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Along with a TUI 767-300 G OBYH four Virgin Atlantic 747s grounded due to the Covid-19 situation in late May, front to rear are G VROS, G VLIP, G VROM, & G VAST all have now departed to various locations, the sole remaining Virgin 747 at Manchester at the beginning of October 2020 was G VXLG.
Yoga Workout ~ Grounding Flow with Evangeline Yeun youtu.be/nVN1S_DK59A An excellent yoga flow class to open and strengthen your whole body filled with loads of motivating inspiration. This grounding yoga flow is taught by acclaimed yoga teacher Evangeline Yeun from Sydney, Australia, and brings positive, grounding energy to your yoga practice, as well as strengthening and opening your whole body, heart and mind. Evangeline was first introduced to yoga in 2001 when she took a yoga class in her hometown of San Francisco. Working in the fashion industry, she was always stressed out and discovered that a regular yoga practice calmed her nerves and helped her to feel better about herself. In 2005, she decided to take the plunge. She decided to leave the corporate world and embark on a new adventure by enrolling in the Bikram Yoga Teacher Training. Since then, Evangeline has taught in San Francisco, Vancouver and now Sydney, her new home. Here, she has combined her love of yoga with her fashion industry experience, and launched her own unique brand of yoga wear for men and women – Yogalicious. She was also the Yoga and Lifestyle Advisor for Biotherm’s “Energy Team” for 5 years. Her love of yoga has also expanded into learning and teaching other Yoga styles in Sydney. In 2007, she participated in some workshops and teacher trainings with Twee Merrigan and in 2009 completed Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Mark Breadner. She has also immersed herself in Jivamukti and Anusara training and is inspired by Shiva Rea, Twee Merrigan, Sharon Gannon, Kathryn Budig, Mark Breadner and her family and friends. AntiGravity Yoga has also been a recent love affair as she just completed her AntiGravity Yoga Teacher Training. She loves to incorporate different styles of yoga and dance in her creative, playful and dynamic classes. “I love teaching yoga and sharing this passion with others. I strive to remain calm, present and aware at all times and live yoga off the mat. I encourage students to relax, have fun and be themselves. Yoga is a beautiful journey and has changed my life.” — Evangeline Check out some of our other Yoga videos here: Power Yoga Workout ~ Let Grace Flow www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ00C12psuw Yoga Workout for Hamstrings, with Hanumanasana www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgoU5Ph94a8&t=28s Bikram Yoga Full 90 Minute Workout with Maggie Grove www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e2pDKZHNaI Handstand Yoga Flow www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqTtNXzeYBs&t=1121s Power Yoga with Twists www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=6lnhDl9g9R0&video_refer... Click below to subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/heartalchemyyoga Our Sites www.heartalchemyyoga.com facebook.com/heartalchemyyoga instagram.com/travlinyogini twitter.com/travlinyogini
The neon hushed its hum at 6:00 AM, leaving the sidewalk to the gray, impartial light of a cool Chicago morning. She sat on the curb, the concrete’s damp chill seeping through her fishnets, a sensation both grounding and grim. Her feet, arched into five-inch stilettos for the better part of two decades, throbbed with a rhythmic, pulsing heat. At thirty-eight, her beauty had become a sturdy, well-maintained house, though the foundation felt the weight of the years more than the facade let on.She fumbled with a Virginia Slim, the smoke curling upward like the ghosts of a thousand tips. It was finally over. The heavy satin corset, which had held her together like an exoskeleton since she was eighteen, lay folded in her gym bag—a dead skin she had finally , sadly, shed.
Her mind drifted back to the glossy pages of a 1968 spread, The Girls of the Big Ten. She had been the "Michigan Co-ed," an identity bought with a borrowed sweatshirt and a photographer's eye for her particular brand of high-cheekboned innocence. She had never known the vaulted ceilings of Ann Arbor, only the frantic geography of a cocktail tray, yet the lie had been her most enduring currency. She had been "at the college" for three days, a tourist in a life she was never meant to inhabit.
