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Moves For Strong, Toned Abs (GYM)

Come down on your right knee (like you're going to propose), holding a 5- to 10-pound dumbbell with both hands to the outside of your right hip (A). In one fluid motion, raise the dumbbell across your body and up to the ceiling, just past the outside of your bent-up knee (B). (Turn your head to "watch" the weight as it goes up.) Resist gravity as you lower the weight in the same trajectory back to the start position. Do 6 reps on one side, and then switch to do 6 reps on the other side.
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Nigerian women protest Boko Haram killings

The protesters demanded more action by government to check killings.
Some women, under the aegis of Nigerian Women Morn, embarked on peaceful protest on Thursday calling for an end to the “mindless killings and abduction” of pupils by the terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the North East region.
On the night of February 24, gunmen believed to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked the town of Buni Yadi in Yobe State killing over 40 people including 29 pupils of the Federal Government College in the town.
The Buni Yadi attack came on the heels of the killing of over 30 students at the College of Agriculture in the same state last September...............................
 “Some people have lost husbands; some people have lost wives. Some people have lost their children. Innocent people are being killed and I can feel that pain that goes through each and every one of you. I just want to say that women. Intelligence gathering entails information giving. Unless information comes, sometimes intelligence gathering cannot be as fruitful.”

Is The Massive Killing State Sponsored?"- Governor Murtala Nyako

Governor Nyako said, "... the arms, ammunition and explosives being used by so-called Boko Haram are not manufactured in Nigeria. Somebody must have brought them from abroad to the scenes of attacks. With military check-points mounted everywhere in far greater numbers than we had during our civil war and with only the President, the Vice President and their key staff and Governors of the States on one hand and the Nigerian Military on the other who pass these points unchecked, we could safely assume that it is one of the two groups who conveys these weapons up country from the Port(s) after Custom and Security clearance."

World of Glory

 
Open and Closed
Adam Nayman on World of Glory


“The opening scene of World of Glory is a reconstruction of events during the Second World War and of the total brutality which marked "ethnic cleansings". That term did not exist then, it was called the "final solution", but meant the extermination of Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and political dissidents. Human beings were put to death by, among other methods, gassing in diesel-driven, closed vans. The gas from the motor was piped into the storage compartment. These vans were the forerunners of the gas chamber.” —Roy Andersson

And there you have it: the opening shot of the 1991 short film World of Glory (available on the Cinema 16: European Short Films disc, www.cinema16.org) as explained by its director, Roy Andersson. In three agonizing minutes, the shot—which is static and meticulously detailed in the manner of Andersson’s subsequent, millennial-anxiety masterpiece Songs from the Second Floor—describes human beings being put to death in a diesel-driven van. We see them huddling together naked before the door is closed by a lumpy little man (he kicks the loading ramp into place when it gets stuck) and the hose attached to the exhaust pipe is inserted into the compartment; we hear their screams grow frantic and then faint as the van drives away towards the back of the frame. It circles in the distance as the assembled witnesses—pale people with no discernable reason for being there—take in the atrocity with blank stares. Cut.

If it’s possible for a sequence be completely ambiguous and completely unambiguous, here it is. On one hand, it plunges us into a nightmare with no exposition, no warm-up, no warning. Who are the people in the truck? Why are they being killed? Why are the people around the truck not helping them? Where are we? When are we? But there’s no question about what we’re looking at. The names and places and whys are irrelevant: this is what genocide—actual, unimagined, twentieth-century genocide—looks like.

I have cried and cried out at many films in my life, but I have never again made a sound like the one that escaped my lips during World of Glory. Something between an incredulous chuckle (“I can’t believe he’s doing this”) and a barely swallowed eruption that could have been a sob or a dry heave. I can’t recall if my viewing partner (a fellow Reverse Shot writer) had a comparably visceral reaction, but I do know that when the film ended about ten minutes later we sat together in a daze. If World of Glory were only three minutes long, it might qualify as the most shattering thing I’ve ever seen. The scenes that follow its jaw-dropping opening are perfectly realized pitch-black vignettes that feel very much like a dry run for Songs from the Second Floor, but they are, despite their shades-of-grey palette and studied bleakness, far easier to take than what preceded them.

World of Glory locates a society—ostensibly the director’s native Sweden, but easy interchangeable with any modern European country—so paralyzed by ennui, anxiety, and desperation that its inhabitants are apparitions. The main character is a thin, pasty man who takes us on a guided tour of his life—his loveless marriage, his stultifying job, his pathetic day-to-day activities. It was not until the second time I saw the film that I realized that this character had been present in the first shot: dead center of the frame, turning away from the proceedings every so often to fix us with his gaze. His meek, self-effacing misery in the later scenes thus comes into sharper relief: a person who does not act to avert tragedy endures beneath its weight.

