Return of the replicants: Harrison Ford confirmed for 'Blade Runner' sequel

Yes!!! After 30 yrs, a sequel in the making!


Return of the replicants: Harrison Ford confirmed for 'Blade Runner' sequel
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AP Mobile: Leonard Nimoy, famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies

Don't smoke!!  Killed him, but he had a beautiful life!

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Leonard Nimoy, famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In 1975, Leonard Nimoy published an autobiography with the defiant title, "I Am Not Spock" - an attempt to show the world he had many more facets than the pointy-eared character that had come to define him.

Yet two decades later, after proving that with a career that became a rich blend of roles beyond "Star Trek" along with directing, writing and photography, he bowed ...

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The Importance of Warming Up, Stretching and Cooling Down

http://ska.org/news/2015/the-importance-of-warming-up-stretching-and-cooling-down/

From David Altman:

On several occasions, Ohshima Sensei has asked me to lead warm-ups, most recently at the 2014 yodan and godan practices at Shotokan Ohshima Dojo. My face flushed a little when Mr. Ohshima praised those warm-ups to the group, but afterward many members asked me to explain my approach to flexibility training. 

My approach to warm-ups and stretching may seem a little different than you are accustomed to in practices, but this is not in any way a criticism of other methods. 

I didn't truly begin to understand stretching until my wife and I started practicing yoga about 20 years ago. Like karate, yoga is an ancient art, which at its core, is about freeing ourselves from mental and physical blocks. 

JUNBI UNDO:

Junbi Undo (準備運動) means "warm-up exercise." These are preliminary exercises to awaken the mind and body in preparation for practice. Warming up increases respiration, heart rate, circulation, and warms the musculature, tendons, ligaments and the synovial fluid in the joints. Breathing is the main tool to release tension from the body. Releasing tension allows us to safely begin stretching the musculature, and opening up the ligaments, tendons, and joints.

Junbi Undo is not just something we do before practice; it is an important part of our practice. It allows us to move freely, and to connect our breathing, mind, and body as one. We must study and understand how and why to perform the movements of warming up, stretching, and cooling down, and how they relate to martial arts. This can help us gain additional insight into our practice of budo.

Risking everything to save songbirds

Risking everything to save songbirds - life - 16 February 2015 - New Scientist (via #newsdeskapp)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530080.700-risking-everything-to-save-songbirds.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VOKvxxa9Kc0


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Smoking is even deadlier than previously thought

Smoking is even deadlier than previously thought
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At least 50 Shades richer: How EL James made £20million in 18 months

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-rich-is-e-l-james.html

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A self-publishing miracle

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Adjunct professors are hiding in plain sight

Deplorable work conditions and pay for Adjunct Professors and Faculty Lecturers:

http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_20490316

This is not a respectable way to reward higher education teachers.

Caribbean blues: Mosquito virus is sickening more travelers

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Caribbean blues: Mosquito virus is sickening more travelers

Thousands of travelers to the Caribbean and nearby regions are coming home with an unwanted souvenir: a mosquito-borne virus that recently settled there.

The virus, called chikungunya (chih-kihn-GOON'-yuh), causes severe, often disabling joint pain, and few U.S. doctors are prepared to recognize its signs.

At one New York City hospital, a woman arrived in such agony she had to be ad...

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Your info has been hacked. Here's what you should do

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Your info has been hacked. Here's what you should do

Hackers have stolen personal information from tens of millions of people with Anthem health insurance. The nation's second-largest health insurer, formerly known as WellPoint, said hackers stole Social Security numbers, names, birthdates, email addresses, employment details, incomes and street addresses of people who are currently covered or had coverage in the past.

The Anthem hack adds ...

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Best Gentle Antihistamine and Local Internist Doctor

Best Gentle Antihistamine and Local Internist Doctor

The gentle antihistamine that I've found helpful as needed is sold over the counter and called "Chlorpheniramine Maleate" (commonly sold under the name "ChlorTabs").  No side effects noticed. (Especially good since powerful alternatives like Benadryl are notorious for inducing drowsiness.)

I use this for allergies such as runny nose, itchy eyes, and also to help with minor reactions to insect bites.

About local Internist doctors, Dr. Dhanes with Arroyo Oaks group in Thousand Oaks is good.  He's a bit older and we're not sure if he's talking new patients.

Virtual hearts get to the crux of sudden cardiac death

Virtual hearts get to the crux of sudden cardiac death - health - 01 February 2015 - New Scientist (via #newsdeskapp)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26890-virtual-hearts-get-to-the-crux-of-sudden-cardiac-death.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VM61Jha9Kc0


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