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This ‘Napercise’ Class Teaches Tired Adults How To Nap Properly

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This ‘Napercise’ Class Teaches Tired Adults How To Nap Properly

Napping is both a talent and a skill, an ability you must train and develop if to be accomplished adequately. Yet in our infinite bustling world, with our mythology of hard work and success, sleep has become a deprived resource. Everyone is sacrificing sleep to make up for lost time and it’s resulting in a legion of bushy-eyed workers. That’s why one UK gym thought they should try and teach napping classes. Your new gym routine could include 15 minutes of stretching and a 45-minute nap session under an “ideal temperature.”

The promotional video claims that “napercise” can “reinvigorate the mind, improve moods, and even burn the odd calorie.” Plus it looks damn relaxing sleeping on marshmallow cloud and wearing fresh sleeping masks.

As Dreams sleep expert Kathryn Pickerson, who is collaborating with David Lloyd Gyms on the class, said to The Independent, “Sleep is a lot more important than people realise. We tend to focus on the short-term effects such as being tired or lacking concentration but it is also essential for our long-term physical and mental wellbeing too.


“In addition to a lack of sleep bringing with it a higher risk of developing anxiety or depression, when we are sleep deprived we lack the energy to exercise regularly and also the mental clarity to make good decisions about the food we eat, which could negatively impact our physical health in the long-run.”

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Arkansas Unanimously Passes Statewide Medical Marijuana Regulations

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Arkansas Unanimously Passes Statewide Medical Marijuana Regulations

Arkansas passed another hurdle in its landmark path to constructing a statewide medical marijuana protocol. This past Thursday the state’s Board of Health unanimously approved rules and regulations with regards to marijuana registration cards as well as testing and labeling the product.

Those applying for cards will require state-issued identification and provide written certification from a doctor to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. Symptoms included under these guidelines are Crohn’s disease, cancer, arthritis, chronic pain, and more. Those under the age of 18 can still apply for a card but will need parental consent to obtain the card.

The regulations set forth will also allow visitors carrying cards from outside legalized states to purchase medicinal marijuana within Arkansas. It will also authorize caregivers to purchase marijuana on behalf of those suffering from ailments.

Arkansas voters passed the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment in November, legalizing the sale and possession of medical marijuana within the state. The amendment made Arkansas the first Bible Belt state to vote yes on legalizing marijuana of any kind.

These state regulations will now move on to the Legislative Council for final approval in May, the Department of Health’s chief attorney Robert Brech said to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission, created by the amendment, passed rules for licensing of cannabis cultivation facilities and dispensaries. They are expected to begin accepting license applications starting July 1.

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7 Veggies You Need To Make Into Chips Right Now

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7 Veggies You Need To Make Into Chips Right Now

It might not be as fun as having a surplus of leftover chocolate lying around, but having extra veggies in your pantry doesn’t have to be a telltale sign that a weekend of canning is in your future. And you can ditch the vegetable stew idea (it’s almost summer). There is a way easier and interesting way to utilize your vegetables that even your kids will love. Do what everyone else does with healthy foods: turn them into sinful snacks! Sinful tasting, that is. Here are 7 vegetables that make excellent chips.

Beets

The worst part about making beet chips is that they turn your hands purple. Outside of that, it’s basically a slice and bake game. Here’s what we all look like when we try to make beet chips for the first time.

 

Kale

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the stems from the kale and tear the leaves into chip size pieces. Put the leaves in a bowl and add some oil to coat (about 2 Tbsp). Massage the oil into the kale. Add whatever spices you’d like (salt, pepper, cayenne, nutritional yeast, etc).

Bake at 300-degrees for about 20 minutes or until crispy. 

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Sweet Potatoes

A great source of vitamin A (beta-carotene), these chips are better than pie. Chowhound insists the secret ingredient to making these chips is adding a splash of vinegar before baking.

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Snow Peas

The Smart Cookie has a parmesan crisp recipe (so much for eating healthy) that involves just a few steps: Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, salt, and garlic powder.

Bake for 15 minutes or until they start turning golden brown. Flip the veggies and sprinkle with parm. Bake for another 5 to 10 minutes or until crisp.

