![]() ![]() Get ripped, get jacked, get slim, get sexy, get hot, get abs. Wanna get ripped.” Listen to the macho voice and music and ask yourself: did he really have to be shirtless for this? Beachbody articles for men remind us that “our tops come off, imperfect bodies and all.” The tagline of this T-Nation article is “chances are, you’re either a fat bastard or a skinny slacker.”Īn advertisement for Iron Gym’s pull-up bar depicts an oiled up, dehydrated, shirtless model and begins “Wanna get strong. ”Īnd men are hardly exempt from this treatment. I once attended a marketing conference where the speaker held up “ Get Bikini Body Confident ” as a slogan that “ feel like a pile of shit.” Similarly, this classy “beachbody” article in Cosmo claims that “ You don’t need to bust ass for months to look like a goddess in a bikini. And again, the messages around exercise make us feel terrible. The media and messaging around exercise take advantage of this in the most blatant way possible. There’s a reason “lose weight” was the most popular New Year’s resolution of 2015. Given a choice between six-pack and potbelly, most people would choose six-pack. ![]() The flipside of “exercise sucks” is that most people DO want to be fit. And every time a rep wasn’t deep enough, one would shout at the other: “NOT GOOD ENOUGH! DO IT AGAIN!” The circuit workout they were doing was intense, enough that it caused me to look up and notice. Every rep was precisely counted and tracked. This past New Year’s, I witnessed two women come in to work out every day. ![]() I’ve been working out for years, but I would still probably quit if every workout knocked me on my ass while being screamed at by a “trainer.” Is it any wonder people hate working out?Īnd yet these examples are everywhere in pop culture. I don’t like being called pathetic while I’m at the gym. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be called a “worthless piece of crap” when I work out. One highlight: “you’re not acting strong, you’re acting pathetic!” Famed fitness personality Jillian Michaels is absolutely brutal on the Biggest Loser.BoJack Horseman, the critically acclaimed animated comedy on Netflix, depicts its protagonist struggling on a run, proclaiming “running is terrible, everything is the worst.” Even the encouraging words at the end of this clip imply that exercise needs to suck at first.Here’s a clip of Ted being beaten down by an aggressive trainer in the one episode they do work out. How I Met Your Mother ran for 9 seasons, and regularly made references to the main characters’ laziness.Ever wonder “why do I hate exercise?” This is why. In other words, we constantly learn and relearn that exercise is an exhausting activity worthy of hate. But, as any gym-rat will tell you, exercise can and should be enjoyable.īut for whatever reason, the media we are exposed to on a daily basis glorifies exercise that drives us to the breaking point, showing exercises we “ love to hate ” and an endless barrage of hard-ass trainers. I won’t claim that being super fit is super easy. That a “beachbody” is the result of hundreds of hours of impossible workouts mixed with a carefully regulated diet. And yet, we are constantly told that exercise means endlessly punishing your body in the gym. The fitness industry has a problem: exercise sucks.
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![]() This land became Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, which opened January 1, 1967. Garcia sold the Cape Florida property in 1966 to the state of Florida. The land north of this canal was developed as part of what is now the Village of Key Biscayne. This strip included a canal that had been dug by William Matheson in the 1920s, and which extended from the bay across most of the island. After Áleman died in 1951, his widow, Elena Santeiro Garcia, added to her Cape Florida property by buying an ocean-to-bay strip that had been part of the Matheson property. In 1948 José Manuel Áleman, a Cuban politician in exile, bought the Cape Florida property from the Deering estate. The southern third of Key Biscayne, which included Cape Florida, was owned by James Deering and, after his death, by his brother Charles, for 35 years. Post Office contract branch was opened, the Community Church started holding services in an old coconut-husking shed, and the Key Biscayne Elementary School opened in 1952. Starting in 1951, the Mackle Construction Company offered new homes on the island for US$9,540, with just US$500 down. The remaining Matheson property, stretching across the middle of the island, was then sold off to developers. In 1940 the Matheson family donated over 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of their land to Dade County for a public park (Crandon Park) in exchange for a commitment that the county would build a causeway to the island. ![]() The northern two-thirds of the island had been operated as the largest coconut plantation