![]() ![]() Pseudo period n glider guns are known to exist for all periods greater than or equal to 14, with smaller periods being impossible. Given a gun with multiple barrels, one can eliminate barrels by simply placing an eater 1 in the path of the unwanted glider streams.Ī pseudo- period gun (as opposed to a true-period gun) is a gun that emits a period n stream of spaceships (or rakes) via a mechanism that oscillates with a period different from n - this period will necessarily be a multiple of n. The period-256 glider gun and Gunstar and its variants all have four barrels, and P94S contains 12 barrels. For example, the AK-94, B-52 bomber and Simkin glider gun are said to be double-barrelled because they produce two streams of gliders. The term is most commonly used in the context of the number of barrels a gun or rake possesses, which is the number of distinct spaceship streams emitted by said gun or rake. The barrel of a gun (or rake) is a path along which spaceships travel. In 20 guns were produced for the spaceships 46P4H1V0, spider, and 58P5H1V1, of speeds c/4 orthogonal, c/5 orthogonal, and c/5 diagonal respectively. ![]() ĭuring March 2016 the copperhead spaceship was discovered, with a glider synthesis and several guns following suit. Goucher found a synthesis for the loafer later that day, allowing the construction of c/7 orthogonal spaceship guns. On FebruJosh Ball discovered a simple c/7 orthogonal spaceship, loafer. These are the first guns that shoot obliquely-traveling spaceships and at the time were the largest patterns constructed in Life, in terms of their bounding boxes. In July, 2010 Dave Greene constructed a few guns for a geminoid spaceship. In March, 2003 Noam Elkies completed the synthesis of 60P5H2V0 which Dave Greene used to construct the first 2c/5 spaceship gun in April of the same year. The first gun that did not fire gliders or c/2 spaceships was a Cordergun (a gun that fires Corderships) constructed by Jason Summers in July, 1999 based on a synthesis of a variation of the 7-engine Cordership by Stephen Silver. Due to simple glider syntheses of the standard spaceships many c/2 spaceship guns are known. Since then, many guns have been constructed with various periods and that fire spaceships of various speeds. The first gun to be discovered, the Gosper glider gun, was found by Bill Gosper in 1970, being the first known pattern in Conway's Game of Life to exhibit infinite growth.
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![]() ![]() Once you’ve worked through to the lowest setting on your block and your hands are flat on the floor, you can use the block to make the pose more challenging. Have you ever, for example, noticed what your upper body is doing in forward fold? What’s up with your shoulders? Do they have to be so close to your ears? When you’re not rushing to reach the floor, can you tilt your pelvis forward and send some reassurance to your legs? Can you remember to breathe? With another point of contact to the floor, you can shift your attention away from the race to the floor. Or, you hang over your legs, rounding your back in an effort to release the wall of cement that was the back of your legs.Ī yoga block brings the floor closer to you, and you can set it to different heights depending on how much space you need to create. Either your fingertips touch the floor, and whether you’re comfortable, properly aligned, or gnashing your teeth, you keep them there. Beginners and advanced yogis alike tend to think that this pose is a race to the floor. What am I talking about? Let’s look at a common pose: standing forward fold (uttanasana). You’ll begin to play more on the edge of difficulty in postures, because you’ll have more options of where to go - and more support in getting there. By learning to use blocks appropriately, you develop an understanding of how the body moves. I teach a lot of beginners, and I know from experience that if you feel like a pose - or a class - is too far beyond you, you won’t come back in a hurry.īlocks help students and yoga teachers break down poses from acrobatic to accessible. When you’re new to yoga, the postures, sequences, strange terms, and even the classroom can feel intimidating. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that - other than a yoga mat - the first thing you should get is a set of blocks. From someone picking up their very first yoga mat to advanced practitioners, blocks can enhance every practice. I firmly believe that yoga blocks are helpful for everyone. Practices like Pilates and Iyengar yoga taught me the nature and use of props. As it was, I didn’t start using them until I began branching away from hot and vinyasa classes. In truth, I would have benefited from using them from my very first yoga class. Do yoga blocks help beginners?