularly helpful in my relationships. Both the relationship with myself and my relationships with others.
Through patient and animal studies, it has been discovered that the two hemispheres of the brain see and respond to the world in divergent manners.
Why is it that an organ whose job it is to communicate divided?
The left hemisphere sees things narrowly and focused, while the right views the whole. This was advantageous to us as a species because it allowed us to break down tasks and learn complex sequences, while at the same time being aware of our surroundings.
Where you can begin to see hemispheric differences isn't necessarily on an everyday level, where the brain works in concert for most functions, but over time in the dominant world view. It is akin to a large ship that shifts its course. Turning just a few degrees alters its direction dramatically over time.
You can mark throughout history which hemisphere took the lead (for instance, an expansion of the right brain's way of being in the world during the Renaissance with a shifting towards the left during the Reformation and The Enlightenment).
There had, in the past, been a correcting force – like a pendulum that swings and arcs back in the other direction. However, something is amiss lately. There is no longer a system of negative feedback (the correcting mechanism that shifts the direction of the swinging pendulum).
We are now living in a world that is a mirror of a left-reared society and notions associated with anything other than what is "left" are seen as trite and not-to-be-trusted (dare I say "intuition" should be trusted!).
How do we begin to reset the balance?
We begin by practicing returning information to the right-hemisphere, where it can again be viewed within context and a whole. And, yes, this might initially seem strange, silly and weird. It will certainly feel different.
Can we begin to relax our yearning for certainty, even just a little, so that we can sit with the necessary tension of dichotomies? Can we begin to find moments of pause and stillness so that we may receive that which is unsought? Can we dare to be courageous enough to be seen as naïve so we can alter the direction of where we are headed?
Thanks to Iain McGilchrist, The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, for inspiring this article.
Feeling uninspired at the job? Bored with your relationship? Daily grind got ya down? Don't panic! It's normal to get stuck in a rut every now and then. By definition, a "rut" is "a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change." Here are 3 simple ways to breathe life back into a situation that has lost its oomph and bust out of that rut!
1) Switch up your routines.
Doing everyday tasks a little differently helps awaken your brain to the present moment, fresh perspectives and creative solutions. So go ahead and put on your right shoe before your left; brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand; alter your commute; and once you get to your destination, be sure to open the door without using your hands!!
2) Bust a new move.
If you're a ballerina, take a tennis lesson. If you haven't shaken your groove thang in twenty years, hit up You Tube for a 'how to crunk dance in three easy steps.' Gym rat? Take a Yin Yoga class. Our brains grow by trying new things. When you challenge mind and body in new and uncomfortable ways, the growth is exponential. That narrow rut won't be able to hold you.
3) Send out an SOS!
Ruts thrive in isolation and the notion that you have to handle everything on your own. You may convince yourself that it's more hassle to involve others even as the rut seems to close in around you. Start with a trusted friend. Tell them you're stuck in a rut and ask them to help you shake things up by planning a surprise day together where you do something out of the ordinary. Take it to the next level by being blindfolded during the car ride. Letting go of being in control, trusting another person, and engaging some of your lesser used senses will catapult you of that rut!
There are countless little and large ways to ease or thrust yourself out of a rut. An easy way to remember the rut remedies are: wake up, shake up & join up. Ask yourself the following 3 questions: "what tweaks to my routine wake me up to the present moment; what new movements (or sounds or colors) can I make that will shake up the dullness of my comfort zone; and, who can I call on to help me reconnect with my aliveness and creativity?" Go forth and bust a rut, and let us know how it goes!
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Camille Bianco MA, NCC earned her Master's Degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology & Art Therapy from Naropa University. She began formal training in Art Therapy and Meditation in 2000 and continues to incorporate researched-based creative expression and mindfulness approaches into her professional consulting practices. Connect with Camille on Goolge+.
As a therapist, I'm constantly asking people to practice compassionate curiosity about the places that scare them. I believe that people are inherently good and intelligent. That's why I'm so interested in those moments where we find ourselves acting "out of character" or doing something that we know falls short of our values. Fortunately, I have frequent opportunities to observe and experiment with this in my own life.
Just the other day, I noticed a wild impatience rise up in me at the gas pump.