Two marriages had come and gone, both to men who loved the costume but resented the woman inside it—deadbeats who had mistaken her grace for a lack of gravity. Now, the silence of the street felt like a question. There was the Mirage, waiting with a hostess podium that felt like a gilded cage. There were the old friends in the "industry" out in Los Angeles, their voices raspy with the promise of easy money and harder nights; it was a siren song that held a certain jagged appeal, offering a familiar kind of armor for a woman whose primary trade had always been the gaze of others.
She thought of the younger girls, the ones who viewed the ears as a stepping stone rather than a permanent fixture. They were a different breed, clutching textbooks between shifts; one had even finished her bar exam, trading the tail for a briefcase and the courtroom’s more sober theater. The idea of a classroom at her age, in a world turning toward the sharp-shouldered professionalism of the late eighties, felt like a masquerade more daring than any bunny suit.
Yet she looked at her hands, the nails perfectly manicured but the skin beginning to show the fine, lace-like maps of time.As the first bus of the morning hissed to a stop at the corner, she felt a strange, buoyant flicker of possibility. The club was dark, its era ended, but the sun was hitting the glass of the skyscrapers across the street, turning the city into a shimmering, unwritten page.
Global X Cargo
2000 Airbus A321-231P2F
N410GX
Spirt of the Americas
Extra lift for UPS; likely due to the MD11 grounding situation
Black and white rendition of one of my colour images. A think this looks more dramatic! Stay safe and strong everyone!
Fidalgo Bay. Cap Sante Marina.
Press Release from USCG:
Coast Guard tows grounded vessel, responds to pollution near Anacortes, Washington.
A Coast Guard Station Bellingham 45-foot Response Boat- Medium crew towed and safely moored the fishing vessel Arline at the Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes after receiving a report that vessel was aground in the Swinomish Channel Thursday evening.
A boarding was conducted by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Adelie, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Port Angeles, Wash., revealing the master and crewman aboard the Arline to be intoxicated and the local police department took the master of the fishing vessel into custody.
Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders received a call from the master of the Arline reporting the grounding near Anacortes. The Coast Guard Cutter Adelie was on a routine patrol at the time and was diverted to assist the crew of the grounded vessel.
Upon boarding the vessel, the Adelie crew suspected the master of the vessel was intoxicated and issued a field sobriety and breathalyzer test revealing a blood alcohol content level of .115, well over the legal limit in Washington State.
“Thanks to the crews of both Station Bellingham and the Coast Guard Cutter Adelie for making our local waterways safer,” said Captain Joe Raymond, Commanding Officer of Sector Puget Sound. “Boating while intoxicated is not only a danger to the crew of the vessel being operated, but it is endangers the lives of any boaters in the area.”
After the vessel was moored a light sheen was discovered coming from the Arline. Further inspection revealed a crack in the vessel’s shaft packing causing oily water to be discharged overboard.
Containment boom has been applied around the vessel. A Coast Guard incident management team from Seattle is working with contractors to contain further pollution and develop a possible salvage plan for the vessel.
The Arline is a 50-foot fishing vessel homeported in Seattle and is reportedly carrying up to 150 gallons of diesel aboard. The Coast Guard is investigating the grounding.
This isn't the first time the F/V ARLINE has run aground and a captian was arrested:
From September 5, 2013
British Columbia: American skipper arrested Monday on suspicion of impaired operation of a vessel after his fishing boat ran aground near Kelsey Bay.
The 58-foot American F/V Arline was heading south when it ran aground and the two remaining crew members apparently tried to abandon ship. Conditions may have been foggy at the time. The two remaining crew were safely evacuated and the captain was escorted to Campbell River while Coast Guard towed his boat. Awaiting the captain at the docks in Campbell River were Mounties, Canadian Border Services, Transport Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Police arrested the captain on suspicion of impaired operation of a motor vessel and dangerous operation of a motor vessel.
2018 has been a taxing year for airlines operating Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787s… Airlines have had to endure groundings as airframes await new engines and the suitable modifications.
