Some tips to start every day refreshed

Move your alarm clock
You may want to have you alarm clock close to hand so you can constantly keep leaning over and pressing it for a few extra minutes snooze time. The reality is it doesn’t really help. Place your alarm just that bit further away so that you really have to stretch or even get up to reach it – any stretching movement stimulates the waking part of the brain.

Avoid caffeine
It may be through habit that one of the first things we do when we get up is go straight for the caffeine hit, but this should be avoided if possible. Since your body has been several hours without fluid, what you need is a proper rehydrating drink such as freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice. A cup of hot water with a touch of lemon and honey is also a good way to start the day. If you can, add some ginger – this acts as an extra boost your circulatory system.

Deep breathe
There is often a sense of anxiety ahead of a stressful day and sometimes we are far from relaxed when we get up. To get your body into a state of relaxation, it is important to control the functions of the body, like the beating of the heart and breathing properly. A good method is to try 2:1 breathing, this is easy and really effective – you gently slow the rate of exhalation so that you are exhaling twice as long as you are inhaling.

Surroundings
Your surroundings can have an impact on your mood from the moment you wake. If you wake up surrounded by clutter, then that is hardly going to get you off to the right start. Keep your bedroom as clutter free as possible. You can also pay attention to your decor – certain colours can be good for your mood, choose something that uplifts you. If possible have some green plants in your bedroom – a little bit of greenery can do wonders to enhance your mood and positivity.

Good posture
Your body position is fundamental, bad posture has the effect of limiting the flow of oxygen through your body, meaning you are not getting the maximum benefit, and waking your body up will be a real struggle. Pay attention to straightening your posture, feet flat on the floor, hold your stomach in and extend up through your spine. These small movements will work wonders and act to relieve tension before you get out and face the day ahead.

Exercising in the morning
Although many of us probably don’t feel like it, a bit of morning exercise will help. We are not talking about a full-on several-mile run, just some activity to increase your body temperature, and get your metabolism and enzyme activity kick-started. This could involve just doing a few basic stretches or even jogging on the spot. If you do fancy taking on something more energetic in the morning, then ensure that you have thoroughly warmed-up.

Breakfast
Is this the most important meal of the day? Yes! After a long sleep, breakfast is responsible for replacing your liver glycogen, which helps you stay focused and switched-on throughout the morning. Choose your breakfast carefully – sugary breakfast cereals only give you a quick hit and can rapidly wear off. The best bet is to eat some protein combined with carbohydrate to help maintain your alertness throughout the morning. If you find yourself hungry before you have even reached work, you might want to consider eating part of your breakfast at home, and then preparing the remainder to have at work.

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Baffin Island Sun

The midnight Arctic sun never strays from the horizon in this time-exposed shot of Nunavut’s Baffin Island. Some parts of Nunavut endure 24 hours of light from late April until late August and 24 hours of darkness from late October until mid-February.

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Facebook email notifications driving you nuts? Here’s how to turn ‘em off

Ever innocently comment on, say, the latest baby picture from one of your Facebook pals, only to be hit with one email after another—all of them notifying you of everyone else who’s ooohing and ahhing? Yep, it gets a little nuts after awhile.

Well, Facebook’s recent redesign of its account settings page makes it a little easier to pinpoint where the torrent of email notifications is coming from—and how to turn off the spigot. Ready for a little peace and quiet?

1. Go to Facebook, click the Account link in the top-right corner of the page, then select Account Settings.

2. If you’ve ever visited Facebook’s Account Settings page, you’ll notice there’s been a little redecorating going on. Instead of a tabbed box of settings, there’s now a series of headings on the left side of the page, while your current settings (such as your displayed name, primary email, and Facebook address) are in the main column. For now, just click the Notifications option in the left column.

3. On the following page, you’ll see a bunch of settings for all the notification options on Facebook—and better yet, a brief rundown of the most recent notifications you’ve received, making it much easier to zero in on the event that’s triggered any annoying Facebook emails.