I was running late. My tank was near empty. I had somewhere important to be. Each of the ten pumps at the station was mysteriously operating at an impossibly slow rate. Initially, I blamed the station attendant, but he was engaging with such kindness, that it was hard to stay mad at him. I thought of the owner of this broken-down establishment and how he's probably taking advantage of the people in this far- from-affluent part of town. I didn't get much satisfaction from that either. I had neither a short supply nor a delay in the pumping out of rationales to fuel my anger. With a death grip on the handle, I counted in rage: one drop, pause, two drops, pause.
Then I remembered: in breath, pause, out breath, pause.
I conceded to do this simple (and probably useless) meditation one time before I would tear out of there to find a normal gas station. At the pause on top of the in breath I could not help but feel a fullness in my lungs. This led me to notice discomfort and tightness in the area beneath my ribcage called the celiac plexus. It's the "pit in the stomach" feeling. There I was, reconnecting with my "brain in the gut" or enteric nervous system (which houses 100 million neurons and more than 90% of the body's serotonin, among other big wig neurotransmitters.) The brain in my skull had been determined to ignore the fear in my gut brain, because I had to be somewhere important and do something important. I certainly did not have time to feel scared.
It was too late. I had to exhale and pause. On the exhale I felt a release of tension. In the pause I felt emptiness, and in that spaciousness, I felt fear. In the pure experience of fear, I had no need to avoid, eradicate or change anything. And, surprise, surprise, it did not consume or derail me. By feeling in this stripped-down kind of a way, self-compassion and loving-kindness naturally arose. I felt empathy for myself, and that's when everything opened up.
I became aware of the woman beside me who was laughing and speaking powerful words of wisdom. I felt gratitude and gentleness arising in my heart and mind which made me much better prepared to do that important thing I had to do. Previously, I had been expending a great deal of mental and physical energy in not feeling fear. Whenever I deny or squelch a feeling, I'm also cutting off full access to my cognitive and interpersonal resources. When I acknowledge what is alive and present, even when it includes discomfort, I allow space for that inherent intelligence and resourcefulness to emerge. When the brain in our skulls works in harmony with the brain in our guts and we approach our pure experience with curiosity and compassion, we are smarter, fiercer and freer to shine.
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The villa comprises kitchen, dining room, living room with fireplace, study, bathroom and a store area on the ground floor.
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Minister Šinko at Global forum for food and agriculture
Minister Irena Šinko participated in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) – the 15th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Conference, titled: "Food Systems Transformation: A Worldwide Response to Multiple Crises". The Agriculture Ministers' Conference is attended by over 70 Ministerial Delegations from around the Globe, and representatives of the European Commission, the African Union, agricultural institutions and associations, and other international organisations. The event takes place within the International Green Week (IGW) that was opened for visitors on 20 January.
In Berlin, Slovenia presented as green and ecological country
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ms. Irena Šinko, participated in the official opening ceremony of the Berlin International Green Week (IGW), taking place from 19 to 29 January 2023. At the trade fair, Slovenia is presented as a green and ecological country (ecological + local = ideal).
10th survey of the basic food basket shows lowest price to date
The results of the 10th survey of the basic food basket were published on the "Our Superfood" website on 17 January 2023. The results of the analysis show that the price of the average cheapest basket of 15 basic foods is currently at its lowest since monitoring started. Furthermore, a comparison of price trends over the last two weeks shows a decrease in meat prices.
9th inventory of basic food prices shows a marginal decrease in the basket price
The results of the ninth inventory of basic food products made on 3 January 2023 are published on the "Our Superfood" website. The analyses of the inventory reveal a minimal reduction in the basic food basket and in the fruit and vegetables basket. However, a comparison of price trends over the last two weeks reveals concrete price increases for meat.
Ministers Šinko and Stojmenova Duh about the progress of digitalisation in agriculture project
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Irena Šinko, and the Minister of Digital Transformation, Dr. Emilija Stojmenova Duh, met today at the second meeting with students and mentors from four faculties. They presented the progress in the project entitled The Possibilities for Digitalising Farms with Young Owners, for which the research phase has concluded.
53rd Correspondence Meeting of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
At its correspondence meeting, the Government adopted the Decree about the animal welfare intervention of the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023–2027 for Slovenia in the year 2023 and the Decree on Conditionality. It also gave its consent to the Business Plan of the Agency for Radwaste Management for 2023–2024 and concluded the Contract on the implementation of the compulsory State utility service for radioactive waste management.
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In Search of a Vaccine for Covid-19: A Race to The Finish
By Ashwin Sapra, Biplab Lenin & Utkarsh Bhatnagar on July 20, 2020
Posted in Medical Law, Pharmaceuticals