The second half of 2018 is where there is more pressure on the Boeing 787 fleet as both Rolls-Royce and Boeing are expecting a high influx of Dreamliners being grounded as aircraft expect new engines. Those fitted with General Electric and Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN engines are not affected by the potential groundings.
British Airways are a large Boeing 787 operator and whilst their Boeing 777 fleet have been used when they are not available, they won’t be enough to cover their extensive S18 schedule whilst their Boeing 787s are grounded awaiting modifications and new engines.
Already, British Airways have applied to the UK Civil Aviation Authority to wet-lease up to 3 Airbus A330s from Qatar Airways, but that will become a reality beginning the 9th June 2018 where they will take over 3 flights.
As per Airline Route, British Airways have outlined planned use of 3 Airbus A330-200s being wet-leased from Qatar Airways. The Airbus A330-200s will be operating the following flights commencing 9th June 2018:
-Delhi-Indira Ghandi: Until 20th August 2018, operating BA142/143 daily replacing Boeing 777-200ERs.
-Kuwait City: Until 30th June 2018, operating BA156/157 daily replacing Boeing 777-200ERs.
-Muscat-Seeb: Until 19th August 2018, 5 times weekly BA79/80 replacing mixture of Boeing 787-8/9s.
The interesting part is that the Airbus A330-200s are replacing Boeing 777s on two regular flights and one Boeing 787 flight operating 5 days a week. This will allow Boeing 777-200ERs to provide more slack and possibly fill-in if any Boeing 787s are unavailable, whilst that one Boeing 787 flight removed from the schedule will cover for maintenance.
Due to the nature of the Airbus A330-200s, these flights will not be providing World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy) and First services during this time period. The in-flight crew and catering are to be provided by Qatar Airways staff.
Currently, British Airways operates 58 Boeing 777s, which includes 3 Boeing 777-200s, 43 Boeing 777-200ERs and 12 Boeing 777-300ERs. British Airways have 3 second-hand Boeing 777-300ERs on-order, but this is subject to change owing to IAG ad Boeing negotiating an order for wide-body aircraft.
Victor India India Kilo is one of 43 Boeing 777-200ERs in service with British Airways, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 3rd February 1998 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GE90-85B engines. Since new, she carried Animals & Trees World Tail designed by Cgoise and based on the artwork of the Kalahari Desert. She lost her World Tail in October 2004 after being repainted into BA’s standard Chatham Dockyard Union Jack livery.
Boeing 777-236/ER G-VIIK on final approach into Runway 27L at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA80 from Muscat-Seeb (MCT).
Home is often a place of gathering and grounding. Yet these very qualities have also made it a target for those wishing to eradicate peoples and their cultures. Artists depict how communities resist destructive legacies of government agendas by embracing cherished memories of home and community. In response to the traumas of colonialism, an alternate world of fantastical depictions becomes a site of habitation and diasporic displacement is eased through shared spaces of community and family gatherings. Non-human community is also shown as a reminder that natural sites are shared, cross-species places; to enter these spaces is to enter another’s home. Ultimately artworks remind us that home is a place of respect, enriched through shared experiences, values and memories.
On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
whether sitting on the grass, walking barefoot, sitting next to a tree or dipping our feet into wild waters <3
Folks, we at The Shop have a new offering for your design needs: grids!
Are you making a retrowave/synthwave/1980s piece, and need the right grounding element? Are you composing a mid-century modern mood board, and need some visual structure? Are you crafting a collage, and need a nifty pattern? We have you covered.
The set includes forty-five (45) base assets, themselves available in a few different variations. There are scans of real vintage graph paper sheets (metric units). There are scans of printed grids (imperial units). There are scans of two different sets of hand-drawn grids (imperial units). There are distorted grids, created manually while scanning.
Because these are made out of assets that were scanned in, they retain a particular texture, and grain, that makes all of them unique.
In addition to all of this, there are matching transparent PNG versions, Bitmap TIFF versions, and even vector versions. This set will be your new go-to for grids, regardless of the scale you need to work in. And of course, all files are clearly labeled, and organized, as usual.