in the continental United States during the first half of the 20th century. While there had been earlier schemes to develop a town on Key Biscayne, it was not until the opening of the 4-mile-long (6.4 km) Rickenbacker Causeway from Miami to Virginia Key and on to Key Biscayne in 1947 that the island was opened up to large-scale residential development. President Richard Nixon at Key Biscayne's Fourth of July parade in 1969 See also: Early history of Key Biscayne Then U.S. The village is bordered on the north by Crandon Park, a Miami-Dade County park on the south by Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by Biscayne Bay. 1.2 square miles (3.1 km 2) of it are land and 0.5 square miles (1 km 2) of it (27.0%) are water. ![]() Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km 2). Because of its low elevation and direct exposure to the Atlantic Ocean, it is usually among the first Miami areas to be evacuated before an oncoming hurricane.Īccording to the U.S. The village is connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway, originally built in 1947. Key Biscayne lies south of Miami Beach and east of Miami. The village is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. Key Biscayne is an island village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Dealing with aggressive horizontal G-forces can result in broken bones, shifting of organs, and burst blood vessels. Though we contain bones, we’re more than 60 percent water, with only a thin layer of skin protecting many soft organs like the stomach, kidneys, and liver. The danger with G-forces lies in two areas, the first of which is the fact that our body is flexible and soft. We as humans are much better at tolerating horizontal G-forces, or those that are perpendicular to the spine, than we are the head-to-toe, vertical kind. Depending on how you’re sitting, lying, or standing when you experience G-forces, they can occur front-to-back, side-to-side, or top-to-bottom - or vice-versa. These forces are capable of getting much more intense fighter pilots and astronauts, for example, often subject themselves to rapid accelerations to high speeds. Any time you speed up or slow down, they’re there (think being thrown forward against your seatbelt in a rapidly halting car, or when you experience intermittent moments of weightlessness on a theme park ride or on a flight). ![]() ![]() G-forces, short for gravitational forces, act on us a lot more than you’d probably think. But how exactly can acceleration harm us, and how fast can we go before our need-for-speed mentalities get us killed? Things Just Got Heavy ![]() Though they’re capable of providing fun, G-forces are also a formidable foe to the human body, capable of taking us out within a few seconds if we underestimate them. G-forces are a measurement of the type of acceleration that causes weight, like the kind you feel when you’re pressed into your seat during a roller coaster loop. But coaster designers can’t simply throw human bodies into high speeds with abandon - they must also carefully calculate the G-forces at work in order to make sure the coaster is safe. If you’re a roller coaster enthusiast, chances are you’ve been called a “thrill-seeker” or an “adrenaline-junkie.” But what is it about roller coasters that gives the rider a high-impact, thrilling experience? Many cite the high speeds and inversions as the reason they ride the massive metal machines, but in reality, it’s probably the acceleration into these components of the ride that truly creates the experience. The potential difference between the electrodes in a typical Primary AA Battery, which we also call the Battery Voltage, is 1.5V and in the case of a Secondary AA Battery, it is 1.2V. You can get AA Batteries as both Primary and Secondary types. Irrespective of the chemistry of the cell, all AA Batteries are “Dry Cells” as their electrolyte is not liquid (usually a semi-solid gel or paste). Coming to the flat negative terminal, its diameter must be at least 7 mm.ĪA Batteries have only one cell in them but they can have different anode, cathode or electrolyte chemistries and compositions. The height of the positive terminal must be at least 1 mm and its diameter can be up to 5.5 mm. They are the height and diameter of the positive terminal and the diameter of the negative terminal. The diameter of the AA Tube is 13.5 mm minimum and 14.5 mm maximumĪpart from these two, there are two other important dimensions associated with AA Batteries.The height or length of the AA Tube is 49.2 mm minimum and 50.5 mm maximum.The shape of an AA Battery is a small cylinder and hence when we talk about its dimensions, we usually mean its height and diameter.