Where is the next Rainbow Gathering? Rainbow Gatherings are not festivals. They’re intentional gatherings of all kinds of people who come together for a month somewhere in nature to cook together, sing around the fires, make workshops, share experiences and generally come together as ‘a family’. Some people see the Rainbow Gatherings as a manifestation of a new consciousness as a tribe of many colours gathers to bring in a New Age upon the earth, fulfilling ancient Hopi Indian prophecies. Others see it as an opportunity to hang out in nature for a month and have a great time. Either way the Rainbow Gatherings are unique events in that there’s no commerce of any kind, no alcohol, and there’s nobody in charge. Rainbow Gatherings usually last for a month (a cycle of the moon) and are held all over the world and are particularly strong in Europe. Here is a book about the Rainbow Gatherings in Europe with some chapters online. Calendar of Rainbow Gatherings 2016 March Germany Spring Rainbow Gathering March 9 – April 7 April May June July
Learn Spanish, French and other languages for free While I agree, Portuguese originates from Portugal, having the Brazilian flag does better indicate what variety of portuguese they are teaching. I want to make a two points to people who keep repeating the same statements: 1. Brazil has 200 million people, Portugal has 10 million. RESPONSE: So? Does Duolingo exist to teach Brazilians and Pork n Cheese the language? 10 Essential Strength Exercises for Runners We asked our experts to come up with 10 essential strength exercises for runners. Worried about fitting this routine into your training schedule? Don’t worry, these 10 exercises take 30 minutes to complete and can be done twice a week. Planks Prop yourself up on your elbows with your feet slightly apart. Modifications: Plank variations include: side planks to target obliques, single leg planks, spider planks, mountain climber planks, and supine planks. Repetitions: 3 to 5 Muscles worked: core, lower back, shoulders Lower-Body Russian Twist Lie on your back with your upper legs perpendicular to the floor and your knees bent 90-degrees. Modification: To make it harder, keep your legs straight. Repetitions: 10 to 12 Muscles worked: core More: Looking for a runner-focused workout? Scorpion Get into pushup position but with your feet on a bench. Modifications: To make it easier, do step one of the exercise, twisting in just one direction. Repetitions: As many as you can in 30 seconds Back Extensions
What Causes Autism? What We Know, Don’t Know And Suspect One of the great and enduring mysteries of autism is what causes the brain to develop so differently. The behavioural differences of many individuals with autism are so apparent that it seems intuitive that the causes would also be obvious. But research over the past 70 years has indicated this isn’t so. Into this knowledge gap have come all sorts of weird and wacky ideas about the causes of autism: television, power lines, vaccines and sex position during conception. In the 1950s and 1960s, there was a widely held belief that autism was caused by parental coldness towards the child. Leo Kanner, the man who first described the behaviours that characterise autism, explored “a genuine lack of maternal warmth” as a possible explanation for autism. Several eminent scientists eventually extinguished the myth. Since this time, research has focused on biological factors that may lead to autistic behaviours. Genetics Twin studies provided the first evidence autism may be genetic.
English-Portuguese <CENTER><a href=" English-Portuguese Vocabulary Quizzes Quizzes to Help You Learn and Review Vocabulary This is a part of The Internet TESL Journal's Activities for ESL Students <HR NOSHADE SIZE=99><h1>Warning</h2><B>These quizzes require a JavaScript-enabled browser. Would you like to help? All quizzes are written by volunteers.If you are interested in contributing to this project, please download the template.txt to see how it is done.
Size Doesn't Matter - But Your Technique Does (For Running, That Is) When I signed up for my first ultramarathon, I started training like crazy. I hired a personal trainer and a strength coach to kick my butt into high gear twice a week. For months I ran, biked, squatted, pressed, lunged, and lifted my way towards ultramarathon fitness. I was in the best shape of my life. I started developing all sorts of injuries, from pains in my knee to stress fractures to tendonitis. I was devastated, but also too stubborn to give up. Over the months I had spent working on every aspect of my body, I hadn’t spent a single minute working on the way my body moved. So that you can avoid the same mistakes I made, I’ve written down my top five basic pointers on running technique: 1. Generally speaking, you want to be running with your head in a neutral position, looking forward, and with your shoulders down and back. 2. This one is a big one, so pay attention: the vast majority of you are probably overstriding. 3. Cadence goes hand-in-hand (or foot-in-foot!) 4. 5.
www.lushprojects.com - Circuit Simulator This electronic circuit simulator is highly interactive giving the feeling of playing with real components. It's very helpful for experimentation and visualization. Best of all, thanks to the power of HTML5, no plug-ins are required! The original implementation, in Java, belongs to Paul Falstad who kindly gave his permission for me to build this port. Click here to open the simulator in a full window. How to use this When the simulator starts up you will see an animated schematic of a simple LRC circuit. To turn a switch on or off, just click on it. There are three graphs at the bottom of the window; these act like oscilloscopes, each one showing the voltage and current across a particular component. The "Circuits" menu contains a lot of sample circuits for you to try. Some circuits, eg Basics->Potentiometer, contain potentiometers or variable voltage sources. Here's a video to help you get started. Drawing and Editing Circuits Components may be moved and resized in the selection mode.