Andersson has spoken about why the opening sequence, which so obviously references the Holocaust, makes no attempt at period design. “In the first two years of my life,” he wrote in 1997, “millions of people were gassed to death in the most bestial manner, in a neighboring country with literacy and traditions that very much resembled our own. This has always pursued me and does still. I should like to say that I am shamed by these crimes, on behalf of humanity." This is a grand statement, but the brief and enormous film to which it is attached lives up to it. “Not in my name” is a familiar refrain in an agitprop culture. World of Glory is the only film that I wish that I’d been brave and brilliant and aware enough to make myself.

10 Much Needed Stress Relief Techniques at the Office

Despite countless studies that have found that exercise is the best way to relieve stress, many of us do anything but exercise when we’re feeling the pull of our countless obligations. The most common forms of stress relief often involve fatty comfort food, cocktails, or an unprecedented amount of shopping (mostly for things we do not need). Sure, it’s your right to relieve stress however you like, but chances are indulgences in the form of unhealthy food, large quantities of alcohol, and credit card debt will only make you feel unhealthier and more stressed than before you set out to make yourself feel better.

It should come as no surprise that our jobs are responsible for the majority of the stress we’re feeling. For most in industrialized nations, our bosses, co-workers, and work obligations are capable of piling on more stress during a single eight-hour shift than a week at home with a nagging spouse, never-ending housework, and a rambunctious toddler combined.
So the next time you feel the familiar sting of stress when you’re at the office, consider these stress relief techniques:

Take a Walk

 If you find yourself feeling anxious or overwhelmed at work, take a break and take a brisk walk around the block. It will get you re-focused and help you blow off some steam. Any type of exercise can help to shake off the stress, so get up and get moving.
In fact, according to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, exercise can help to stimulate the release of feel-good endorphins, so it helps to improve your mood and relieve stress. The Mayo Clinic recommends walking for 20 to 30 minutes up to five days per week in order to relieve stress and prevent it from occurring in the first place.

Make Your Life Easier

If you control your own schedule and you know you’re not a morning person, make your life easier and avoid scheduling morning meetings. The extra sleep or a long, lingering breakfast will be a better start to your day. Why start your day grouchily rushing to a morning meeting if you don’t have to?

A Sweet Snack

It has been found that dark chocolate is high in antioxidants and the consumption of chocolate triggers the release of endorphins in our brain, which as previously mentioned, are chemicals that make us happy. So, the next time you’re feeling stressed or experiencing a complete lack of energy around 3 p.m., eat a bit of dark chocolate and just wait for those endorphins to kick in. These stress relief techniques are just getting better.

Plan Ahead

When you know you have a business trip coming up, plan ahead. You may not be able to control a cancelled flight or a lost reservation, but being prepared for these hiccups in the road can save you a lot of stress. Plan for delays and have an idea in mind as to how you’ll use the extra time: A call to your spouse, a meal at a local restaurant, catching up on e-mail, these are all great ways to feel productive while dealing with something that’s out of your control.

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

Keeping with the theme of control — sometimes you don’t have it, and you can’t let that bother you or ruin your day. You can only be responsible for your end of things and you can’t sweat the stuff that’s beyond your control. The next time you feel yourself stressing out over things, keep the old serenity prayer in mind: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

Put Things in Perspective

Once when I failed to turn in a paper on time I was visibly upset and my English teacher took me aside and said, “Is this important now and does it feel horrible today? Yes, but in the major scheme of things, this late paper won’t mean anything.” It was good advice for a 10th grader, and it’s good advice in an office setting too. When the worst happens at work, think about what the situation will look like five years from now. Will it still feel important? Time and distance are capable of providing the perspective we lack when we’re stressed and caught up in the moment.

Laugh it Off

It’s true what they say: Laughter is the best medicine and having a good sense of humor is the key to reducing stress. Recent research has shown that there are many health benefits to laughter. According to Elizabeth Scott, a wellness coach and health educator, our response to stressful events can be altered by whether we view something as a threat or a challenge and humor can give us a more lighthearted perspective and help us view events as challenges, thereby making them less threatening and more positive. Plus, laughter provides a physical and emotional release and when you’re feeling stressed, it’s better to laugh than cry.

Reach Out

When you get home from a long, stressful day at work the last thing you want to do is relive it all over again by talking to your spouse about it. Plus, it might be difficult for them to understand the kind of pressure you’re under. This is exactly why reaching out to a trusted colleague can be a major stress reliever. Grab lunch with a co-worker or talk over a cup of coffee. Just talking to someone who understands exactly what you’re going through and is experiencing the same thing can be a major release; you’ll know you’re not alone and that there’s always someone around you can talk to who understands.

Start a Stress Journal

According to Help Guide — a non-profit resource aimed at understanding, preventing, and resolving challenges — starting a stress journal can help you identify the regular stressors at work and the way you deal with them. Each time you feel stressed on the job, the site recommends keeping track of it in your journal and as you keep a daily log, you will begin to see patterns and common themes. Help Guide recommends keeping note of the following in your stress journal:

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