Īmerican National Standards Institute or ANSI formally standardized the size of AA Battery as follows: The term “AA” is only an indication of the size of the Battery i.e., its physical dimensions. Have you ever changed the battery in a wall clock or TV Remote? What battery did you use? Chances of you shopped (either online or in a store) for a tiny cylindrical battery in the name of “AA Batteries”. There are several chemistries, electrode types, electrolytes, shapes, and sizes in both Primary and Secondary Batteries. Hence, we call Primary Batteries Non-Rechargeable Batteries or Disposable Batteries and Secondary Batteries as Rechargeable Batteries. While recharging, we apply electrical energy to rearrange the chemistry of the cells so that we can use them once again. ![]() ![]() While using Secondary Batteries, we use their chemical energy to provide electrical energy to a load. In contrast to this, in a Secondary Battery, we can reverse the electrochemical process by “recharging” them. So, we have to discard these batteries and replace them with new batteries. In a Primary Battery, the electrochemical process is irreversible i.e., once we utilize all its chemical energy, there is no way to reverse it. The basic classification of batteries consists of only two types Primary and Secondary. Technically, a battery consists of one or more cells, the basic electrochemical unit that is made up of electrodes (anode and cathode) and an electrolyte. What is a Battery? A Battery is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy. Can We Use AAA Instead of AAA or Vice-Versa?īefore jumping into the AA vs AAA batteries comparison, let us take things slow and have a brief understanding of battery.Here, we will understand the basics of both AA and AA Batteries, find out their differences, and many more things. To be specific, we are talking about AA and AAA Batteries.Įven today, we find ourselves constantly replacing (and sometimes recharging) these tiny batteries from our wireless mice or keyboards, wall clocks, remote controls, flashlights, test and measurement equipment, etc.Īs these batteries play an important part in our lives, we decided to make a simple guide comparing AA vs AAA Batteries. We are not talking about fancy smartphones or tablets with Lithium-ion batteries but a much more “millennial”. While electric cars and solar power systems are generally the “larger” applications of batteries, we have the small and portable set of applications as well. ![]() But the technological advancement in the last couple of decades has been tremendous. As we are searching for ways to reduce carbon emissions, the combination of renewable energy and batteries is the epicenter of all this. ![]() Romano’s Macaroni Grill has treaded a rocky path in recent years. The Denver-based company employs more than 4,500 people and brought in revenue of about $230 million in 2016. In October, Romano’s Macaroni Grill revealed that it had closed 37 restaurants since the beginning of the year due to unprofitability. There are currently 86 company-owned locations in 22 states, plus 21 franchised units in the U.S. Through the restructuring and turnaround process, the company has firmly re-established itself and the results have been tremendous, which is a testament to the brand, our team and our loyal guests.” “The company has forged the path for Italian dining with ingredients coming straight from Italy and an environment that is focused on genuine hospitality and generosity. ![]() “Macaroni Grill is without a doubt one of the premier Italian dining options in the industry,” Nishant Machado, CRO and CEO of Macaroni Grill, said in a statement. Romano’s Macaroni Grill successfully renegotiated lease terms, the company said, as well as vendor contracts, and also secured $13.5 million in new capital to fund restricting efforts and invest directly into the company “in the form of human capital and systems.” READ MORE: Romano’s Macaroni Grill Files for Bankruptcy Protection Romano’s Macaroni Grill, founded in 1988, said it “successfully leveraged the court administrated restructuring process to shed legacy liabilities and significantly strengthen the company, amid industry headwinds.” Mac Acquisition LLC, the owner of the Italian chain, filed for bankruptcy protection October 18, citing a shift in customer preference and an “overall downturn for the casual dining industry.” The company emerged from bankruptcy on February 15. Romano’s Macaroni Grill announced February 22 it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Yes, Razer products are compatible with Aura Sync. While Aura Sync is not officially compatible with Razer devices, there are a few ways to get Aura Sync to work with Razer devices. Razer is a company that produces a variety of gaming peripherals and accessories. ![]() Aura Sync is compatible with a variety of devices, including keyboards, mice, laptops, motherboards, and graphics cards. It is designed to synchronize the lighting of compatible devices to create an immersive and customizable lighting experience. 8TB usable spaceĦ.after installation is complete go back and run Setup.Aura Sync is a lighting technology developed by Asus.