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- Forty-five (45) base assets
- 18" wide @ 300 ppi
- Bonus: transparent PNG versions
- Bonus: Bitmap TIFF versions
- Bonus: vector versions
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Like the textures seen in the previews? Have a look at the freebies shared on the #collageretreat website ;-)
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FSU sophomore infielder Sydney Sherril grounding the ball in the fourth inning of FSU's game against UNCG at Joanne Graf field on February 9, 2019.
Ditched in the Atlantic 100 miles west of the Inner Hebrides 15/1/81 due to elevator failure which resulted in the Dutch grounding the type for a year .
Dene Park Woods - a visit for Purple Hairstreak images proved unsuccessful, seen in the Oaks but didn't come down. A number of people were looking for Emperors, again a fair number of sightings above the trees, but only one grounding seen by a couple of people - (not photographers)
Shopping List:
Grounding mat w/ cable and alligator clip
Ethernet to USB adapter, drivers
Bootable USB stick/(thumb)drive w/ utility sw
Additional USB drives/sticks w/ BIOS updates, etc.
Large paper-clip ready to reset, force DVD/CD disc ejects, etc.
Thermal conduction putty/grease/stuff
Grounding strap w/ cable and alligator clip
Shirt-pocket digital multi-meter
Magnifying glass
Plastic putty knife for prying open plastic cases w/o scratching
3M Magic tape + dispenser
Overly complicated screwdriver bit handle w/ #2 Philips bit
Additional driver bits, Torx, Philips, blade styles
Small sockets w/ bit-to-1/4" adapater
long-reach diagonal cutters
Explanation:
Phase 1 and phase 2 kits are on the lower left.
Starting at the upper left:
Grounding mat with wrist strap. Doesn't actually have a connector TO ground, you'll note, but does keep you and the workpiece at the same potential, so better than nothing. Now you appreciate the little chain that drags on the ground under the carts and chairs in some labs.
Some people and their environment and wardrobe choices generate more electrostatic potential than others. I know a guy who used to lead with his car keys to the latch seat on the door jamb, whenever he went through a doorway at the office. One key would arc to the bare-metal plate the door latches on. He drew arcs that made audible "pop!" sounds if he didn't offer a low-impedance path, and the arcs hurt. Could have had something to do with polyester suits. I prefer cotton.
The mat can't hurt, might help. If the workpiece's grounded cord is plugged in, use an alligator clip haywire to connect chassis ground to the mat. Or touch the chassis ground with one hand while working. Or connect the mat to ground at a grounded outlet- the North American 3 wire receptacle ground connection take a standard "Banana" jack. (A forthright Canadian friend uses the word "jill" in place of "receptacle"... the counterpart to a "jack". Suit yourself)
Ethernet (RJ-45) to USB adapter. More than two connectors and a wire, there's Ethernet transmitter / receiver hardware in the body of it, and USB receiver / transmitter hardware too. Just like you'd expect, these have their own MAC and you may have to make that known (depending on how your network runs). Sadly, I haven't yet seen a PXE boot setup that accepts the external adapter's MAC. But I have over-written the adapter's default to have the adapter take the place of a failing-but-not-completely-broken built-in NIC...
Note ROM disk with drivers.
Partially-unbent paper-clip, size large. For resetting things with recessed reset buttons, forcing CD/DVD drives to eject, etc. Its on a badge-clip and attaches to the lanyard with the bootable USB stick. Save the last one you made and you don't have to find another paper clip when time is of the essence...
Small tube of thermal putty. Better quality heat-sink-and-fan assemblies come with a dab already in place, and it will squish and flow when heated. If you're reusing a heat-sink when upgrading the processor on something, you'll need your own supply. It does dry out, so put the cap on after cleaning the surfaces. Don't buy the big, economy, size, unless you really use it frequently. I don't like to let an open tube go more than 6 months.