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Carrots

Lovely alone or with other vegetable friends, the bright orange color of carrots makes a bowl of veggie chips shine. Try this recipe that involves just about everything in this list.

 

Taro

This underutilized, fiber-full root fruit can be made sweet or savory. A great alternative to potatoes, you can make these chips in about 30 minutes just by drizzling with oil and salt and popping into the oven.

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Nori

All you need is a store bought sheet of nori, some olive oil and salt. The recipe only takes a couple of minutes from beginning to end.

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Gossip: Justin Bieber’s Top-Secret Rider Demands; Prince Philip Stepping Down From Public Duties

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Gossip: Justin Bieber’s Top-Secret Rider Demands; Prince Philip Stepping Down From Public Duties

REALLY!? What does Justin Bieber demand when he heads to a city to play some shows? It’s been REVEALED!

The singer is demanding a Rolls Royce for transportation, a Jacuzzi to help him unwind before he goes on stage and TWO hotels for his entire team!

If that’s not enough, a ping pong table and massage therapist will be flown in to make sure he stays stress free throughout his trip.

He’ll also have a private jet and helicopter to go sightseeing whenever he feels like it.

And his all-white dressing room must be stocked with 24 bottles of alkaline water and ranch-coated vegetables — wow!

The Duke of Edinburgh Stepping Down From Public Duties

Prince Philip is retiring from public life. The 95-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth is to step down from his duties as her public consort after 70 years of service.

A short statement issued Thursday morning by Buckingham Palace read, “His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has decided that he will no longer carry out public engagements from the autumn of this year. In taking this decision, The Duke has the full support of The Queen.

“Prince Philip will attend previously scheduled engagements between now and August, both individually and accompanying The Queen. Thereafter, The Duke will not be accepting new invitations for visits and engagements, although he may still choose to attend certain public events from time to time. The Duke of Edinburgh is Patron, President or a member of over 780 organisations, with which he will continue to be associated, although he will no longer play an active role by attending engagements.

“Her Majesty will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements with the support of members of the Royal Family.”

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Swipe Right On The Last Remaining Male White Rhino 

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Swipe Right On The Last Remaining Male White Rhino 

The “World’s Most Eligible Bachelor” is 13 feet long, weighs nearly two tons, and is very horny. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya has partnered with Tinder to bring awareness to the plight of the last living male white rhino, named Sudan.

From the conservancy’s project page:

The goal of this campaign is to raise the $9 million needed to protect the northern white rhino from extinction.
The funds raised will go towards ongoing research into Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) by a consortium of institutions. Once perfected, this technology, in particular in vitro fertilization (IVF), will aid to achieve successful pregnancies to gradually build up a viable herd of northern white rhinos.

When you swipe right on Sudan, you’re directed to a page where you can donate to his cause and help save the species from extinction. He’s been on Tinder since April 25.

As The Next Web reports:

“We partnered with Ol Pejeta conservancy to give the most eligible bachelor in the world a chance to meet his match,” said Matt David, Head of Communications and Marketing at Tinder. “We are optimistic given Sudan’s profile will be seen on Tinder in 190 countries and over 40 languages.”

“We are in a race. A race against the extinction of the northern white rhino species. We urgently need to raise awareness and funds for Sudan. No one could run this campaign better with us than Tinder. It will offer ‘the most eligible bachelor’ global exposure in such a meaningful way. We are honored and very proud to be part of this campaign that will have a positive impact on our environment,” said Mathieu Plassard, Regional Managing Director at Ogilvy Africa.

The stakes of online “dating” have never been higher. No pressure, everyone.

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Texas Launching Medical Marijuana Program For Epilepsy Patients

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Texas Launching Medical Marijuana Program For Epilepsy Patients

There has been some attention in 2017 over how Texas could become one of the next states to legalize a somewhat comprehensive medical marijuana program, but most have forgotten that the state is on the verge of launching its low-THC plan for epilepsy patients.

