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]]> http://www.lifereviewed.net/news/communities/bristol-riots-august-2011.html/feed 0 http://www.lifereviewed.net/health/swedish-massage-the-best-and-most-popular.html http://www.lifereviewed.net/health/swedish-massage-the-best-and-most-popular.html#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:04:00 +0000 admin http://www.lifereviewed.net/?p=663 Being on the receiving end of a Swedish massage is a very enjoyable experience. This type of massage is the most popular and the masseuse, or masseur, uses long strokes gliding up and down your body so you feel relaxed and refreshed. This form of massage is the most practiced form.

The therapist will talk to you before giving you your first massage to find out about any problem areas you may have that need to be addressed. If this is your first massage the masseuse will try to put you at ease with some aromatherapy and soft music playing in the background.

If you are comfortable with it, have your Swedish massage while you are nude. The therapist will not be in the room before the massage to allow you to get comfortable and disrobe. The massage table will have a sheet covering it so once you have disrobed slide under the sheet and then tell her she may come in.

If she has a top of the line table it also may have a heater in it so when you crawl in the table is warm. This is so nice, especially if it is cold outside. The warmth will help you relax as well as getting the massage. Anyway, I guess my point is that if you decide to take all your clothes off you will be covered up and warm.

If you still are not comfortable taking your clothes off then ask the therapist what you should wear to your next appointment, maybe a gown of some kind would work. No more than one body part is exposed at one time so you do not have to worry about over exposure.

Tell your massage therapist about any medical conditions you have and all medications you are taking. You can let them know where your tickle spots are beforehand if you want to but she will find them. Also, tell her if you do not like to be touched in certain areas, I am sure she will try to accommodate your wishes!

During yur massage, relax and let your mind wander. Just let the hands on feeling take you away and allow yourself to drift away. You may even fall asleep, which is totally acceptable and even expected. If you focus on the body part being massaged then you can help it relax and get the full benefit of the massage. Hands on massage can be somewhat difficult to get used to especially if you do not like to be touched, tell this to your therapist and she will try tentative touches in the places you are sensitive and see if you can make it work.

The long gliding strokes increase blood flow and move fluid from one place to the next, This helps reduce any swelling you may have. The masseuse also uses kneading motions, tapping, and percussion techniques to stimulate the nerves of the area she is working on. Swedish massage relaxes the circulatory, lymphatic, and nervous systems.

The talented music artist has been fighting drug and drink addictions for many years now and has had a troubled past. However, it appeared she was making progress with her battle against addiction, and this makes it even more of a shame that such a young talented artist has lost her life.

As yet the cause of death is not known, but unconfirmed reports state that she was found dead at her North London home.

Further information to follow.

I’ll be honest, I’ve never played the game on a Windows computer, but as the Mac App Store makes it so damn easy to buy and download games now, I bought the game on a whim a couple of days ago. Despite some initial p**s taking from my girlfriend, I started playing the game – whilst I should have been working of course. My verdict = strangely addictive! So much so, I have not achieved any of my work goals this week, as I have spent far too much of my time driving a bus……

I’ve never been interested in driving a bus in real life, neither have I ever been – or ever will be – a bus spotter (yes, they do exist!), but playing this game is somewhat relaxing. Maybe I’m just a little strange?!

I used to play Grand Theft Auto a lot when I was younger (on the PS2), but I often found myself stealing a bus when I came along one, and driving it around the streets following all traffic regulations. I did this purely because it was more of a challenge than driving like a maniac, knocking people over, and smashing into everything in sight.

So, Bus Driver instantly appealed to me. There are so many racing games out there (and I enjoy them too!), but just as in my GTA playing days, it’s much more of a challenge to drive sensibly – especially when driving a double decker full of passengers around city streets.

The game works on all recent Macs, including those with integrated Intel graphics, and it performs well. I’m sure you have guessed by now that your job is to drive buses on various routes, picking up and dropping off passengers along the way. You gain points for following the rules of the road, and lose them for breaking those rules.

