 the masquerade. We spent an hour and half talking to the contestants and that was quite possibly the most productive thing I did all weekend. The rest of the day was spent quietly behind my table.
Now I get to play the waiting game along with everyone else to see what kind of edit I get in the final cut.
A special thanks goes out to all the staff and crew of the masquerade for making it through all this.
FYI: I will most likely have my glasses on with my Tia Dalma costume for the most of the show because I have an eye problem so I couldn't wear contacts and my eyesight is horrible without them. Looking good comes second to properly judging the costumes. So please no comments about costume inaccuracy.
For a first year con I am astonished at the turnout that Ottawa Comic Con got in terms of attendance and cosplayers.
Over 20,000 weekend passes and thousands more daily passes were sold leading to quite a lineup to get inside. That's not bad for a government town.
Check out the gallery below for some cosplay photos.Impossible to avoid, the news bombards us with data that makes us want to act. The majority of news is negative, the majority of the time. Negativity causes fear, and fear causes our fast-thinking brains moving. We enter fight/flight mode quickly. We want to act quickly—and that is often an expensive mistake, when it comes to our investments.
What we see is what is important. This fallacy is called availability bias, and like many of the key heuristics, it is a deeply rooted, instinctual survival technique. The fast-acting brain says, “I see danger! Fight!” or “Run!” Part of us is always looking out for danger—again, helpful in the jungle, dangerous in investing.
Americans are afraid. I’ve been writing it for weeks, if not months. Last week, we looked at the phenomena of negative interest rates—loser bonds—whose investors are very, very afraid and are guaranteed to only lose a little.What we do
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Dec. 23 Today I saw a Baltimore Oriole's nest near the top of a big maple at the edge of the hay field next to the old sugarhouse. I observed that most trees do not have nests and I wondered what makes a tree special enough to host a bird family.
No one is doing that. They're reporting things that are happening and discussing them.

This is a literal, worldwide pandemic. It is serious. These things are happening. It's real. It's not something to shrug off. I wish it were. I wish people were overreacting. I hope they are. 

But with 16 million people in lockdown in Italy, and with exponentially increasing cases in multiple countries on a daily basis of a fairly unknown disease... I'd say it is ok to be a bit worried about it, and to discuss those concerns.Post live scores and discuss here.
What about the KFC Big Bash, where do we post live scores of that?
We've got this thread for off-season stuff, and we'll start up a thread at the appropriate time of the year for the seasonal stuff. Thanks.
Looking forward to this season, will be one of the best yet. I don't think New South Wales will be able win, or even make the final, because the vast majority of our players will be away on tour or completing national duty's, including the captain, 3 fast bowlers, a spinner, the main keeper, and a load of batsmen as well. Signs are not looking good, and will be relying on juniors to pull them through.
Henriques, Hughes and Forrest to come good this season me thinks.
...that's a solid start for us tbh.
Henriques will be injured for at least 50% of the season, Forrest will be ridiculously inconsistent as usual (You know, 0, 1, 1, 11, 23, 0, 190, 4, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 145*).
Hughes the only real hope imo.
Cameron could do well with the ball, will need to stand up, he will have pressure on him to perform, as will Bracken when he is in the side. We really need Hauritz/Casson to pick up some wickets, or find another bowler who will be consistent. Our batting is already fricked, but with the bowl, we are looking promising, when you consider Bollinger, Lee, Clark, Bracken, Casson etc play for Australia at various times.
To be honest I can't wait for New South Wales's first match up against Western Australia on the 10th of October, it should be a thriller as usual. I hope to see New South Wales win this one but it may be a different story considering that it's being held at the WACA in Perth. The Warriors have a very strong batting line up in hand and have an excellent record at home, so the will be giving us a run for your money and the fans, their money's worth. All in all though it's set to be a cracker of a match and many cricketing people around the area are very anxious.
Nah, imo Western Australia will topple us quite easily, we have a dire line up, if we come higher than second last this season I will be reasonably happy.
Does anyone want to have a crack at likely lineups for the start of the season?
The lineups will be without our Test squad, but should feature ODI players.The practice of Yoga brings numerous benefits (here are 77 of them!). One of the striking observation is that some of the benefits appear seemingly opposite; in fact they are complementary. The word “hatha yoga” – which encompasses most of the yoga practices involving postures, breathing and meditation – can be translated to mean “sun-moon yoga” (“ha” = sun, “tha”=moon. There are other meanings of “hatha” as well). In the context of yoga, sun represents energy and moon represents relaxation. Yoga gives equal emphasis on these seemingly opposite yet complementary aspects – energy and relaxation. This plays out in yoga practice in many ways. For example, in asanas, stretching poses relax the muscles, while tensing poses strengthen the muscles. In breath-work, certain practices (such as the kapala bhati, bhastrika, etc) induce energy and “heat” in the system, whereas others (such as ujjayi, sheetali, etc) provide a calming effect to the system. Inner practices also involve complementary disciplines- for example, concentration (dharana) and meditation (dhyana), respectively – the ability to focus the mind and the ability to settle the mind to tranquility. Other examples include equal emphasis on left brain and right brain development, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, prana and apana, etc. In this regard, yoga is a well-rounded discipline that develops all dimensions of health and well-being.
Sensitivity and strength is one more example of the complementary benefits, and is the topic of this blog post.
Sensitivity and strength. I find it remarkable that yoga caters to both these aspects of well-being. Many physical fitness disciplines focus on one of these two aspects, but very few attend to both.
What is sensitivity? The dictionary definition is- “the ability to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences”. In yoga, we are encouraged to listen to the body, listen to the breath, and listen to our”self”. When we do a yoga posture, we check with the body – is the body experiencing harmony? stability? comfort? The body’s intelligence provides signals, in the form of sensations, to let us know about its well-being or lack of thereof.
Why is it a good idea to be sensitive and listen to the body? The human body is an extraordinary mechanism that has the ability to find its equilibrium and heal itself of any discomfort. However, in some cases the body’s intelligence needs our assistance, and sends indicators and sensations to alert us. For example, when the body is depleted of nutrition, we feel the sensation of hunger. Likewise, when the cells of the body are over-worked, we feel the need to rest. Even the sensation of pain is an indication from the body we can benefit from (here is a lovely article on this).
In yoga, we nurture this ability to sense the body. We become more keenly aware of the subtle sensations. There is no need to wait for the discomfort to intensify before we sense it and make amends! In fact, when we heed the “whispers” from the body, we can prevent the future manifestations of illness and disease; we destroy the seeds of dish