Although the program is expected to do very little to actually help those patients who qualify for participation, a report from the Austin Business Journal points out that the often “bullish” attitude toward marijuana in Lone Star state has progressed to a time when it is finally preparing to launch some of its first privately-owned marijuana operations.

At the beginning of May, the Texas Department of Public Safety approved three companies (Surterra Texas, Cansortium Texas, and Compassionate Cultivation) to “cultivate, extract and dispense” the non-intoxicating compound of the cannabis plant called cannabidiol (CBD), which can contain no more than 0.5 percent THC, according to the language of the law.

This form of medical marijuana, which does not produce any of the psychoactive effects commonly associated with marijuana, has gained popularity throughout the past several years for its ability to lessen seizure frequency in epilepsy patients. It is a trend that many lawmakers across the nation have bought into as a way to ease their respective state into the concept of legal weed. However, we are learning now that these types of programs typically do not lead to greater reforms. And in a lot of cases, the companies charged with overseeing “the program” experience financial hardships because there simply are not enough patients to offset the high costs of manufacturing cannabis extracts.

Nevertheless, the three companies challenged with producing cannabis oil for Texas, two of which come from Florida’s low-THC program, would likely have first dibs on a license if state lawmakers were to pass legislation for a more substantial medical marijuana program. Truth be told, this is likely the only reason any of these companies put their name in the hat in the first place – just getting a foot in the door for when the real industry hits.

From the way it looks, they’ll have plenty of time to build a business plan.

Although the Compassionate Use Act, which was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in 2015, was predicted to service several thousand patients once it was finally implemented, it is doubtful that any of the approved companies will see a single person when it comes time to open shop.

As it stands, the language of the CBD law forces doctors to “prescribe” medical marijuana rather than offer patients a “recommendation.” Since federal law prohibits physicians from prescribing a Schedule I controlled substance, most doctors (all of them, really) will not touch this program with a 10-foot pole. State marijuana advocates felt confident they could get the language amended in the 2017 legislative session, but so far nothing has changed.

Let’s hope crickets like cannabis oil.

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Gossip: J.K. Rowling Apologizes For Killing Professor Snape; Carol Burnett Ready For Return To Comedy At 84

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Gossip: J.K. Rowling Apologizes For Killing Professor Snape; Carol Burnett Ready For Return To Comedy At 84

J.K. Rowling apologized for one of her most controversial Harry Potter deaths and consequentially divided her fans on social media.

The author of the Harry Potter franchise issued the apology on Twitter on May 2, the anniversary of the fictional Battle of Hogwarts in which many popular characters met their fate.

“OK, here it is,” Rowling began. “Please don’t start flame was over it, but this year I’d like to apologise for killing (whispers)… Snape. *runs for cover*”

At 84, Carol Burnett Ready For Return To TV Comedy Full-Time

Carol Burnett typically spends her mornings doing crossword puzzles with her husband, but the comedy legend could return to a full-time work schedule if the pilot she recently shot for ABC becomes a regular series.

In “Household Name,” produced by Amy Poehler, Burnett plays an eccentric, aging movie star who arranged to continue living in her old mansion even though the home’s new owners, a young family, have already moved in.

Burnett says Poehler would play her daughter in future episodes.

“I’m looking forward to actually locking eyeballs with Amy because I know her and we’re friends,” Burnett said in a recent interview. “So I’m looking forward to the show in which, as I say, we’ll be able to lock eyeballs and get in the sandbox together.”

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Trump’s Nomination Of Tom Marino As Drug Czar Nixed Over Bad Press

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Trump’s Nomination Of Tom Marino As Drug Czar Nixed Over Bad Press

According to news reports President Donald Trump will not be nominating Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) to be director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (colloquially referred to as the “drug czar”).

This is a major victory for the marijuana advocates. The Drug Policy Alliance launched a campaign to prevent Marino from being nominated. Marino’s nomination seemed all but certain just a few weeks ago but a flurry of news stories on his extremist views, like turning hospitals into prisons, and using his power as prosecutor to help his friends,  no doubt put pressure on the Administration to go in a different direction.