Non-conductive ruler. Wood or plastic. A metal edge on a wooden ruler is OK, but an all metal ruler is unnecessary trouble.
Grounding strap - wrist band to aligator clip, use with mat or separately, see discussion at top.
Pocket-size volt-ohm-(amp)-meter, aka VOM. Cheap. Something to read what you expect to be +/- 5V, 120 VAC, 240 or 208 VAC, +/- 12, 3V lithium cells for CMOS memory, etc. Built-in leads don't fall out or break off. Some alligator and/or "ball clip" jumper wires will help if you need to secure one or both ends. Ammeter functions in these are usually too few mA to bother with, but if you use it, get some replacement fuses, its a "when", not "if", situation.
"Magic" tape dispenser. For mending or sealing paper and cardboard. The "magic" 3M tape can be written on with ballpoint pen, vastly superior to shiny tape.
Large multi-bit screwdriver, with Phillips, regular, Torx and socket ends. For unusual jobs, where it is worth having the right tool for the fastener. You can't buy an assortment of 'bits' without getting all the regular blade and Phillips sizes in any event. I prefer a dedicated handle and a bit that doesn't come off, but I don't have 1.3 meters of wall space to hang them all on.
Phase 4 exists, it includes a small, sharp, knife, coffee cup and coaster, cup or can for pens, pencils, plastic flatware, skinny tools; duct-tape, vinyl tape for color-coding, extension cords, a Brother or similar label maker, zip-lock polyethylene bags, nickel-plated anti-static bags, boxes and bins for organizing stuff, extra monitors, keyboards and mice. Broom, dust-pan, small-but-powerful vacuum cleaner (Mighty-mite from a garage sale, or similar). Speakers for your radio / computer / phone audio when acceptable. I don't favor headphones in the lab, may people do. A water bottle or large plastic cup.
There are also consumables: tie wraps, facial tissues for blowing your nose and cleaning up surfaces, paper towels / napkins, light cardboard tags to attach to stuff that has a story. Blank CD/DVD media. A notebook.
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2 x PASHA BULKER ZENFOLIO GALLERIES - Plus full details of the grounding and Salvage Operation.
The Pasha Bulker was one of 10 vessels (of the 58 anchored off Newcastle awaiting access to bulk coal loading facilities) who defied requests to move to sea by Port Authorities in the serious 1 in 30 year storm of June 7th-8th 2007.She finally dropped her ballast water and attempted to head to sea,to no avail,being washed up on Nobbys Beach just near the harbour entrance.There was great concern for the likely environmental impacts of an unsuccessful salvage but on July 2nd 2007 salvage tugs were,with the aid of on deck winches and sea anchors,able to drag her free,fortunately with minimal environmental impact.
The ship was successfully towed to Asia after basic repairs where she underwent major repairs to the damaged superstructure.The Pasha Bulker was given a new name and now plys the oceans once more.
Greenpeace saw an opportunity at the most critical point of the recovery operation when the world's media was fully locked onto the story to promote the case that coal causes global warming by projecting a large laser projected slogan to that effect across the ships bows.
Part of a grounding line for the 400kV DC system. It seems that given the ongoing mining in the area, they cannot risk the ground for the DC converter being in an area liable to be excavated for mining, so this line runs to a point a few miles northwest of the plant.
Vancouver's Barch Chilling Beach claims its next "participant"
1950s Zeiss Novar 75mm - Ilford FP4+ - Zeiss Ikon Nettar
An ice shelf is a thick platform of ice that forms at the grounding line of a glacier, where the glacier meets the coastline. Most freshwater on earth is bound in the huge ice shield covering almost entire Antarctica and extending in shelf-ice to the sea. Increasing melt of Antarctic ice would lead to significant sea level rise.
For any form of publication, please include the link to this page: www.grida.no/resources/3170
This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: Peter Prokosch
Folks, we at The Shop have a new offering for your design needs: grids!
Are you making a retrowave/synthwave/1980s piece, and need the right grounding element? Are you composing a mid-century modern mood board, and need some visual structure? Are you crafting a collage, and need a nifty pattern? We have you covered.