![]() No matter the season, there are always ideas for ways to get up and get moving on Choosy Kid’s cold weather and warm weather blog posts. Spread the word that February is American Heart Month and get your extended family, friends, teachers and other parents involved in heart healthy activities. ![]() Just keep moving! Sitting for long periods of time increases the risk for obesity and cardiovascular (heart) disease, so get up and move a little bit each hour of the day.įrom ensuring we love and support our children, to making sure they eat the right food and get enough exercise, these are all simple things you can do to help young hearts. You can also go for a bike ride, play at the playground or act out your favorite book or movie. ![]() There are also other Choosy Kids songs that get the heart pumping like the Choosy Cha Cha and I Move Myself from the Choosy Nation CD, just to name a few! Plus, physical activity can be fun and done as a family.Ĭheck out Choosy Kid’s song My Heart Says Thanks (click on the CD link to hear a sample) and dance along to the beats and words. You can check out more blogs like this from a team of 51 other bloggers at the Blogger52Project, brought to you by The Quinntessential Mommy. Listen to samples of well-conceived, fun-filled songs that encourage active learning. Health benefits happen just by having short bursts of activity that accumulate to 30 or 60 minutes each day. to it / Swoop my lady playing Beverly and Mays music / Marry Wells and. Choosy Kids is a company devoted to early learning through music and movement. That doesn’t mean it has to be “exercise”, like running on a treadmill or lifting weights. Get Their Hearts Pumping EverydayĪt least 60 minutes of physical activity is important for everyone, from toddler to adult. The themes on this CD support the Let’s Move Campaign and other health initiatives designed to address the challenges of childhood obesity. Teach young children the dangers of tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, and how even just one cigarette can do harm to their bodies. Quantity + - Add to Cart Formats available This CD includes songs to encourage healthy behaviors. Keep your children away from anyone who is smoking or locations that allow smoking inside. Choosy Women and Cheating Men: Evolution and Human BehaviorTom Shellberg. If your children can smell it, then they are breathing in those toxic hazards. Divine and Moral Songs for Children (Classic Reprint)Isaac Watts. The research is clear that secondhand smoke causes problems for our hearts and lungs. Instead, try to eat more fish, poultry or meat-free alternatives to get your proteins. Additionally, you should limit your intake of red meats. Some fats are actually necessary for our bodies because they create insulation to keep us warm, vitamin and mineral absorption and to protect our organs (like the heart)! Learn more about these fats from Childhood Obesity Prevention Coordinator Kerry McKenzie. Saturated and trans fats are not so good for our hearts, but you shouldn’t try to limit the amount of fats a child does eat before the age of two. Fruits and vegetables are great for young hearts and provide a good source of vitamins that are needed. But sometimes it is hard to encourage children to eat foods that are especially important for their hearts. Serve a Heart-Healthy Dietįood is important for our bodies. Add to Cart Formats available This CD introduces Choosy and the Choosy Kids Club, a very special member-only club for kids who make healthy choices. Let’s start to invest in our children’s hearts, and our own, this month so that they will be saying thanks for years to come by doing these three things: 1. Several songs help practice fundamental motor skills. Choosy Kids: Songs To Encourage Healthy Behaviors In Children Digipak by Choo Product Identifiers. We know that when you take care of your heart, starting at a young age, you will increase the likelihood that you will live a longer life. Very upbeat music with embedded health reminders to encourage children to Be Choosy Be Healthy. Every year, 1 in 4 deaths are caused by heart disease. Baby Lullaby Festival (103) Bert-Åke Varg (93) Best Disney Songs 2020 (128) Billboard Baby Lullabies (125) Caspar Babypants (176) Cedarmont Kids (280) Dr.It is important to focus on our children’s hearts daily because according to, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. “We want people to know that when they come here, something weird might be happening,” explained Nix in May. Belltown already has seen blue-collar and service workers displaced by rising rents, and now the parks. 