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Not sure if you can get into this link. About a 60-yr. guy who wants to ice skate better for hockey. In pursuit of the perfect stride, I trained with a world-class skating coach - and it worked - The Globe and Mail His skating is coached by a former Olympic figure skater. Various techniques and below how the brain learns on new movements. According to a neuroscientist, Gallucci: But the brain “doesn’t care about your goals, your hopes, your dreams.” It cares about its own survival as an organism. It is content with the status quo. This is especially true as we age. So the brain by its nature sets up hurdles. How to overcome? Part of it is the mindset. The self-belief. Gallucci said he has encountered many people even at age 30 with a self-limiting belief structure about their ability to learn new things or adopt new tasks. Part of it is the consistency and repetition. “Consistency over time is critical to creating the neuroplastic changes that we need,” he says. Gallucci has taken part in a project in which imaging machines showed how the brains of professional athletes are wired in real time. “The thing that makes an athlete an athlete when it comes to this sort of skill acquisition is the efficiency of movement.” The brain, he said, craves efficiency. Consistency drives the emergence of efficiency. And you want to keep it fun. That activates reward centres in the brain, which makes it more likely your brain will adopt the behaviour. Also, visualization helps. Watching, say, 10 minutes a day of good skating. He calls this “hacking the system.” “You can actually build the fibres [in neural networks] because large portions of the brain don’t know the difference between whether you’re doing it or not doing it.” And the visualization continues when you sleep. You learn while you sleep. “When you’re trying to build skill acquisition, that mostly happens during sleep.” He likens this process to a tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Among different parts of the brain, “there’s a banter at night that goes back and forth ... that solidifies the learning.”

Across the street, is an expensive private nursing home.... one does see ambulance often enough. @petitepedal For the people who stay to live until end/hospice, the "younger" folks live at least around 10 years after they move in the condo complex?

Generally speaking, I prefer to get food poisioning in North America. The public health rules here are stricter or at least food prep.

The 3-body problem has small elements of real Chinese modern history...totalitarian govn't, Cultural Revolution 1960's to early 1970's. Innocent people were tortured/throw into jail. Temples, churches destroyed and colleges/universities shut down. Students ordered and sent to work in farming communes. People made up lies about their family members, neighbours to protect their own azz. Reign of terror for real. Just saving you from reading any real history.

You're a dedicted and busy grandparent.

I think you're right...it's probably a normal sibling relationship. Some friction, then it's over for awhile and might creep occasionally. Then goes away again. We forget a sibling sees the some of the worst and some of the best of ourselves. It's still only 1 part of a person that a sibling sees/knows. Other things they don't know especially in adult years when away.

Hopefully he and brother will reconcile. It will require lots of time and work..ie. listening and dialogue.

@BuffJim You'll land whatever father-daughter dance song. Just make sure daughter and hubby has Lauper's Girls Wanna Fun... everyone will want to dance to this.

Everyone's jaw was dropping, including mine. They truly looked like one another. I wish I thought of asking their names, whether English names plus Chinese names. (assuming they were Chinese, which in Toronto at that time, they dominated the Asian population). Grandpa was clearly proud of the attention.

I think I've given this story before: Over 3 decades ago, after I got onto a Toronto subway train, I noticed alot of the train car passengers were looking in our direction at end of car. An Asian grandfather was seated with his triplet grand daughters. It was incredible to see...identical triplets. I believe 1 of the managers at my former employer, has triplets after he and wife had lst daughter.

