 my mind to go for a major, Khan would be back with yet another splendid thread about another steroid for his Gypsy. I shall maybe start another thread to discuss about the positives and negatives of Gypsy. I cannot name everybody here but you guys are fantastic!! Keep writing..
Hey Samurai San and guys - I'm BAAAAAACK!
It was wonderful reading the JT report. Hopefully, I will be able to join in next time. Till then, dasvidaniya.
PS - don't worry, next time there will be no chickening out.
@starter- if you plan to mod the gypsy like khan- then there is no real discussion necessary IMO.
with petrol prices going south, the gypsy is becoming increasingly tempting.
The Gypsy kings did this trail without any drama at all. made it look too easy.Fifty-nine percent of respondents in the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll say there should be no reductions in Medicare to reduce the deficit, compared to 30 percent who support minor reductions and just 10 percent who support major reductions.
Even more definitively, the public thinks reductions in Medicare spending should not even be part of the discussion about reducing the long-term budget deficit by an overwhelming 67-28 margin.
KWASI x HFNR - SODA
Released: 6 July 2017
Newly signed to the rapid-growing community of hip-hop and R&B artists on the WVS label, Melbourne boys Kwasi & HFNR are transcending barriers with their signature thrash energy and expertly executed records.
Following their debut single, Thrash Out (No Tradition), the duo are releasing their equally engaging and uptempo Soda - blended with Brazilian inspired beats and frenetic rhythm that keep you moving.
“Soda is just a party jamma that we mixed up during some heavy drankin’. Something to bring them cheeky vibes and get the crowd moving. Hef [HFNR] just finished watching a documentary on Brazilian music, and got inspired by how unique the beats they were using were. After that, we just started messing around with the baile funk sounds and found mixing it with our thrash vibes gave it great energy.” - Kwasi.Friday, 4th April 2008 - 00:00CET
Theatre
Drama Troupe presents:
Hansel and Gretel
By Engelbert Humperdink
The theatre-in-the-round;
St James Centre for Creativity,
Valletta.
April 4 to 6 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: St James booking office
Phone: 2122 3216
Valletta Dramatic Company presents:
Il Paese Del Campanelli (In Maltese)
By Lombardo and Ranzato
The Manoel Theatre,
Valletta
April 11 to 13
Tickets: Manoel Theatre booking office
Phone: 2124 6389
Talenti presents:
Mor (In Maltese)
By Lino Farrugia
The theatre-in-the-round;
St James Centre for Creativity,
Valletta.
April 11 to 13
And April 18 to 20 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: St James
Bronk Productions present: Il-Lukandiera (In Maltese)
By Carlo Goldoni
The Catholic Institute
Floriana
April 12 at 7 p.m.
April 13 at 3 and 6.30 p.m.
Tickets:
Catholic Institute: 2123 8429
Bronk: 2122 3347
The MADC presents:
Bad Jazz (In English)
By Robert Farquahar
The MADC theatre;
St Venera
April 18 to 20
And 25 to 27 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: MADC
Phone: 2122 4011
Spiteri Lucas present
Welcome to Hollywood(In English)
The Catholic Institute,
Floriana
April 19 and 20
Tickets: Catholic Institute Booking Office
Phone: 2123 8429
Online booking:
Curtain Raiser presents:
Għadek Tiftakru lil Dorian Gray (In Maltese)
Adapted by Tony Cassar Darien
From Oscar Wilde's novel
The Manoel Theatre, Valletta
April 25 to 27
Tickets: Manoel Theatre
Teatru Qroqq presents:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
By: Roald Dahl
The theatre-in-the-round;
St James Centre for Creativity,
Valletta.
April 26 and 27, for adults
And April 24, 25, 28 and 29 for schools
Tickets: St JamesI just love Autumn and thought it would be good to share some of the things that make it one of my favourite seasons of the year.
We haven't turned the clocks back yet, but we are already getting used to drawing the blinds and cosying up with lots of candles, a good film and a slow cooker dinner. Whilst we do use our slow cooker all year round, it's in the Autumn when its use starts to really ramp up.