The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on mankind, infecting well over 13 million, and claiming over half a million lives. It has also severely impacted economies across the world. Our healthcare infrastructure has been pushed to its limits and our frontline healthcare professionals are working to the brink of exhaustion, risking their own lives to save others. We bow to them.
In the midst of all this, scientists across the world are working feverishly to find a vaccine for this disease. The hopes of billions rest on this. The World Health Organization ("WHO") has (as of July 15, 2020) declared that there are about 23 potential vaccine candidates that are currently in various stages of clinical trials[1]. Out of these 23 vaccines, vaccines being developed by: (a) Sinovac (inactivated +alum); and (b) University of Oxford / AstraZeneca has entered into the Phase-III of its clinical trials[2]. In addition, as of July 15, 2020, there are around 140 vaccine candidates in preclinical evaluation (trials not commenced).…
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BIO-MEDICAL WASTE AND LIABILITY OF HOSPITALS IN WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
By Ankoosh Mehta, Paridhi Adani, Aviral Sahai & Rinkel Singh on July 16, 2020
Posted in Medical Law
The handling, disposal and management of bio-medical waste ("BM Waste")in India is government by inter-alia, the Biomedical Waste Management & Handling Rules, 1998 ("1998 Rules") were notified by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6,8 & 25 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986. These rules provide for the framework of the management and Handling of disposal and scientific management of BM Waste
In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre Pollution Control Board ("CPCB") recently issued guidelines dated March 27, 2020 for handling, treatment and safe disposal of BM Waste generated during treatment, diagnosis and quarantine of patients confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19 ("Guidelines"). The Guidelines have been necessitated due to the super infectious nature of the Novel corona virus and provide for a mechanism for the segregation, packaging, transportation, storage and disposal of BM Waste in order to avoid further spread of the virus through BM Waste.…
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Indian Insolvency Law responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic- Part-II
By Cyril Shroff & Dhananjay Kumar on June 10, 2020
Posted in Insolvency and Bankruptcy
On June 5, 2020, the President of India promulgated the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 ("Ordinance"), in furtherance to the economic measures announced by the Ministry of Finance[1] to support Indian businesses impacted by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ordinance has introduced the following amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") (effective immediately):
Section 10A has been inserted in the IBC, restricting filing of any application for initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process ("CIRP") of a corporate debtor (being a company or a limited liability partnership) for any default[2] arising after March 25, 2020, for a period of six months or such further period, not exceeding one year from March 25, 2020, as may be notified in this behalf (such period being "Specified Period").[3]
Further, a proviso has been inserted in section 10A to specify that no application shall ever be filed for initiation of CIRP of a corporate debtor for the said default occurring during the Specified Period i.e. CIRP can never be initiated on the basis of a default during the Specified Period, even if the default is continuing after having occurred during the Specified Period.
A non-obstante clause has been inserted in to section 66 (Fraudulent trading or wrongful trading) of the IBC to give protection to the directors of a corporate debtor. Accordingly, no application can be filed by a resolution professional under sub-section 66(2), in respect of such defaults against which initiation of CIRP is suspended under Section 10A of the IBC.[4]
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The Epidemic Ordinance, 2020: An 'opportune' armour for the protectors?
By Ritika Rathi, Pallavi Rao, Sreetama Sen & Nooreen Haider on June 9, 2020
The world is grappling with an unknown virus that has escalated to a global pandemic in no time. At the very forefront of this battle against the unknown, are the medical healthcare professionals who have been working relentlessly to treat the rising number of patients across the globe, sometimes even without adequate protective gear[1]. Therefore, it is disheartening when one comes across news regarding them being subject to unprovoked violence from the public[2] in this time of crisis. The need to protect these frontline healthcare professionals was felt strongly by the Indian government in order to ensure seamless treatment of patients during the current pandemic. With these objectives in mind, the President of India on April 22, 2020, promulgated the Epidemic Diseases Amendment Ordinance 2020 ("Amendment Ordinance"), to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 ("Epidemic Act").…
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Covid-19 – Navigating Choppy Waters for Port Projects
By Subhojit Sadhu, Paridhi Adani & Vidhi Sarin on June 8, 2020
Posted in Projects, Projects and Projects Finance