Īs I mentioned earlier, I started using props a few months into my yoga practice. But if you want to go deeper in your poses while maintaining (and understanding!) proper alignment, I’d use blocks whenever possible. So can you do yoga without yoga blocks? It’s possible. Using yoga blocks give me more options in each pose - whether in my home practice or when teaching class. ![]() Personally, I never really know if my ever-tight hamstrings or sensitive knees are planning to cooperate that day. You might start your practice with something particular in mind, and find that your body wants a different practice. I like to have a set of blocks close at hand whenever I’m on my yoga mat. Even though you can practice without blocks, you may find that they feel necessary for certain poses. However, blocks add a new dimension to your practice. There are times when you might not have access to one, and that doesn’t mean you should skip doing what you can. You can absolutely do an entire yoga practice without blocks. As you advance in strength and flexibility, you’ll be able to use the blocks in new ways. The rectangular shape (with three different measurements) allows you to “adjust” the height of the block to accommodate different needs. Cork yoga blocks are more sustainable, durable, and offer more stability. Foam blocks tend to be softer and less expensive. However, the standard dimensions of a yoga block are 9 inches by 6 inches by 4 inches, and most are made of foam or cork. They come in different sizes and a variety of materials. ![]() Like most yoga props, blocks can be used in a variety of ways. What is a yoga block?Ī yoga block (or yoga brick) is a dense, rectangular prop that is used to make some aspect of a yoga pose either more accessible or more challenging. After over a decade of practicing, I still reach for my blocks in every practice. I learned a lot just by watching, but looking back, my practice would have developed much faster if I’d known just how useful yoga blocks are. I wanted to look like I knew what I was doing, so I focused on listening to the teacher and watching the other students. In the early days of my practice, I had my hands full (metaphorically) trying to learn all the yoga poses. I was hooked on yoga well before I ever learned what a yoga block was and what it was used for. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re using these conversation starters over text, be prepared for a drained battery on your phone because you ain’t gonna stop texting anytime soon. No more panicking at the thought of talking to your crush anymore, instead, learn to make a conversation with such ease that when you walk away from them, you leave them wishing you were talking longer. That’s right, these conversation starters claim to turn the tables on your crush. We’ve compiled a list of conversation openers that make sure you don’t just hold your own while talking to your crush but also make them fall for you instead! Of course, it helps to be equipped with some great conversation starters and that is where this post comes in. Like I said earlier, they’re probably worried about making a fool of themselves too, so don’t worry unnecessarily about what you should talk about. The first step to engage in a smooth conversation with your crush, either in person or over text, is to start working on your confidence. When humans speak to other humans naturally and without faking it, over text or in person, the conversation graduates smoothly. ![]() You just have to have a normal, easy-flowing conversation and that’s all. You don’t have to have an extraordinary conversation going at the very beginning. They have as many insecurities as you do. To start with, your crush is as human as you are. This post serves to bust some of those myths. You know you are a great person to date, but how will your crush ever find that out about you until you have a good start to a conversation? Even if they look at you and give you the chance to start, what are you going to talk about? How can you possibly amaze your crush when you can’t even start a decent conversation? Inside your head though, you’re brimming with pages after pages of conversation with your crush, but you never manage to start.Īt this point, you’re probably giving up on the idea of ever impressing your crush. And even if you’ve earlier managed to say a feeble “Hi” over text at some point, in person, you go mute in all senses of the word. Whether you try to talk to your crush in person or over text, you simply can’t because you forget what you wanted to talk about. He/she seems scarier than the scariest object this world possibly has (Kim Jong Un is the first thing that comes to mind). ![]() ![]() Toys with magnetic components have been around for decades (kids have been able to decorate the face of Wooly Willy with metal filings since 1955). Here's what parents of young children need to know before letting kids play with these products. ![]() For right now, parents should consider the age and maturity of their kids when buying a toy with magnets included, and closely supervise use," says Huber. "For all ages, we believe that magnetic toys should be consistently labeled and marketed, so that parents can make an informed decision. "But we recommend that if you have young children, don't keep these toys in your home because of the potentially fatal consequences that can result from accidental ingestion." "We've seen magnetic toys marketed to kids of all ages," says Don Huber, director of product safety for Consumer Reports. "The first symptoms are not that different than symptoms a kid might get, like a stomach ache," especially during the holidays when they're eating a lot of different foods.īecause of the combination of confusion and potential harm, safety experts urge caution for any parents considering magnetic toys for young children this holiday season. "They're very tiny, so if a kid does swallow one a parent might not even know," she notes. Nancy Cowles, executive director of Kids In Danger, a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve children's product safety, says that magnets are a hazard parents may not be aware of-especially because parents may not be able to tell if a child has put magnets in his or her mouth. When contacted for this story, all three retailers said they took safety seriously and that all products they sell conform to federal standards. Some toys had vague age recommendations in their online listings, some had information that directly contradicted the age guidance on the packaging. ![]() Recently, Consumer Reports found a variety of magnet-based toys with confusing guidance on age appropriateness on the sites of several major retailers, including Amazon, Target, and Walmart. And it is often difficult for parents to know which products may be okay for their kids. Federal rules also define any small parts that can fit inside a 1.0- to 2.25-inch long, 1.25-inch-diameter tube as a choking hazard for children under 3.