We used it twice this last weekend and, as it's been so long since I've shared a recipe, I thought you might like this fab Chinese style pulled pork with vegetables, which just happens to be very Slimming World friendly...
just go with what feels right for you...
Place onions, peppers, carrot and water chestnuts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Mix together the sugar, black pepper, garlic and ginger and rub this all over the pork joint.
Place the pork joint on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker and surround with the mushrooms.
Sprinkle with the Chinese five spice powder and mix together the passata, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and cornflour and pour over the pork.
Slow cook for 6-8 hours.
Remove the pork from the slow cooker, check fully cooked, shred up and add back into the slow cooker and mix thoroughly.
Serve with rice and enjoy in front of the TV watching a good film...In other recommendations, the guideline authors suggest such therapies as stimulus control—which attempts to condition patients to psychologically pair the bed and bedroom with sleep; sleep restriction therapy—limiting the time spent in bed to improve sleep efficiency then gradually increasing hours in bed to re-establish a consistent sleep schedule; and relaxation therapy — using breathing exercises, for example, or progressive muscle relaxation techniques. Notably, the guidelines recommend against using sleep hygiene as a single-component therapy for the treatment of chronic insomnia disorder in adults.
Based on a meta-analysis of evidence from nearly 50 studies, the task force strongly recommended CBT-I for the treatment of chronic insomnia in adults. According to the literature examined by the task force members, sleep latency and wakefulness after sleep-onset demonstrated clinically significant mean improvements in patients with insomnia and comorbid psychiatric conditions and in patients with insomnia and no comorbidities. Meta-analyses of remission and responder rates were clinically significant for all three subgroups, according to the report.
The task force concluded that the benefits of CBT-I include treatment gains that are potentially durable over the long term without the need for additional interventions.
Taskforce members also made a conditional recommendation that clinicians combine clinical judgment and experience while considering the patient's values and preferences before determining the best course of action.
Dr. Martin noted that a multi-component brief behavioral therapy is a mini-version of CBT-I that emphasizes the behavioral over the cognitive treatment components. Unlike CBT-I, multi-component brief therapies do not typically include extensive cognitive therapy interventions. “Across research studies, a variety of treatment packages were tested, but what most had in common was the use of the core behavioral strategies for sleep restriction therapy and stimulus control therapy,” she said. “As with CBT-I, the recommendations are patient-centered, and there is likely to be some variation across individuals; however, the use of behavioral strategies is fairly consistent,” she said.
Multiple psychological and behavioral treatments exist for chronic insomnia, which is defined as difficulty getting to sleep, difficulty staying asleep, or waking up earlier than desired for at least three months, noted Daniel Barone, MD, FAASM, FANA, associate medical director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine and associate professor of clinical neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College.
“For those who treat patients with insomnia, these findings and recommendations are extremely helpful, but highlight the need for more options in the future,” Dr. Barone said.
He added that CBT-I was previously regarded as the treatment of choice, which was corroborated by the available literature and thus was the only approach to receive a strong recommendation for use by the task force.
“CBT-I is essentially a multimodal treatment program utilized by sleep specialists comprising cognitive, behavioral, and educational components. Cognitive restructuring is used to attempt to change inaccurate or unhelpful thoughts about sleep, and behavioral interventions include relaxation therapy, stimulus control therapy, and sleep restriction, and attempt to establish healthy sleep habits,” Dr. Barone noted.
Relaxation therapy includes exercises designed to reduce somatic tension, such as progressive muscle relaxation, and cognitive arousal, such as meditation, Dr. Barone explained, while stimulus control therapy attempts to improve on the tendency of patients with insomnia to associate their bed and bed environment as not being places of rest.
He further explained that sleep restriction limits time spent in bed, as patients with insomnia often spend too much time lying in bed awake, adding, “this technique is intended to increase the drive to sleep and can temporarily increase daytime fatigue. It is to be avoided in those with certain medical conditions that can