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedent crisis throughout the world and has caused widespread disruptions in normal operations across industries and life in general. In India, the National Disaster Management Authority determined that India was threatened by the spread of Covid-19 pandemic and took steps to prevent the spread of the pandemic in the country under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. On March 24, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs declared a 21-day lockdown under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 with effect from March 25, 2020. Such lockdown has been subsequently extended three times by the Ministry of Home Affairs and now remains in force till May 31, 2020.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been issuing guidelines to determine the operation of essential and non-essential services during the period of lockdown and has attempted to restrict movement of persons throughout the country. The guidelines have caused States to close their borders and even movement within a State has been prohibited, unless it is in relation to an essential service. At the time of the first order of lockdown, the Ministry of Home Affairs excluded the 'operation of seaports for cargo movement, relief and evacuation and their related operational organisations' from the ambit of the lockdown. However, due to the disruptions in the supply chain, the inter-state and intra-state movement restrictions and the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an impact on operational as well as under construction port projects.…
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To Pay Rent or Not To Pay Rent? The Delhi High Court rejects plea for suspension of rent during lockdown
By Aditya Mehta, Arjun Sreenivas & Swagata Ghosh on June 5, 2020
Posted in Dispute Resolution, Real Estate
The COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant nationwide lockdown have severely impacted performance of obligations, whether contractual or otherwise, across the country. Most entities/individuals are exploring the option of pleading frustration of contract[1] or invoking force majeure[2] clauses to suspend or obtain a relaxation on their contractual obligations. In this post, we examine the recent decision in Ramanand & Ors. v. Dr. Girish Soni & Anr.,[3] where the Delhi High Court rejected an application for waiver or suspension of rent on account of the lockdown.…
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Battling Covid-19 and Liquidity– The Twin Crisis of NBFC sector
By Subhojit Sadhu, Vidhi Sarin & Shreya Teewari on June 3, 2020
Posted in Banking and Finance, Financial Services, Financing
While the health crisis has brought the country to its knees, the fatal blow seems to be coming our way from the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The exposure of the severely-stressed para banking industry to risky segments in these times has made it even more vulnerable to an economic slowdown.[1] With its asset quality deteriorating at an increasing rate, the liquidity in para banking industry has been squeezed off to its last drops.
The impact of the liquidity crisis across various classes of non-banking financial companies ("NBFCs") may be analysed vis-à-vis the exposure it has towards the borrower segments whose economic activities have been severely impacted. With the economic and consumption activities a bust in sectors such as real estate and micro-finance, the NBFCs with loan exposures in the said sectors will be hit the worst in the wave of this global pandemic. The increasing loan losses and inaccessibility to new capital is likely to exacerbate the liquidity stress.…
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How special are "special equities"- Analysis of invocation of bank guarantee during COVID-19
By Subhojit Sadhu & Aayushi Bindal on May 28, 2020
Posted in Finance and Infrastructure, Financing
"A pandemic, of the nature which affects the world today, has not visited us during the lifetime of any of us and, hopefully, would not visit us hereinafter either. The devastation, human, economic, social and political, that has resulted as a consequence thereof, is unprecedented. The measures, to which the executive administration has had to resort, to somehow contain the fury of the pandemic, are equally unprecedented. The situation of nationwide lockdown, in which we find ourselves today, has never, earlier, been imposed on the country. The imposition of the lockdown was by way of a sudden and emergent measure, of which no advance knowledge could be credited to the petitioner – or, indeed, to anyone else." – C. Hari Shankar, J., April 20, 2020.
The above quote aptly sums up the current situation globally and domestically. The COVID-19 outbreak has created a void in terms of performance of commercial contracts and has in many cases left the parties on edge. Through this article, we aim to provide an insight into the orders passed by the judiciary during COVID-19, dealing with an otherwise settled issue i.e. the invocation of bank guarantee.…
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Double Trouble in 2020 – Tackling COVID-19 while Protecting the Right to Privacy
By Ankoosh Mehta, Ria Lulla & Sanika Gokhale on May 27, 2020
Posted in Data Protection
Dire times call for ingenious, and often, radical measures. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to actions being taken under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, and the Disaster Management Act, 2005, in India, is one such unprecedented and grim event. While governments and health workers all over the world are grappling to curb the spread of the virus, it has been realised that surveillance of affected persons is of paramount importance in order to assess and implement preventive and control measures.