The set includes forty-five (45) base assets, themselves available in a few different variations. There are scans of real vintage graph paper sheets (metric units). There are scans of printed grids (imperial units). There are scans of two different sets of hand-drawn grids (imperial units). There are distorted grids, created manually while scanning.
Because these are made out of assets that were scanned in, they retain a particular texture, and grain, that makes all of them unique.
In addition to all of this, there are matching transparent PNG versions, Bitmap TIFF versions, and even vector versions. This set will be your new go-to for grids, regardless of the scale you need to work in. And of course, all files are clearly labeled, and organized, as usual.
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- Forty-five (45) base assets
- 18" wide @ 300 ppi
- Bonus: transparent PNG versions
- Bonus: Bitmap TIFF versions
- Bonus: vector versions
---
Like the textures seen in the previews? Have a look at the freebies shared on the #collageretreat website ;-)
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You should add your name to the Shop's mailing list at https://mailchi.mp/de8bed089b59/theshop. On the menu: new release sneak peeks, deals information, and other general updates from the factory floor. No spam, guaranteed.
Although it was too windy for balloons, the grounding of the footer Paul R. Tregurtha sure captured the attention of the audience at Bayfront Park.
DAY 57 - FEBRUARY 26
GROUNDING
I met a friend for coffee and found this in the parking lot. Friendship definitely grounds me!
The Earth Dragon is a symbol of potential and grounding according to the Celtic tradition. Earth dragons are thought to reside deep within the Earth grounding chaotic energy.
So, they often are found patroling underground labyrinths. Yet . . .
Enoch will still surround you with his presence and nurture you like Mother Earth wherever and/or whenever he hears your call for help.
FYI: Grigori means ‘Watcher’, hence . . . a Griori is a type of Angel.
🌷8 Benefits of Walking and Running Barefoot on Sand
by Elf Martin
Who wouldn't enjoy a barefoot stroll along a sandy beach? Even the thought of such a pleasurable outing will infect some people with a daydreaming sigh.
It's no secret that going barefoot on sand has its appeal, but did you know it also has many health benefits? If you think wandering down a beach is time wasted, then guess again. Here are a few reasons why walking and running unclod on sand is a great idea:
1. Strength Training
You know that mild struggle you feel when take a step forward in dry sand and your foot sinks a bit trying to get traction? That's your muscles at work! Scientists say it takes 2.1–2.7 times more energy to walk or run on sand than it does to move at the same pace on hard surfaces. That energy is used to strengthen all the muscles between your feet and back, especially your calves, quadriceps and glutes. The dryer the sand, the harder the work... though runners may prefer wetter, firmer sand to maintain proper form.
2. Burn Calories
The energy used to strengthen those muscles has to come from somewhere. According to Berkley Wellness, you can expect to burn approximately 50% more calories by walking or running on sand than you would on paved ground.
3. Improved Propriception
Proprioception—a favorite term among barefoot runners and fans of minimal shoes—is defined as the ability to sense stimuli arising within the body regarding position, motion, and equilibrium. Basically, good walking proprioception means your mind is in touch with the stimuli coming from your feet, which helps you connect with the world around you. While thickly-padded conventional shoes can numb this ability, walking barefoot on sand is a great way to tap into it. After all, you have between 3,000–7,000 nerve endings in each of your feet. Just think about feeling all those grains under the sensitive part of your arch or between your toes when you walk... I feel tingly already!
4. Relaxing
If your feet are confined in tight or constricting shoes all day, then kicking them off and letting your toes move and stretch out naturally is a great way to give yourself some relief. Sand conforms to your feet without restricting them, so it's almost like a walking foot massage. And if your stroll or run takes you past a body of water then the sound of waves and seagulls will likely help your stress fade away. A study from the University of Exeter suggested that people who spent more time on beaches had less stress and better overall health.