With Marino knocked out of the running, President Trump has an opportunity to pick a better nominee for drug czar. The tide of public opinion is turning against the drug war and Trump would be wise to nominate a drug czar who supports reform, including treating drug use as a health issue instead of a criminal justice issue.

Millions of families have been negatively affected by substance misuse. Millions more have been hurt by punitive drug policies. As Trump and his rivals in the election found out at town hall after town hall, voters want these issues to be addressed head-on.

The next drug czar doesn’t have to be a scientist or have an extensive medical background to be effective, but they should understand science and take an evidence-based approach towards drug policy. They should also be a consensus builder.

Eight states have legalized marijuana like alcohol; 29 states have legalized marijuana for medical use. Dozens of states have passed drug-sentencing reform, and a bipartisan coalition in Congress came close to reforming federal drug sentencing laws last year.

The federal Controlled Substances Act, which governs U.S. drug policy, was written in 1970. The next drug czar should work with Congress and state policymakers to bring it into the 21st Century.

Bill Piper is the senior director of the office of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance.

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Brad Pitt Reveals His Dream Marijuana Smoking Partners

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Brad Pitt Reveals His Dream Marijuana Smoking Partners

To summarize the past six months of Brad Pitt’s life inevitably leads to sensationalizing. Celebrity is a costume after all, and beneath it remains a human being. In Pitt’s case, what’s left is a carcass of what once was: former father, former husband, former life.

So it stands to reason Brad Pitt has some feels regarding what’s happened since his much-publicized divorce with Angelina Jolie, which had him facing a reported altercation with 15-year-old Maddox during a plain ride and rumors of an affair with Allied co-star Marion Cotillard. Pitt has remained silent in the public consciousness since, opting to handle his business privately.

But in his a recent issue of GQ Style Pitt is ready to talk. The redemptive profile features an aching and very artsy photoshoot that will soon become memes everywhere. It also reveals that Brad Pitt has been processing his feelings in a similar way to you: by listening to Frank Ocean.

Via GQ Style:

I’ve been listening to a lot of Frank Ocean. I find this young man so special. Talk about getting to the raw truth. He’s painfully honest. He’s very, very special. I can’t find a bad one.

This was part of a longer conversation regarding Pitt’s recent dive into R&B. He explains the genre comes from a place of deep sorrow as well as celebration in the face of that sorrow.

Pitt also commented regarding his well-known stoner days. When asked if it was difficult to quit smoking weed, he had this to say:

No. Back in my stoner days, I wanted to smoke a joint with Jack and Snoop and Willie. You know, when you’re a stoner, you get these really stupid ideas. Well, I don’t want to indict the others, but I haven’t made it to Willie yet.

The whole GQ Style profile is supremely worth your time. Brad Pitt refers to Paul Thomas Anderson as “Paul T.” and Daniel Day-Lewis as “Daniel Day” when discussing his adoration for There Will Be Blood and it made my day. In the meantime, we’ll spin some Frank Ocean in your honor, Brad Pitt.

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Could Having A Beer Kill Pain Just As Well As Taking Advil?

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Could Having A Beer Kill Pain Just As Well As Taking Advil?

It’s good for what ales you: A new study suggests that beer could be just as effective at killing pain as, well, painkillers.

But before you go swapping two Advils for three pints at the pub, it’s important to recognize that their conclusions help explain why some people rely on booze to soothe. They’re not suggesting that you literally drink the pain away.

In “Analgesic Effects of Alcohol: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Experimental Studies in Healthy Participants,” researchers at Greenwich University in the U.K found that “findings suggest that alcohol is an effective analgesic that delivers clinically-relevant reductions in ratings of pain intensity, which could explain alcohol misuse in those with persistent pain despite its potential consequences for long-term health. Further research is needed to corroborate these findings for clinical pain states.”

Long-term, this is obviously a damaging way to treat pain. “It can be compared to opioid drugs such as codeine and the effect is more powerful than paracetamol (generic Tylenol),” said Trevor Thompson, an author of the study published in The Journal of Pain. “If we can make a drug without the harmful side- effects then we could have something that is potentially better than what is out there at the moment.”

Or, you could swap both over the counter meds and alcohol for pain relief from cannabis.

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