Don't Let Anxiety Hold You Back From Living Your Dreams
Does anxiety lead you to hesitate and second-guess yourself? When you think of starting a new project or going into a group situation with people you don’t know, do you feel butterflies in your stomach or a sense of dread? Do you come up with lots of reasons not to do a potentially fun or profitable activity that has some degree of risk, like joining a hiking club or volunteer organization posting your dating profile online, getting fit, starting a blog, or turning your hobby into a small business? Do you do tons of research but not take the next step to turn your ideas into action? If this is you, anxiety and excessive caution may be getting in your way and stopping you from going after your dreams and living a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Avoidance feeds on itself and makes you less confident, while getting started and taking action creates a positive cycle that naturally helps your anxiety go down. But where do you begin? The strategies below provide a roadmap for moving forward and taking the first step towards the life you long for!
Your anxiety is likely wired in as part of your temperament and won’t just go down on it’s own. Our human brains are hard-wired not to like uncertainty, unpredictability and change and some of us are just anxiety-prone by nature. However, when you take action towards your goals despite the anxiety and you actually survive the experience, your brain begins to label uncertainty as less dangerous. Over time, you build a sense of self-efficacy - you begin to see yourself as someone who can take action and be successful even when you're feeling anxious.
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The Power of Love
Love is as critical for your mind and body as oxygen. It's not negotiable. The more connected you are, the healthier you will be both physically and emotionally. The less connected you are, the more you are at risk.
It is also true that the less love you have, the more depression you are likely to experience in your life. Love is probably the best antidepressant there is because one of the most common sources of depression is feeling unloved. Most depressed people don't love themselves and they do not feel loved by others. They also are very self-focused, making them less attractive to others and depriving them of opportunities to learn the skills of love.
There is a mythology in our culture that love just happens. As a result, the depressed often sit around passively waiting for someone to love them. But love doesn't work that way. To get love and keep love you have to go out and be active and learn a variety of specific skills.
Most of us get our ideas of love from popular culture. We come to believe that love is something that sweeps us off our feet. But the pop-culture ideal of love consists of unrealistic images created for entertainment, which is one reason so many of us are set up to be depressed. It's part of our national vulnerability, like eating junk food, constantly stimulated by images of instant gratification. We think it is love when it's simply distraction and infatuation.
One consequence is that when we hit real love we become upset and disappointed because there are many things that do not fit the cultural ideal. Some of us get demanding and controlling, wanting someone else to do what we think our ideal of romance should be, without realizing our ideal is misplaced.
It is not only possible but necessary to change one's approach to love to ward off depression. Follow these action strategies to get more of what you want out of life—to love and be loved.
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When the Roman poet Catullus wrote about devouring the road
When the Roman poet Catullus wrote about devouring the road, he meant it as a metaphor for journeying. The prospect of physically extracting energy from the roadway may just become a reality, though, if the U.K. government pulls off the test run of a promising new tool.
Off-road trials of “dynamic wireless power transfer” technology are expected to start later this year and run for 18 months, Highways England and Transport Minister Andrew Jones announced. The government will install the devices under test roads and in vehicles, and determine if the charging could work on Britain’s busiest roadways. Mobile charging would solve one of the biggest hurdles to electric vehicle use — staying charged on long drives.
The U.K. has already tested a bunch of different approaches to this technology and identified versions that work and are ready to manufacture. In basic terms, the system has power lines connected to coils under the surface of a road, which then transmit the electricity through the air to a receiver coil in a car. Simply driving down the stretch of road in a properly-equipped electric or hybrid-electric vehicle will power up the batteries.
The power transfer could potentially work for all types of vehicles, the report notes, and since it goes under the road, it won’t require building any contraptions above ground that could increase risks of collision or electric shock. The wireless transfer is less cluttered and invasive than the overhead cables used for city trains, trolleys, and a prototype zero-emission highway in L.A.
If this works for the highways of Britain, it just might change the game for long-distance EV travel. A full charge of BMW’s i3, for instance, lasts 81 miles; it’s 84 miles for the Nissan Leaf and 38 miles gas free for the Chevy Volt. Those ranges are enough to cover most daily commutes, but insufficient for long road trips. Stopping for hours to charge up on the side of a highway isn’t going to make you feel much better about saving the earth. Picking up a charge without stopping, though, is one of the cooler things you could ask for from automotive refueling practices.
Charging roads could pair well with another developing technology: street surfaces that generate their own power with solar panels. The Dutch SolaRoad bike path does that for a few hundred feet; in the U.S., Solar Roadways technology is planning for tests in sidewalks and parking lots in Idaho. Perhaps the smart roads of the future will not just make their own energy from the sun but transmit it wirelessly to a zippy fleet of EVs.
Today is the official memorial day
Today is the official memorial day for China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Now, let's take a look at why September 3rd was chosen and made a national holiday.
Japan's announcement of surrender actually happened on August 15th, 1945. A little after noon, Japanese emperor Hirohito announced his country's acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, and its unconditional surrender. The message was broadcast across the nation over radio.
However, without the formal signing over the terms of the surrender, it didn't have any legal standing. So, on September 2nd, representatives from Japan, China and eight other Allied powers gathered on the deck of the USS "Missouri" in Tokyo Bay. They signed on the Japanese instrument of surrender. The ceremony over 20 minutes, and it was broadcast throughout the world.
