Interesting Links for 17-06-2024
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andrewducker- 1. Welsh Labour councillor quits party after learning it hid evidence that cleared him of complaint
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- 2. On Wikipedia and how it works
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- 3. Why some cities (including Edinburgh) are banning fossil fuel advertisements
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- 4. Frankly, Labour are going to stomp this election, so vote for whoever you like. But if you want tactical voting advice for your constituency here it is
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- 5. Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to incite fear of China vaccines
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- 6. What is Box Breathing? (This helped me sleep when I was stressed)
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- 7. Australia and New Zealand explicitly reject Cass review (joining USA and Canada)
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- 8. Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths
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- 9. Small modular nuclear reactors are over-budget, taking years longer to build, and are never getting built.
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- 10. £130m Dundee Eden Project set for approval
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Date: 2024-06-17 11:20 am (UTC)7 humans can also be sensible
6 - my natural breath rhythm is 6-7 breaths per minute, and ALWAYS from the diaphragm. No idea why, always been like this. I have a tiny ribcage and small lungs ("like a 12yr old" - an 80's 12 yr old at that!). There isn't much of me, maybe I just dont need much oxygen! I get to sleep really well, funnily enough.
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Date: 2024-06-17 01:03 pm (UTC)6) I love box breathing. However, I want to add that it can feel stressful, particularly if you're not used to it or you already are in a stressful situation where box breathing doesn't work for you (like it requires too much thinking or it adds to the stress because you can't do it "right"). In this case, there are other breathing techniques that can come more easily (like several Pranayama ones for example).
8) Let's also remember that other countries have left migrants for dead (by ignoring their calls for help) or actively harmed and killed ones: France, Spain, Lybia,...