24 reviews 2 of 5 Fun & Games in Renton Game & Entertainment Centers Closed now 4:00 PM - 2:00 AM Visit website Call Email Write a review What people are saying By Jason Hennig Exciting Arcade Bar Feb 2023 Parking is street-exclusive, so keep in mind you may have to do a short walk to get there. ![]() Oh, and the decor? It's wall-to-wall artwork from over 18 Seattle artists because this is what happens when a prolific Seattle muralist opens a bar, y'all. It’s a place by artists, for artists, and for anyone who would enjoy a boilermaker with a skate video rolling on a big screen or with a Seahawks game on. If you are planning a birthday party or corporate event, make Pinball PA your first call. Avout Vander Werf, who owns the pinball bar Shorty’s, said the closure will sting. It'll be a Thursday in which hundreds will descend to the Belltown bar, pockets heavy with quarters, and hunker down with a shot and a beer, hellbent on setting the high score on those fresh pinball machines.Ĭo-owners Joey Nix and Jeff Rogers, who also runs John John's Game Room on Capitol Hill, will be finally unveiling Jupiter, their sprawling space housing two bars, a full kitchen, and an arcade hall with 16 pinball machines, 10 to 15 stand-up arcade games, and a pool table. JUPITER is an art bar with a large game room located in Belltown, Seattle, WA. Now, there are tons of places to play arcade games around here, but here’s a list of places to start.After 17 long months of mural painting, bar top polishing, and arcade game collecting, Jupiter has finally landed on an official opening date: September 14. Seattle is a hub for professional pinball players, so if you dig the game enough, maybe you’ve found your calling to join the ranks of local pinball masters ! But at a barcade (like Georgetown Pizza and Arcade and the others below ), challenge the wrong person to Xenon pinball and you may find yourself sorely losing to a nationally ranked champion. At a bar with arcade games, you may be able to down a few drinks while playing Big Buck Hunter (like the one at Montana ). Founded by Jeff Rogers and respected Seattle artist Joey Nix, Jupiter is a unique experience combining a gallery type setting, murals and over 40 games in one location. They have games like ski ball, arcade games, and pinball. We’re practically the barcade capital.īefore getting into the spots, I want to specify the difference between a bar with arcade games and a barcade. Jupiter bar is a pretty cool place if you like pinball and video games it has plenty of. Specialties: JUPITER is an art bar with a large game room located in Belltown, Seattle, WA. Shortys was a fun dive bar with quirky decor that we stumbled across. ![]() ![]() This is a pinball bar that serves strong whiskey sours and Chicago-style hot dogs to keep you going as you explore the rows on rows of vintage and new-school machines. If you love gin, this Belltown bar is undoubtedly the place for you, as the menu features about 30 different kinds. Shorty’s is one of the most iconic bars in the city, and it’s where to go if you’re a wizard with two ball flippers and immune to the annoyance of excessive neon lights. And Seattle is a top-shelf city for arcade game lovers, especially pinball fanatics. 2205 2nd Ave 310, Seattle, WA 98121-2002, USA. But now I am, allegedly, an adult, and I can sink as much change into arcade games as I want. ![]() As a kid, I never really got the chance to play arcade games. These mesmerizing beacons of flashing lights and whirring sounds offer satisfying wins and bragging rights. Rob Roy 8.2 2332 2nd Ave (at Battery St), Seattle, WA Cocktail Bar Belltown 96 tips and reviews Jed Brown: Awesome ball of ice for your whiskey on the rocks David Flynn: DME: Rob Roy Old Fashioned w/ Woodinville Whiskey Sam S: Great cocktails. They’re more than just slot machines for children. ![]() These three countries along with Switzerland and Finland are in the top third of rankings in all three outcomes. The Netherlands ranks highest in the league table of outcomes, followed by Denmark and Norway. However, these three countries are included, where possible, throughout the rest of the report. ![]() We were unable to include 3 of the 41 countries – Israel, Mexico and Turkey – in the league table of well-being outcomes due to shortages of data (see note to Figure 3). The rationale for the inclusion of these components, indicators and their sources is explained later in this section. Skills: This dimension focuses both on academic skills – proficiency in reading and mathematics and social skills – feeling able to make friends easily. Physical health: This includes rates of overweight and obesity, which affect children now and in future, and child mortality. Mental well-being: This includes both positive and negative aspects of a child’s mental well-being – life satisfaction and suicide rates. To address these questions, we focus on indicators that directly describe the well-being outcomes of the child. For example, having good health leads to both current and future well-being. And what are their prospects for the future?.How do children experience their lives in the present?.In determining outcomes, the Report Card researchers considered two questions: Download report card 16 View League Table This report