On top of this, you have to keep your paying passengers happy. Brake too hard, and they scream – and you lose points for distressing them. Leave any passengers at a bus stop and you are punished greatly with a large points reduction.

Routes vary from 3 minutes long, to the final ‘level’ that involves a 55 minute journey picking up your passengers and transporting them to the city airport. Below is a video of a 8 minute journey that I recorded as an example of the game;

Did you notice the passengers scream when I braked too strongly?!

In short, this is a very addictive game that is far more challenging than racing a car at 100mph round a track, the main challenge being to resist driving like a maniac!

I recommend you get this one for some great entertainment. Try not to let it disturb your work too much though… I’m off now to drive the number 56 to the airport….

GET BUS DRIVER NOW!

Unfortunately, I have to leave for work in about an hours time so I am feeling very sad that I will miss the details emerge from the keynote speech from Steve Jobs et al.

It has been revealed by Apple they will be unveiling IOS 5 for the iPhone and iPad, along with the new operating system for the Mac (Lion). However, the most eagerly awaited news appears to be iCloud – the new music service from the company.

There are many opinions and rumours available on the Internet on what iCloud will be. At first, there were strong suggestions it was just a revamped version of MobileMe, however it now appears that iCloud may be more of a replacement for iTunes.

If rumours are correct, iCloud will scan your iTunes library and store your media files on it’s company servers, thus allowing you to stream your media on any Apple device WITHOUT having those files on your hard drive/phone. Of course, these are all unconfirmed reports.

There are other strong suggestions that you will no longer have to sync with your computer to ensure all your music and movies are transferred to your other devices as this will all be done wirelessly.

Automatic app updates are also a possibility, with all this happening in the background. This would be great as I find myself spending most of my life downloading and installing updates to the numerous applications I have on my Apple devices.

With regards to IOS 5 for iPhone and iPad, there is a strong possibility that a new and improved notification system will be announced. If it isn’t, expect a lot of criticism from Apple fans as we have been asking (almost begging) for this to be addressed for at least a couple of years now!

There also appears to be a lot of evidence pointing to a deep Twitter integration on the new IOS, including photo uploads.

Personally, I would LOVE to see the iPhone lock screen improved to be dynamic. I was playing with my mum’s Sony Ericssson Xperia the other day, and her lock screen has a dynamic weather app that looked brilliant (yes, I am obsessed with the weather as well as technology!). This would be a welcome inclusion with the new update… please Apple?!

The changes in the Mac operating system have been widely discussed, but the finished article would be great to see. There are runners that the OS will be released within a couple of weeks (June 14th I believe). Lion is said to take some of the features of the iPhone and iPad back to the Mac.. and some of these feature sound quite exciting.

Well, I am going to miss the live updates as I am a Flight Attendant and will be at 38,000ft until about 1am British Summer Time. You can bet I will be straight on the iPhone for the updates as soon as I land though!

On a side note, there is no mention from Apple of an impending iPhone 5 announcement… but you never know, right?

If anyone would like to keep me updated, feel free to post comments below and I will pick them up when I get out of work!

It may only be May, but who cares. I have found a website that is continually counting down until 7am on Christmas morning – by the second, and I’ve set it as my homepage. Every time I open my Internet browser I can see how long I have to wait for my favourite day of the year.

Go to Days to Christmas or type http://www.DaysToChristmas.org into your web browser.

Today though I have been reading a lot of news reports about the bogus security software named MACDefender and have thought about making a u-turn.

This software has been installed by many Mac owners after the creators used scareware tactics -completing a ‘fake’ scan on your computer and then asking for credit card details to pay for the software to clean up these non-existent problems.

Apparently, the bogus software has been opening up the browsers of unattended Macs on to porn sites, and this has led to owners believing that the fake viruses do exist on their machine, and paying for MACDefender to eliminate them.