5. Grounding/Earthing
The theory behind grounding, also known as earthing, is that electrical energy from the earth can be absorbed through your feet when you walk barefoot (especially on wet or moist sand) and lead to a multitude of health benefits. Even if you take this theory with a grain of sand—haha—few people would disagree that turning off your cell phone and walking barefoot is a meditative activity that will help you feel mentally grounded and centered. According to a study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, staying constantly plugged into electrical devices has been associated with stress, loss of sleep and depression. Don't underestimate the benefits of a clear and relaxed mind!
6. Gait Analysis
This will appeal more to runners, but if you're interested in analyzing your footstrike then you can either go through the trouble of setting up a slow motion camera by a treadmill at the gym or you can just run barefoot down a sandy beach. A simple glance at your footsteps can tell you quite a bit. Wherever you see a deep indentation shows where you're striking the ground (minimalist runners advocate a midfoot or forefoot strike). If you see a heavy imprint at both the heel and the toe then you may be landing on the heel, rolling to the toe and pushing off too harshly. Strive for a light step that disturbs the sand as little as possible. Hint: slightly wet sand closer to the water will give a cleaner imprint than dry sand.
7. Naturally Exfoliating
Who needs to spend big bucks at a spa when you can revive your feet for free? Wet sand acts as an exfoliant that helps peel dead skin cells from your body. Try it out by walking or running in loose sand and then wandering into the path of shallow waves from time to time to wash it off. It will work for the rest of your body, too!
8. Vitamin and Mineral Boost
Vitamin D is obviously plentiful on any sunny beach, and it has been shown to help improve calcium absorption, autoimmune response and mood. A study conducted by the Baker Heart Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia found that increased sunlight also led to reduced stress and improved sleep and appetite. If you're on a salty beach then the water also contains a multitude of healthy minerals like magnesium, potassium and iodine. Many saltwater minerals are used in topical anti-aging products, so why not step into the waves a bit and get a free dose?
Source:
www.softstarshoes.com/live-bare-blog/2015/07/02/benefits-.... Saudi Aramco Beach
Half Moon Bay
October 15, 2010
In August 1914, hell broke out on the continent, the war declarations hailed between the superpowers' capital cities and soon the First World War was a reality. The Swedish government immediately declared Sweden neutral but called up people to the country's defense. Also on Gotland, church bells rang for mobilization. But nothing happened. The months went by and eventually people began to breathe out, the war did not seem to spread to the north. Certainly, German and Russian naval forces were circling like angry schools of sharks around Gotland, but no serious incidents took place. Shipping was indeed disturbed and a few mines began to float, but otherwise the war was only considered a remote cloud on the horizon.
On July 2, 1915, the relative peace ended. Early on this quiet summer morning, a German naval force heading for Danzig (now Gdansk) in the southern Baltic Sea, after having laid out mines in the Gulf of Finland. Outside Gotland they came across a superior Russian squadron. The German mine cruiser Albatross, who was a relatively slow and weakly armed ship of 2200 tonnes, was subjected to intense firing. Albatross was helpless. The devastation aboard became great: the fire raged and the ship began to take in water, a projectile hit the sick bay and caused a terrible massacre. In the midst of this chaos, however, the German captain had the presence of mind to set course westward, into Swedish territorial waters. Albatross just escaped her pursuers. She ran aground off Ostergarn on the east coast of Gotland.
When the Russians finally gave up and disappeared, the rescue work took place. In the battle, 29 crew members were killed and 49 injured. The ship was turned into scrap. The surviving crewmen were interned and allowed to stay in neutral Sweden during the rest of the First World War. The first place was in Roma in central Gotland. In the fall of 1915, the German crew moved to Tofta south of Visby, then in 1917 moved again to a camp in Skillingaryd in Småland on the Swedish mainland. Albatross was salvaged and towed to Oskarshamn in Småland, where she was repaired. After the end of the war, crew and ships were released. On January 3, 1919, Albatross left Karlskrona for Danzig. The long journey was finally completed. The Albatross was later scrapped and never again served. On Gotland, many friendships were formed between the young German sailors and locals. After the Versailles peace treaty, many Germans returned to settle and form families on Gotland. 27 of the German sailors were buried already on the same day the battle was fought in a mass grave immediately east of Östergarns church. A memorial stone at the site of the grounding shows the names of July 2, 1916. Two of the crewmen who died during transport to Roma were buried at Björke Cemetery, one of which was the ship's doctor, Dr. Hans Karrillon.