1. Next month, local uni. has free public lecture on above topic - 3 speakers. So put myself on waiting list. Whatever. Methinks a lecture hall will probably minimally seat up at least 100 or more. If you can imagine: 9-4 pm. 2. @ local indie film festival. 1 of the films is: animation, 110 min. long. I can only imagine sorta fun commentary for reality. An animated allegory. Maybe I'm getting old..for a film animation story that has to pound a message. OK. Well, cursin' is truly in the ear of those who understand the language. Join a cast of actors for a live script reading of the upcoming feature-length sci-fi creature comedy LITTLE FRIGGERS, featuring the most foul-mouthed aliens in the galaxy trying to save humanity in a town that’s outlawed swearing. This is a FREE event, open to the public, and a great opportunity to experience a film in the early stages of development. There will be a Q&A following the reading and the production team is open to script feedback. ABOUT THE FILM Ten year-old Riley lives in the sleepy, swear-free town of Bonner's Butte, and she has just joined the Anti-Swear Squad, a volunteer school patrol that protects the town from foul language. But when Riley learns her favourite teacher has been cussing up a storm, she discovers an intergalactic parasite has invaded the town and no one is safe. Just when she seems powerless to stop the invaders from enslaving the human race, she’s visited by some pint-sized catlike extraterrestrials called the Fucknoids, who bring advanced weaponry, fearless attitudes, and the foulest mouths anyone’s ever heard. In a Technicolor battle for the ages, Riley and the Friggers must convince the people of Bonner’s Butte that swearing is caring if they have any hope of saving the town with a Power Rangers-style weapon that’s the last line of defense against the interstellar horror.

Yup. She needs to stay there, not move in you folks.

Your MIL is a such strange, desperate person. I guess she also doesn't have hardly any woman friends. 'Cause that is the other way if a woman feels low, is to have 1-2 good female friends. Or they don't understand her crazy ways either but also put up with her.

I've seen 1-2 courses from the exercise perspective...for learning how to pole dance. Need enough upper body strength. Those gals must do arm and leg weightlifting also. Plus core.

I have not followed this closely on the hush money. That includes lawyers' fees?

Take some pics for us!

Quite unusual for that many twin sets in an extended family. i heard of twins with my last employer. They would have been hired separately— 1 a transportation engineer & other IT systems person. And they were Asian.

I've never seen any show of Bones after reading the Wikipedia summary for it. Six Feet Under is a bit different with a family characters' slant to it, with subplots in addition to the unusual death case / episode.

@MoseySusan Well, sometimes Wikipedia isn't always "accurate". The entry is very effusive. The more I remember the series, in general (not specific plots) since that was a long time ago, now I think you would enjoy it and some other folks here too. It is fearless in its approach to storytelling and, far more often than not, succeeds in the risks it takes" and "there is much to admire about this series, including top-notch performances, artful direction and creative storytelling that employs various techniques, including dream sequences and parody commercials. Best of all, though, is Ball's introspection and the insight he provides about society, the funeral industry, and family relationships."[33

That is becoming close to hot. It doesn't seem quite normal at your end for this time of yr.

We're 61 F. I was out riding about 6 hrs. ago @ close to zero. Temperatures in our area can rise fast in a few hrs.

7 years for detective drama series is a good run these recent years. I found the characterization of Sherlock interesting and for sure, initially viewers probably had to take time to get into his character. I've only seen a couple of shows. Did you ever see the series "Six Feet Under". About a guy who runs his family's funeral home which of course, the show features a plot involving unusual death circumstances. Then substories about his slightly depressed girlfriend, etc. I enjoyed the series at that time.

Yes, there are some bks., I've read twice. I consider that a very worthwhile purchase before giving them away. What is interesting, there a number of books that I have that are titles out of print. Not even necessarily in e-book or at a very high (obscene) price. Shockingly expensive now.

Lovely stuffed chairs in that photo. After moving twice with my possessions and furniture in Canada to each location 1,000+ km. apart, I have less interest in browsing in 2nd hand shops. I never had interest even before those major home relocations. That includes clothes. I was never a consignment clothing shop either. Latter is unsatisfactory experience since I'm petite in frame and short. Over the decades, I've ended up giving away stuff. Right now, it's slowly giving away books. SQW collectively could have a rousing barn sale of used stuff!

by ocean beach in shade as no. 1 choice, followed by mountain lake deck. I see no thrill to relax by a pool. I can't swim anyway so that is completely lost in appreciation on me.