The next day, September 3rd, the Japanese army in China formally surrendered to the Chinese government. The whole of China was in jubilation. Celebrations were held across the country. It marked the first outright victory over a foreign invasion in Chinese modern history. Therefore, September 3rd was chosen, at the time, as the official victory day.
However, after the founding of New China in 1949, the victory day was reset to August 15th, the date Japan announced unconditional surrender. But two years later, the then-Government Administrative Council switched it back to September 3rd.
In 2014, China's top legislative body ratified September 3rd as the "Victory Day of Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression". It then officially became a national holiday when it was announced that memorial activities would be held every year going forward. It's hoped the ratification will help people reflect on the war; commemorate the heroic sacrifices; and express China's firm stance of safeguarding national sovereignty, territorial solidarity and world peace.
Iron Hammer has led China & USA to multiple Finals
Lang Ping helped China reclaim the World Cup trophy after a 12-year drought, and throughout her career, whether as a player or coach, the Iron Hammer has long been known for her persistence, a trait which has now helped her team return to the top of their sport.
China's coach Lang Ping (C, front) celebrates with players during the awarding ceremony of 2015 Women's Volleyball World Cup in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 6, 2015. China beat Japan in the final by 3-1 and claimed the title of the event. Widely regarded as the top outside hitter in the history of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Lang Ping racked up numerous accolades during her storied playing career, helping the country win two World Cups, Olympic gold, and one World Championship between 1981 and 1985.
But things haven't gone as smoothly during the Iron Hammer's coaching tenures, as her squads failed to claim any major trophies prior to this weekend, and her current unit has been battered by injuries, including heart problems knocking captain Hui Ruoqi out of action.
"We experienced some unexpected situations before heading to Japan. I was kind of agitated, but managed to contain my feelings, as I realized I had to face those problems. That allowed me to coach the team and focus on every match," Lang said.
Prior to Sunday's success in Tokyo, Lang had led the PRC to three major tournament finals, but never won a title.
After guiding her home nation's team from 1995 through 1998, the Iron Hammer took charge of the USA ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she helped the Stars & Stripes finish second to Brazil.
Lang then started her second spell as China's coach in 2013, but the squad fell short in the closing match of last year's World Championship, adding more pressure ahead of this competition.
"This was my job. I needed to control my emotions. We're a united team that keep making progress. I'm very happy we have secured a spot in the Rio Olympics, but we need to start from zero," she said.
And the squad's start in Japan, which included overcoming the absence of captain Hui, has led China back to the top of the volleyball world, a position the ladies hope to maintain all the way through next summer's Olympics.
Spending too much time online can increase your risk of catching a cold or the flu, scientists have warned.
Those with greater levels of internet addiction are more likely to succumb to illness, than those who spend fewer hours online.researchers at the universities of Swansea and Milan believe the reason lies in the fact people with an internet addiction are more secluded, and as a result have weakened immune systems. They said the lack of interaction with other people and less time spent outside exposing themselves to germs played a role.
Past studies have also found people who spend more time online experience greater sleep deprivation, have worse eating habits, engage in less exercise and tend to smoke and drink more alcohol. These behaviours can harm their immune system and increase vulnerability to diseases.
Professor Phil Read, from Swansea University, said: 'We found that the impact of the internet on people's health was independent of a range of other factors, like depression, sleep deprivation, and loneliness, which are associated with high levels of internet use and also with poor health.'
Researchers evaluated 500 people aged 18 to 101 years old. They found that those who reported problems with excessive use of the internet also suffered more cold and flu symptoms than those who spent less time online. Around 40 per cent of the sample reported mild or worse levels of internet addiction - a figure which did not differ between males and females.
people who have greater levels of internet addiction had around 30 per cent more cold and flu symptoms than those with less problematic internet usage. And researchers found people who are addicted to the internet may suffer from great stress when they are disconnected from the net. This cycle of stress and relief associated with internet addiction may lead to altered levels of cortisol, a hormone that impacts on the immune system, Professor Read and his team noted.
Professor Read said: 'It may also be that those who spend a long time alone on the internet experience reduced immune function as a result of simply not having enough contact with others and their germs.' The team found most people reported using the internet on average for six hours a day.
Meanwhile, a minority admitted to being online for more than 10 hours a day - usually using social media sites. And researchers noted differences between the way men and women use the internet. Women showed a propensity to use social media sites and shop online, while men were more likely than women to use the internet for gaming and pornography.
Smart palm tree from Dubai can charge your cell phone and have WiFi
Smart palm trees have been installed and are ready for use in Dubai this summer enabling beach goers and park visitors to have limitless power and internet access on their mobile phones.
Soaking up the sun during the day, these state-of-the-art trees store energy to be discharged in the evening.
On each tree, there are eight charging points and WiFi ranges for 100 metres in any direction.
Smart Palm is the company behind this ingenious endeavour and have so far set up two - one on Surf Beach and another in a park near the waterfront.
The company plans to plant them in 103 locations around Dubai as part of a contract with the city. Towering at 20 feet high and with leaves measuring 18 square meters, the high-tech palms, understandably, are also equipped with screens and security cameras. However, the cost to use the powerful palm has not yet been decided.
And while they may be useful to sneak some shade under during the day, it's at night that passersby will undoubtedly flock. Best of all? The company insists that the trees can charge your batteries two and a half times faster than your home charger.
So it is so perfect for a night to go out on the town.