Data tracking and analysis has emerged as an unlikely hero. This analysis has enabled governments to implement measures to stop the pandemic at its source and to prevent deaths, social disruption, unnatural burden on the healthcare system and economic loss. As government authorities are required to control the pandemic not only in their own country, but also understand how the same is evolving in other countries, governments all over the world have taken the stance that free flow of information that is updated in real time will allow for the formation of a steady global picture and help in curbing the spread of the pandemic.…
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Invoking Material Adverse Change based on Covid-19: Easier said than done
By Adarsh Saxena & Mohanakrishna.C on May 26, 2020
Posted in Dispute Resolution
A Material Adverse Change (MAC), also known as Material Adverse Event (MAE), clause enables a party to withdraw from a contract in circumstances where there is a material change after its signing. Such clauses are usually found in acquisition and financing agreements. In acquisition agreements, the MAC clause gives the buyer the option of withdrawing from the transaction whereas in financing agreements, it gives the lender the option of not disbursing the amount agreed to be advanced.
MAC clauses are essentially definitions that reflect the allocation of risks between contracting parties. The risks allocated to the seller or borrower (as appropriate) are covered by the MAC clause whereas all other risks are allocated to the buyer or lender, respectively. Generally, systemic and industry-wide risks are allocated to the buyer/ lender while risks that are specific to the business/ borrower are allocated to the seller/ borrower. The MAC clause is used in conjunction with other provisions of an agreement. For instance, in acquisition agreements, the absence of any MAC could be a condition precedent for closing or a representation/ warranty by the seller. Additionally, the occurrence of a MAC could also be a ground for termination by the buyer. Similarly, in financing agreements, the absence of any MAC could be a condition precedent to drawdown/ disbursement under a facility or a representation/ warranty by the borrower. At the same time, the occurrence of a MAC could also be an event of default entitling the lender to accelerate/ recall the loan.…
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A little while back, I went to Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, to see a photography exhibition by dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra, The One and The Many. This got me thinking, like so often before, about how we define art, how we value it, how we judge both art and artist. What differentiates the art that makes it into the museums and galleries from the art that doesn't. What differentiates the artists that makes it into the museums and galleries from the artists that doesn't.
On their website, Louisiana describes Rineke Dijkstra as "one of the most prominent and internationally acclaimed artists working within the genre of photography and video portraiture." Rineke Dijkstra has most definitely made it into museums and galleries, she has been judged, valued, and found worthy of our praise, yet I found myself standing among her pictures wondering why. No doubt she is a fantastic photographer, no doubt she knows how to take a great portrait, but so does a great many other photographers.
I have to be honest, when I was standing there, judging her photographs as art, I felt a lot of the images were really good images, but then not so much more than that. Images that I was quickly done with, like the mother-daughter portrait Marianna and Sasha, and the teenagers in Vondelpark. Images that make me think: yes you are a very talented photographer, and you really have your technique down, great but so what. Kind of like the way Krass Clement described the image quality of hobby photographers, as I have referred to in another post. With those images, I just couldn't see what it was that justified all the fuss about her, and that feeling somehow overshadowed my overall experience of the exhibition at that time.
Looking at her images again, and reading what others have written about her work, made me reconsider my harsh first impression of the exhibition. While I still think that some of the very good images are just that; very good images and not much more, some of her series and videos are growing on me. The works that dealt with time and changes actually really spoke to me. The portraits of Almerissa – Bosnian Refugee, photographed continually since 1994. Oliver – The French Foreign Legion, photographed several times over a period of three years. There is something unsettling about the repetition and the subtleness of these images, they are so very simplistic, so very alike, and in a way clinical, from the first image of each series, through to the last. Their faces somehow seems void of emotion and expression at first glance. On the surfaces alike in each and every picture, because of this, and the sheer scale of the images of course, you are drawn to the eyes and the small details. The eyes captivates me and makes me feel as if I am looking at the real person.
The feeling of "many people/I could have done that" when looking at art, is not new to me, and it always leeds to more questions. Would many people/I have done that? Is it not art just because someone else could have done it too? Could most conceptual art not technically be done by many people? What about realistic paintings that could be replicated? When does something become art? I will have to investigate these questions further in more new blogposts soon.
As I didn't think ahead when I visited the exhibition, I didn't think to take a picture there. This picture is of my brother, from a rock climbing trip to Kullaberg in Sweden last summer.