Įven with these standards, CR experts believe high-powered magnets meeting current legal requirements may pose a risk to children. These magnets cannot legally be in toys intended primarily for children under 14. Separate from the 2014 CPSC rule, previously established federal toy safety standards define "hazardous magnets" as those products that either are or include small parts with a force of attraction greater than 50 kG² mm² that are accessible to kids. But a subsequent 2016 court decision overturned this rule, and cleared the way for a flood of high-powered magnet-based desk toys and building kits available this holiday season, often sold online. In 2014, the Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a national safety standard for high-powered magnet sets requiring that individual magnets sold in these sets either be too large to be considered a small part or have a magnetic force below a defined threshold. These products have a tumultuous regulatory history. An estimated 1,900 of the 2,900 victims were ages 4 through 12. ![]() These magnets are known for their super strength, and can cause serious gastrointestinal injuries when swallowed by young kids.Īccording to a government review of injury data from 2009 through 2013, an estimated 2,900 ingestions of magnets from magnet sets were treated in U.S. In the past few years, regulators and safety advocates have expressed serious concerns about products containing small "rare earth" magnets. ![]() How can parents know if a magnetic toy is safe to give to their child? ![]() ![]() ![]() 404 and similar errors are reported as down. Our website will stop updates and will shut down. These problems should be solved by the webmaster. We announced with a heavy heart that CitizenNews will cease operation starting from Janu(Tuesday). This means if a simple message like temporarily down for maintenance, a blank page or the content with limited functionality is received, we consider the site to be up. 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WHAT WE DO: Our online tool is one of the many services created to tell you when a website is experiencing trouble. ![]() ![]() ![]() This thinness required an unreasonable amount of maintenance, I was constantly hungry, constantly angry. I said okay, I'll put my head down, dress like a boring person with jeans and a t-shirt and maybe if I'm skinny and disappear, they will stop commenting on my appearance.ĭuring that time I ate so little. But at one point it stopped being amusing that I was made fun of. I didn't play their game, and the media constantly made fun of how I dressed. I didn't give in to it for the first few years. I surrendered because I felt this was what society had been asking me since I was a girl, it put pressure on me, people told me all my life 'you're so beautiful, if only you lost weight,’ and those things seep in. Why did you give in to social norms and change your appearance? Someone can be the hottest guy in the world but that doesn't mean I necessarily want to kiss him." I also don't like to see it on screen, it embarrasses me. ![]() Whenever an audition came up, I asked if there was anything romantic, and as soon as they said yes, I passed. Up until "Fauda", you took a serious break from acting. How did it feel to be one of a few women in the very male-dominated set? Every time I finished a scene I stood aside to watch the rest of the actors because it fascinated me. There is not one stressed person on the set every comment the director gave me made my character richer, the script is so good and the actors are great. Sometimes, from outside, it seems as if you have to be an ego-maniac in order to be recognized, and we're not like that even though we engage in it." We talk a lot about how you can be a humble person but also strive for success. ![]() Our household is relatively discreet, Guy is a very private person, I have to ask for his permission every time to upload a picture of him. Is exposure something that comes easily to you? Besides, there are enough interesting things in life, you don't have to fake it." With each of them I could spend a fun evening, we have something in common, and they didn't just choose to invest their time and money in me. When I write a post I imagine the people I see in the audience at my shows. People who advised me on the subject say 'Look at what's going on in the world, see if you have anything to comment on', but it didn't catch on. "The word 'authenticity' has become overused I don't even know what it means anymore. How authentic is the content you upload on Instagram? It's a complete team and I am not alone, but I pay them and manage them." (As part of the decision to manage herself, Maximilian is also in charge of her own Instagram account, a whole world in Ian of itself.)