reveals children’s experiences against the backdrop of their country’s policies and social, educational, economic and environmental contexts. The evidence from 41 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and European Union (EU) countries tells its own story: from children’s chances of survival, growth and protection, to whether they are learning and feel listened to, to whether their parents have the support and resources to give their children the best chance for a healthy, happy childhood. Focused and accelerated action is needed if these goals are to be met. Even countries with good social, economic and environmental conditions are a long way from meeting the targets set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ![]() For far too many, issues such as poverty, exclusion and pollution threaten their mental well-being, physical health and opportunities to develop skills. REPORT CARD 16 Worlds of Influence: Understanding what shapes child well-being in rich countriesĪ new look at children from the world’s richest countries offers a mixed picture of their health, skills and happiness. It took too long for a Captain underpants show to be made but I'm just glad I lived to see it. But she just has to be SO PERFECT all the time, it's bland and annoying. They wanted someone who can kind of be a foil to George and Harold which is very logical. They wanted to throw in a black girl, which is cool. My biggest negative about this show is Erica. The cast of characters has been expanded greatly and it gives a lot more for each individual episode to play around with I especically like "mah HAAR". None of the original stories survive but I can respect that. They even change the setting for long periods. They mix up the stories by adding some reoccurring elements each season which is admirable. The fast talking narrator makes things even more overwhelming. Too often they design a villain in their comics and BY COINCIDENCDE that villain turns up in real life. Mr Krupp is much more of an idiot than he was before but that makes sense. This special 8 1/2th Anniversary Edition of the book that started the Captain Underpants craze features a lenticular paper-over-board cover and a top-secret. Considering there are like 12 books and over 50 of these episodes, they do get formulaic after a time and there are SO MANY verbose episode and chapter names that I needed to take a break from this show several times. This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing by itself but you really need to get your bearings before you dive into one of these adventures. It’s because Netflix classified the fourth season as its own show.I loved the books as a kid but even I think this is so high glucose that it's actually quite overwhelming. However, you’ll notice that the fourth season is missing. It’s available to stream on Netflix and consists of four seasons. There’s only one Captain Underpants show, and it’s called The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants. How many Captain Underpants shows are there on Netflix? The three movies just listed can also be seen as Netflix specials. Facing one misadventure after another, two rascally fourth-grade pals turn their ornery principal into Captain Underpants, a superhero looking to save the day. Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas (2020).Captain Underpants: Epic Choice-o-rama (2020).The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-Ween (2019).So, there are four movies in total on the streaming platform. ![]() How many Captain Underpants movies are there on Netflix?īesides Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, there are three other Captain Underpants films on Netflix. What other content from the franchise is on the streamer? Find out below. As we mentioned above, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is currently streaming on Netflix. Since the Captain Underpants book series was so successful, it was adapted into animated movies and a television series. There are also several spin-offs, such as Dog Man, a full spin-off book series to the Captain Underpants series. Due to the book series’ success, more and more books came out until the twelfth and final book Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot. The first book, The Adventures of Captain Underpants, was published in 1997 and quickly became a hit. ![]() Netflix carries several other Captain Underpants movies and even an animated TV series.īut before there were films and TV shows, Captain Underpants was just an illustrated children’s book series by American author Dav Pilkey. ![]() But that’s not the only Captain Underpants content on the streaming platform. ![]() The streaming giant released it on July 10, and tons of people are already watching it. I don’t know if you know, but Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is available to stream on Netflix. |
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