4. Find the comment, the calendar event, or the “Like” that’s sparked all the notifications? If so, click the nearby email icon to stop the emails cold. Note that by clicking the icon, you’re turning off all email notifications for a given type of event; unfortunately, you can’t stop notifications for, say, the exact “Oh, how cute!” comment you posted on those baby pictures.

5. Want to turn off other Facebook email notifications while you’re at it? Check out the list of settings below your most recent notifications; here, you’ll find settings for everything ranging from alerts when you’re tagged in a photo (a good notification to leave on, perhaps) to a pending purchase on your Facebook “Credits” account (ditto).

Have more questions about your Facebook settings? Let me know!

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Info: Flag Day of Mexico

The flag of Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spainduring the country’s War of Independence, and subsequent First Mexican Empire. The current flag was adopted in 1968, but the overall design has been used since 1821, when the First National Flag was created. The current law of national symbols, Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem, that governs the use of the national flag has been in place since 1984.

Red, white, and green are the colors of the national liberation army in Mexico. The central emblem is the Aztec pictogram for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), the center of their empire. It recalls the legend that inspired the Aztecs to settle on what was originally a lake-island. The form of the coat of arms was most recently revised in 1968. A ribbon in the national colors is at the bottom of the coat of arms. Throughout history, the flag has changed four times, as the design of the coat of arms and the length-width ratios of the flag have been modified. However, the coat of arms has had the same features throughout: an eagle, holding a serpent in its talon, is perched on top of a prickly pear cactus; the cactus is situated on a rock that rises above a lake. The coat of arms is derived from an Aztec legend that their gods told them to build a city where they spot an eagle on a nopal eating a serpent, which is now Mexico City. The current national flag, the Fourth National Flag, is also used as the Mexican naval ensign by ships registered in Mexico.

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(in Spanish)

La bandera de México es un vertical tricolor de verde, blanco y rojo con el escudonacional de armas cargadas en el centro de la franja blanca. Si bien el significado de los colores ha cambiado con el tiempo, estos tres colores fueron adoptados por la independencia de México de España lo siguiente durante la Primera Guerra del país de la Independencia, y posteriormente Primer Imperio Mexicano. La bandera actual fue adoptada en 1968, pero el diseño general ha sido usado desde 1821, cuando la PrimeraBandera Nacional fue creada. La ley actual de los símbolos nacionales, la Ley deNacional de Armas, la bandera y el himno, que rige el uso de la bandera nacional ha estado en vigor desde 1984.

Rojo, blanco y verde son los colores del Ejército de Liberación Nacional en México. El emblema central es el pictograma azteca de Tenochtitlán (hoy Ciudad de México), el centro de su imperio. Se recuerda la leyenda que inspiró a los aztecas para establecerse en lo que originalmente era un lago de la isla. La forma del escudo de armas fue revisado por última vez en 1968. Una cinta con los colores nacionales se encuentra en la parte inferior del escudo de armas. A lo largo de la historia, la bandera ha cambiado en cuatro ocasiones, como el diseño del escudo de armas y las relaciones de longitud-anchura de la bandera se han modificado. Sin embargo, el escudo de armas ha tenido las mismas características en todo: un águila, sosteniendo una serpiente en su garra, estáencaramado en lo alto de un nopal, el cactus se encuentra en una roca que se eleva por encima de un lago. El escudo de armas se deriva de una leyenda azteca que sus diosesles dijo que para construir una ciudad en la que observar un águila sobre un nopaldevorando una serpiente, que ahora es la Ciudad de México. La actual bandera nacional,la Bandera Nacional En cuarto lugar, también se utiliza como la bandera mexicana naval de buques registrados en México.

The best of the Blowhard

A day, an Organizer hold a competition of “The best of the Blowhard”, and there were some competitors.

Competitor A: “I owned the most luxurious yacht!”

Competitor B: “I owned most luxurious yacht and I have $10 billion property!”

End up, Competitor C became the champion in just a few words: “I was their boss!”