Ī post shared by Marina Maximilian on at 11:11pm PDT I have a PR agency, a strategic consultant, a producer, a digital team, a lawyer and my dad is my accountant. After motherhood, I reset my priorities, and who will be more focused on my goals other than myself? So last October I officially went independent. The music world has changed and I felt that I wanted to work in a different way, study the field, and understand a marketing strategy, getting out of my comfort zone. Not exactly a routine maternity leave, as befits this unique mother and woman.įrom 'Fauda', courtesy of Yes Out of the comfort zone If that’s not enough, she also performs her own music across the country. Three months after her daughter, Dominique Tene, came into the world, a second girl after her 4-year-old Lichi Lucia, who she shares with her boyfriend, musician Guy Mensch, Maximilian has also taken on a dramatic role in the third season of “Fauda". The last transition in her life seems more dramatic than any hairstyle or diet the decision to go independent and become her own manager. It has been 13 years since she broke out on "A Star is Born" (Israel's reality singing competition akin to American Idol), and since, the singer-creator-actress-model hasn't kept quiet and insists on changing all the time. Marina Maximilian is a woman who plays with the world and its expectations, wears and undresses different identities, and refuses to be compressed into one definition. Photo by Rotem Lebel for ArtBook, creative by Tal Kleinbort, styling by Yulli Sagarda Israeli singer and actress Marina Maximilian Blumin opens up in a personal interview about why she decided to take the role in the hot Israeli show "Fauda" after a seven-year break from acting and what her life is now with two children / by Rotem Izak ![]() ![]() ![]() Listen to Switched On Pop to hear how Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” is an exquisite song placement and hear how it blends seamlessly with the Stranger Things soundtrack. Its not rare for the internet to hit the ground running with the latest Stranger Things memes and references on social media, especially upon the recent release of season 4, volume 2. The song is part and parcel with the soundtrack itself: “There’s these little melodies that we always refer to as ‘And then the Kate Bush part comes in,’” Dixon says. WARNING This List contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4. It waffles between major and minor, and the show’s composers, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, told Switched on Pop that both it and the rest of the Stranger Things score have “moments of darkness and lightness in it, constantly trading places.” Plus, they’re composed from the same set of instruments: classic synthesizers and drum machines like the LinnDrum. But its success is owed to more than just repetition. The roster of songs featured in the first seven episodes is arguably just as stacked as the supersized season in which they. “Running Up That Hill,” then, is a natural fit for the show, and it plays a pivotal, spoiler-ridden plot point in the show, requiring us to hear the hook multiple times throughout the season - a perfect earworm. Stranger Things is known for its needle drops of ’80s classics, from Rock You Like a Hurricane by Scorpions to Every Breath You Take by The Police. ![]() Sorry some are missing :( I tried my best.Track list - 00:00:00 Eleven Sings A Song00:03:54 The Demo. Stranger Things, whose latest season has logged more viewer minutes for Netflix than any other English-language release to date, has leaned heavily on ’80s nostalgia since its premiere in 2016: Its iconic theme song is reminiscent of John Carpenter B-movies, and, in an email, used-instrument resale site tells us the show has boosted interest in analog synthesizers. I can't wait to make more songs when season 3 comes out. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and performing better now than when it peaked at No. A love letter to the supernatural classics of the 80's, Stranger Things is the story. Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” enters the latest season of Stranger Things during a brooding high-school hallway scene right out of the John Hughes playbook, and it has since bounded up the charts, hitting No. Main Title Sequence for Netflix's new Original Series, Stranger Things. Check out our cover of the main theme from Stranger Things Were very much looking forward to watching Stranger Things Season 2 Hope you enjoy this cover v. ![]() ![]() Note: You can also view the current day's images through this interface as well. during Central Daylight Time this is 8:01 pm, 9:01 pm, 8:01 am, and 9:01 am).ĭata should exist back to around 11/30/98. Time zones, thankfully, serve us to avoid the uproar that would ensue if. Time zones are named based on various criteria, the most frequent of which is location. Just click on any form above and see the current time and date. The UA maps are generated at 0101, 0201, 1301, and 1401 UTC (i.e. As a result of the many time zones defined in this time zone map, there are currently 39 different local times in use worldwide, which you can see on our printable world time zone map. Updated: (1 September 2023) SPC is now recreating the UA maps one hour later since Mexican UA data sometimes arrives late. If the 18z or 06z NAM runs are unavailable, a first guess from the 12-hour foreacst of the 00z or 12z NAM is used.Įrrors may result if NAM model data is not available, or if sounding data is late or erroneous. ![]() ![]() 00 Miles NE CENTRAL PM MEXICO PACIFIC OCEAN. ![]() The 12z maps are produced at 13z using the 06z NAM 6-hour forecast as a first guess for the objective analysis. This service provides access to cadastral and topographic information, satellite data and aerial photography for New South Wales. 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