So, a word of warning. Do not – under any circumstances – believe that any software program that you randomly come across is producing genuine scan results for you…. THEY ARE NEVER GENUINE.

You have got to take care of yourself online, so never agree to download a program without researching it first. If it is not a well known brand (such as Norton or Kaspersky) then treat it as suspect until you prove otherwise.

Never enter your admin password to allow a program to install unless you know exactly what it is. Following this advice should protect you. Macs are more secure than Windows machines, but they are not immune from malware and other threats. However, any program that needs access to protected files will ask for your admin password. Only enter this for trusted applications.

Under Government proposals announced in March, the Air Passenger Duty tax (APD) would increase from £12 to up to £16 for any flight up to 2000 miles. This is despite PM David Cameron making a pledge to change the way APD was charged from  ’per passenger’ to ‘per plane’.

Charging APD on a per plane basis would encourage airlines to adopt more economical and environmentally friendly equipment. As things stand, all passengers are charged the same amount, regardless of which airline they are flying on. Under the per-plane scheme tax rates would vary depending on the carbon emissions of the aircraft.

For example, easyJet’s average fleet age is 4 years. Therefore, flying on an easyJet aircraft is much more economical than on a 30 year old plane that many of the long-haul and charter airlines use. So, should it not make sense that these APD is charged in the same way road tax is? Charges would increase in line with emissions and aircraft size just as a large 4×4 ‘gas-guzzler’ owner has to pay more in road tax.

The report commsioned by easyJet found that the new charges would INCREASE emissions by up to 360,000 tonnes per year whilst reducing tourist spending in the UK by £475 million a year, leading to the loss of up to 77,000 jobs.

easyJet have set up an online petition at TaxPlanesNotPeople.co.uk and I highly recommend you sign it in order to show the coalition that we will not stand for further increases on a ridiculous tax that needs to change. Every signature helps….

We all know the Eurovision Song Contest is a bit of a joke. Friendly countries vote for each other regardless of the quality of the song – always have done, and always will. Once you get over that, and just enjoy the cheesy entertainment value of the contest, you might find it as enjoyable to watch as I do…. just maybe.

To be completely honest, I don’t watch it in the hope that we win in because I simply don’t give a s**t. It’s all about the cheesefest (not officially a word, but you get what I mean I’m sure) for me. The crap songs make me laugh rather than make me angry. For anyone that saw the show last night, please explain how Greece got so many votes after that god awful song?! Ok, maybe I do get slightly angry…

Seeing some Moldavians with what looked like huge traffic cones on their heads, whilst belting out their tune was pure Eurovision craziness at its very best.

For those of you interested, the United Kingdom done remarkably better than last year by finishing in 11th position, though if you want my honest opinion, I’m surprised after Blue put on a typically sh*t performance. The song was crap, and the performance was crap….. simples!

Just for added embarrassment for Blue, the Irish entry from (yes, you guessed it) Jedward finished 19 points and 3 places ahead in 8th.

The biggest surprise of the night for me was that Lena, of Germany, only managed 10th place after performing what I consider to be an outstanding, modern and funky song (I’m no Simon Cowell I hasten to add!). In fact I loved the song so much I actually paid money for it on iTunes.

Now, my girlfriend says I only like it as Lena just so happens to be incredibly hot…. and I mean incredibly hot. That fact combined with a rather sexy and seductive performance was enough to win over many male fans across Europe I’m sure. I do not deny that I possibly fell in love with her last night (Lena, if you happen to read this, I’m joking – do not have me arrested for harassment. Incidentally, if you wanna hook up, my number is 07……!), it still does not change the fact the song was brilliant.

Here is a video of Lena’s song ‘Taken By a Stranger’. In true Keith Lemon spirit, to all men out there, go get a box of tissue, sit back, and press play! Sorry.. did I take it a step too far? To hear more of her music click here (opens iTunes)

For those that are not aware, Azerbaijan won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and for anyone that cares, here is the winning song;