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Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus gets native 4K resolution on Xbox One X
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was released just a few weeks ago, but it didn't turn out to be the most fantastic experience for base Xbox One owners.
On the other hand, now that the Xbox One X is out it looks like users who upgraded to Microsoft's best console ever will be in for quite a treat!
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is the sequel of Wolfenstein: The New Order
The sequel is currently available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PCs. In the game, you'll be flying the Nazis in iconic American locations, you will be able to equip an arsenal of cool guns, and you'll also be able to unleash brand new abilities to blast your way through Nazi soldiers. What you have to do will be to trigger the second American Revolution.
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus didn't shine on Xbox One
The game ran at 810p 60 FPS on the system. The result was a blurry image which was quite a nasty experience. Wolfenstein: The New Order ran at 1080p 60 FPS on Xbox One, and this means that Wolfenstein2: The New Colossus was a huge downgrade.
Moreover, users also reported black screen issues and random restarts.
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus on Xbox One X
With PlayStation 4 Pro you can achieve a 1440p resolution, but on the Xbox One X, you can go up to native 4K. Both versions of the game feature dynamic resolution to maintain 60 FPS as closely as possible.
On Xbox One X, the game stays above what players see on the PlayStation 4 Pro. By this, we mean that it comes with a sharper image and also a better texture filtering on Microsoft's console. Players are now able to see more details during some scenes, and this is definitely amazing news for Xbox One X owners.
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NEW NEIGHBOR & NEW BUSINESS!
Ruby Dragon is pleased to welcome our new neighbor "In The Groove" music shop now open in the front of our building. Curt Miller has some fun things for you including records, tee shirts, caps, posters and more about some of the classic rock musicians. Stop by and say "hi".
NEW PRODUCTS IN THE SHOP!!
Here are more of our recent purchases. The beauty at the top is a Star Sapphire! The color is amazing and they all have a clear star in them. Titanium Quartz clusters - Several of you have been requesting these! More Aura stones in Aqua Aura and Angel Aura. Aura stones are clear quartz crystals that have been placed in a heat chamber with pure metals and superheated. The metals vaporize and adhere to the quartz crystal, changing its color and properties. Aqua Aura is made with gold and Angel Aura is made with platinum. Titanium is made with ..........Titanium! The last picture is of a variety of stones that we now have in this friendly pillow size. They are smaller than a palm stone. They are around 2" long. So pretty.
We are setting up some new rules for our customer loyalty program. It has been becoming difficult to manage, but we don't want to just eliminate it. We do want to reward our loyal customers. So here is the program. For every $25 you spend on merchandise, you will receive a dragon stamp on the card. When the card is full....5 stamps....it will be worth $15 on the NEXT time you visit the store and make a purchase. Only one loyalty card may be used per visit to the store.
The Angel Healing Circle at Ruby Dragon, is a peaceful time designed to help you relax, meditate, and connect to your Angels. Come and experience the love and healing power of the Angels. Through meditation we will connect to the non-denominational energy of the Angels to receive personal healing and wisdom. You will also receive a personal mini Angel Oracle Card Reading by Mary. The Angels love sharing their uplifting messages and will bless you with abundance, harmony and joy. Come as you are, bring a friend, meet new people, and experience the powerful energy of the Angels.
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I thought I had already reviewed this little French spot in the Kingsway and Fraser area, but I can't find the review. I've probably been there four times, once with the Confrerie wine club and a couple of times with Robin. I remember those experiences as good but not great, although I'm always somehow impressed by the "Faux" authenticity of the physical plant.
This time I was there with wine buddy Larry, scheming as usual for future voyages of acquisition. We had a reservation and got a nice table by the window, and the place was completely packed by 7:30 when we left. Walking in, I asked the hostess if I should give her our bottle of wine and she was almost pointedly dismissive: "Give it to your waiter." Fine. We sat, and a French-accented young guy arrived, asked us about drinks, took the bottle (l'Aventure Estate 2014) without comment, and when asked about specials gestured to the blackboard nearby.
The menu was satisfactorily pitched as French bistro: onion soup, escargots, two puff pastry tarts, three salads, cheese or charcuterie plate etc., as starters, and mussels in white wine, grilled squid, duck confit, steak frites, lamb shank, grilled trout etc. as mains. Specials included a big veal chop for two and some more salads. We went for the heirloom tomato and beet salad and grilled prawns to start, and then duck confit for me and lamb shank for Larry.
I uncharacteristically enjoyed my tomato and beet salad, nicely set up with a straightforward vinaigrette, and the prawns were chewy and succulent with garlic. The duck confit was gorgeously crisp and moist, set on a large bed of wilted arugula with onions, potatoes, and goat cheese, very tasty with a port wine reduction mixed in. I neglected to taste the lamb shank but heard no complaints.
Our wine which I brought and they served for a corkage of $25 was a disappointment, an expensive but mulled and murky Paso Robles syrah, but although we left comforted by the great food, I felt a bit annoyed at the frankly arrogant offhand service attitude. Noise by that time was certainly deafening. $75 each pre-tip including the $25 corkage.
I'd say Faux Bourgeois is a credible choice in town for french bistro food if you can ignore the staff's letting you know that they would rather be somewhere else.
Food 9.0, service 6.4, ambience 8.5, value 7.9, peace and quiet 6.1.