Languages - Portuguese - Talk Portuguese - A video introduction to Portuguese Can't Touch Your Toes? Find and Fix the Root of the Problem Stand with your feet together. Keep your knees locked. Slowly bend forward and touch your toes. Can you reach them? If not, that means your hamstrings are too tight and they need stretching. Wait. Just because the hamstrings are tight doesn't mean they need stretching. Decreased mobility and poor stability force your body to compensate with problematic movement patterns. The Standing Toe Touch The standing toe touch test is part of a breakout series of movements from the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) created by Gray Cook, Greg Rose, and Kyle Kiesel. When a hip is locked down due to decreased mobility, hinging at the hip joint efficiently becomes difficult. Put your feet together. Either: You can touch your toes. Standing Assessment The test requires no equipment. Put your feet together. How did it feel? Seated Assessment Now we go to the ground to see if range of motion changes in a seated position. Sit down on the ground with legs in front, knees and feet together. Summary
The Most Important Design Jobs Of The Future Yesterday's graphic designers are today's UX designers. Will tomorrow's UX designers be avatar programmers, fusionists, and artificial organ designers? Yes, according to the illustrious roster of design leaders we spoke with here. Design has matured from a largely stylistic endeavor to a field tasked with solving thorny technological and social problems, an evolution that will accelerate as companies enlist designers for increasingly complex opportunities, from self-driving cars to human biology. "Over the next five years, design as a profession will continue to evolve into a hybrid industry that is considered as much technical as it is creative," says Dave Miller, a recruiter at the design consultancy Artefact. Here are 18 of the most important design jobs of the future, as identified by the men and women who will no doubt do much of the hiring. The next "big thing" is not a thing. We are very close to being able to reproduce artificial biologically fitted tissues.
Fun With Brazilian Portuguese by Fernando Nonohay Fun with Brazilian Portuguese will teach you the structures and vocabulary you need to know to be able to communicate in practical situations in Brazil. You will learn the tricks to speak in a more natural and confident manner and also how to understand how Brazilians really speak in day-to-day colloquial conversation. This course is for: People going to Brazil on holiday or for work and need to learn the basics to be able to get by in day-to-day situations.People who will be going to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup and/or 2016 Summer Olympic Games either to watch or to work in these events, but have no knowledge of the language.People who have Brazilian partners/family/friends and would like to be able to speak Portuguese with them. People who love all things Brazilian and would love to start learning the language!People who already have some knowledge of Brazilian Portuguese but would like to revise the most common structures and vocabulary for day-to-day situations.
The Single Secret to Becoming a Better Runner Do you want to know the secret to becoming a better runner? Become more efficient. That’s it. Overly simplified, yes, but that is it. An Example of Excellent Running Technique All that training you are doing develops efficiency in one way or another. There is no better place to find excellent running technique than at the Ironman World Championships where even the tiniest inefficiencies can make or break the race. Mirinda managed to put the pedal down in the marathon to close down more than a fourteen-minute gap and bring home the victory. From the Bottom Up When you watch Mirinda run it is smooth and with little wasted motion. How do you get there yourself? Feet: Ground Contact Time and Vertical Oscillation In running, you only have one point of contact at any time, making it the primary battleground for controlling your forward momentum. That may sound minuscule, but for a runner able to do 10km in forty minutes, it would result in a one-minute improvement. How to Optimize GCT and VO
I, robot. You, unemployed One evening last autumn, four experts in the field of artificial intelligence arrived in Westminster with an urgent message for our government. There’s a robot revolution on the way, they said, and unless we prepare for it we’re in trouble. The briefing was a quiet affair — I was one of only a few journalists invited, for fear of headlines like ‘The Terminator is coming’. The four experts spoke in turn, each about a different point in the future, like biblical prophets warning of the End Times. How do we ensure these brilliant robots don’t turn against us? I peered about in the hope of catching policy wonks scribbling memos such as: ‘Must action plan to prevent robot world domination.’ The next seer had a less apocalyptic vision, but it was perhaps more frightening for being so immediate and inevitable. To grasp the scale of the problem and how very imminent it is, look at America. Now consider the fact that Daimler has just unveiled its first self-driving truck.