Swedish source: bibliotek.taby.se/sv/article/n%C3%A4r-v%C3%A4rldskriget-k..., my translation.
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I augusti 1914 brakade helvetet löst nere på kontinenten, krigsförklaringarna haglade mellan stormakternas huvudstäder och snart var första världskriget en realitet. Den svenska regeringen förklarade omedelbart Sverige neutralt, men lät inkalla folk till landets försvar. Också på Gotland ringde kyrkklockorna till mobilisering. Men ingenting hände. Månaderna gick och så småningom började folk andas ut, kriget såg inte ut att sprida sig till den fjällhöga nord. Visserligen cirklade tyska och ryska sjöstridskrafter som ilskna hajstim kring Gotland men inga allvarligare incidenter ägde rum. Sjöfarten stördes förvisso och enstaka minor började flyta iland men annars anades bara krigslarmet som ett fjärran muller vid horisonten.
Den 2 juli 1915 bröts den relativa friden. Tidigt denna stilla sommarmorgon gick en tysk sjöstyrka med kurs på Danzig i södra Östersjön, efter utförd minutläggning i Finska viken. I höjd med Gotland råkade de tyska fartygen i strid med en överlägsen rysk eskader. Den tyska minkryssaren Albatross, som var ett relativt långsamt och svagt bestyckat fartyg om 2200 ton, hann inte undan utan utsattes för intensiv eldgivning. Ryssarna hade snart skjutit in sig och satsade allt för att leverera nådastöten. Albatross var värnlöst. Förödelsen ombord blev stor: elden härjade och fartyget började ta in vatten, en projektil träffade sjukavdelningen och åstadkom en fruktansvärd massaker. Mitt i detta kaos hade dock den tyske kaptenen sinnesnärvaro att beordra kurs västerut, mot svenskt territorialvatten. Med en hårsmån slapp Albatross undan sina förföljare. Svårt tilltygad sattes hon på grund vid Östergarn på Gotlands ostkust. Som en adrenalinstinn flock hyenor, snuvad på sitt byte, patrullerade ryssarna redden utanför, då och då avlossande kanonsalvor inåt land.
När ryssarna äntligen gav upp och försvann tog räddningsarbetet vid. I striden dödades 29 besättningsmän och 49 sårades. Fartyget var förvandlat till skrot. De överlevande besättningsmännen internerades och fick stanna i det neutrala Sverige under återstoden av första världskriget. Första förläggningen var i Roma på centrala Gotland. På hösten 1915 förflyttades den tyska besättningen till Tofta söder om Visby för att 1917 återigen förflyttas, då till ett läger i Skillingaryd i Småland på det svenska fastlandet. Albatross bärgades och bogserades till Oskarshamn i Småland, där hon reparerades. Efter krigsslutet frigavs besättning och fartyg. Den 3 januari 1919 lämnade man Karlskrona för resa till Danzig. Den långa resan fullbordades till slut. Albatross skrotades senare och kom aldrig mer i tjänst. På Gotland knöts många vänskapsband mellan de unga tyska sjömännen och lokalbefolkningen. Efter fredsdiktaten i Versailles återvände många tyskar för att bosätta sig och bilda familj på Gotland. 27 av de tyska sjömännen begravdes redan samma dag striden utkämpats i en massgrav omedelbart öster om Östergarns kyrka. En mäktig sten med namnen på de stupade restes som minne på årsdagen av skärmytslingen den 2 juli 1916. Två av besättningsmännen, som avled under transporten till Roma, begravdes på Björke kyrkogård. Skeppsläkaren Hans Karrillon var en av dessa.
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