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Apple developer program now available at no cost to eligible organizations
Andrew O'Hara on January 3, 2018
After being announced late last year, Apple is now officially waiving the developer program fees for eligible organizations including government entities and non-profits.
According to Apple, "nonprofit organizations, accredited educational institutions, and government entities based in the United States that will distribute only free apps on the App Store" are eligible to participate in the program.
Existing members who would like to have their fees waived, must file a request with Apple. If you think your organization may be eligible, you can learn more on Apple's dev site.
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El Dien is a member of Slow Food, and elaborate KM 0 dishes. They have their own orchard and their own farm eggs. Specialties:roasted Penedès chiken with bacon, mushrooms, plums and vegetables, and cake with tomato and marinated sardines salad, rosemary ice cream and berries.


The Lakers let us down last June. We had the stage set for an all-time great NBA Finals, but only one team lived up to the hype, in what Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe appropriately called the "first six-game sweep" in NBA history, the Celtics embarassed the Lakers. Los Angeles never came close to showing the hunger and desire of Boston, which is why they never really had a chance to take home the NBA title last season.
The entire off-season was spent calling the Lakers "soft" and questioning Kobe Bryant, who was upstaged by Paul Pierce throughout the duration of the series. Los Angeles had plenty of talent on paper but how would they respond to the whipping they took in front of the entire country at the hands of the Celtics.
After a 6-0 start, the Lakers have that look of a team on a mission. Sure, they looked great on paper heading into the season, yet it is a different thing to bring that level of production on to the basketball court. Kobe Bryant is again playing like the league MVP. You have to figure somebody with Kobe's personality couldn't be any more motivated after last season. He has a loaded roster around him that has improved from last year's team in terms of depth and athleticism. If he can't lead this team to title, when is it going to happen?
We knew Andrew Bynum was coming back, but we forgot what a difference it makes for the Lakers to have a true center in the middle, allowing Pau Gasol to move back to his natural power forward position. Bynum's numbers aren't staggering right now but he is a major factor defense and is slowly seeing his offensive game round back into form.
The Lakers already had a great bench last season, but with Lamar Odom now serving as a 6th man they are a different level. Trevor Ariza has also been a key addition, after missing most of last year with an injury. He is giving them alot more than Luke Walton did last year and provides a defensive mindset off the bench.
The Lakers have a big match-up tonight against the New Orleans Hornets, and yes they are going to eventually lose a game. However, right now they look like the class of the NBA and a team that has the hunger to roll through the Western Conference and get another shot at the title.


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Chosen Lords è una compilation del musicista Richard D. James pubblicata il 10 aprile 2006 dalla Rephlex Records con lo pseudonimo AFX.

È una selezione di alcune tracce dalla serie di EP Analord. Per migliorare l'ascolto d'insieme, le tracce sono state lievemente alterate rispetto alle originali. La compilation veniva venduta esclusivamente on-line nel sito della Warp Records. Un'edizione limitata dell'album veniva venduta con un poster promozionale incluso.

Le tracce Fenix Funk 5 e Xmd 5a, come per l'EP Analord 10 da cui provengono, sono le uniche pubblicate con lo pseudonimo Aphex Twin.

Tracce
 Fenix Funk 5 - 5:06
 Reunion 2 - 5:15
 Pitcard - 6:25
 Crying in your Face - 4:29
 Klopjob - 5:32
 Boxing Day - 6:50
 Batine Acid - 5:34
 Ciloen - 5:42
 PWSteal.Ldpinch.D - 3:48
 Xmd 5a - 7:58

Collegamenti esterni

Album di musica elettronica
Album di Aphex Twin

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Sacha Louise Parkinson (born 11 March 1992) is an English actress, known for her role as Sian Powers on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Early life
Sacha Louise Parkinson was born on 11 March 1992 in Salford, Greater Manchester, the only child of English business manager, Leigh Farrow and Scottish housing officer, Cliff Parkinson. She was educated at Walkden High School.

Personal life
On 22 February 2018, Parkinson said that she has Endometriosis. The condition led to Parkinson having an operation in April 2017 to remove endometrial cysts from her ovaries along with other endometriosis tissue from surrounding areas.

Career
In one of her earliest roles, Parkinson was cast in Always and Everyone. This was followed by the 2003 Channel 4 adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's The Illustrated Mum. She later made guest appearances in The Royal, The Street and The Bill before joining CBBC's Grange Hill in 2007, in which Parkinson played schoolgirl Anna Duncan for six episodes. Parkinson appeared in minor guest roles in Waterloo Road, Doctors, Survivors and Shameless between 2007 and 2008, as well as the acclaimed drama Clay starring Imelda Staunton.

In 2009 she was cast as Natasha in the Red Union Films Awaydays, and played the role of Leanne in A Boy Called Dad a Made Up North Productions which was released in March 2010.

On 15 December 2008, it was announced Parkinson was to join British soap opera Coronation Street, where she would play Sian Powers. Parkinson first appeared on screen as Sian on 26 January 2009, as a friend of established character Sophie Webster, played by actress Brooke Vincent. Sian and Sophie later became the soap's first lesbian couple in the spring of 2010. Due to the popularity of the storyline, Coronation Street extended Parkinson's contract until 2011. Parkinson made the decision to leave the soap, filming her last scenes on 18 November 2011. These scenes were shown in an episode on 30 December 2011. She cited a wish to work on other projects and not wanting to outstay her welcome on the show as her reasons for leaving.

On 18 August 2012 Parkinson appeared as a guest star on series 27 of the BBC medical drama Casualty. Parkinson placed 63rd on the 2012 AfterEllen Hot 100 List.

In March 2013, she appeared in a 2 hour long drama on BBC 3 named The Crash, previously titled One Day Like This. Co stars include Skins' Lily Loveless, Georgia Henshaw and Waterloo Road's Darcy Isa. Some of the filming took place in Kilsyth Academy in Kilsyth.

In 2013 Parkinson appeared in Channel 4's four-part drama The Mill, portraying the role of Miriam Catterall. In October 2013, she appeared as Suzy in Truckers.

In 2014, she played Katie in the BBC One three-part drama The Driver.

She appeared in the E4 series My Mad Fat Diary as archetypal "mean girl" Stacey.

In February 2016 it was confirmed that Parkinson was joining the cast of ITV drama Safe House for its second series.

Filmography

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1992 births
Living people
English television actresses
People educated at Walkden High School
English soap opera actresses
Actresses from Salford
21st-century English actresses