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The World Cup in Downhill Skiing 2023/24: Organizers and Athletes Face Unexpected Challenges

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 16, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

In less than two weeks, the carousel of the World Cup in downhill skiing 2023/24 will be in full swing again. The organizers of the giant slalom in Sölden and Petra Vlhová are still fighting with unexpected opponents.

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Mauro Pini at training in the Argentinian center Ushuaia with Petra Vlhová.

After last year’s canceled race on the Rettenbach glacier, the organizers proceeded with a radical change of the slope, on which the new season will open on the last weekend of October.

With the help of heavy construction machines, they leveled the “piste”, and a vigorous intervention in nature gave the organizers a little more room for maneuver when creating a traditional ski overture.

Thanks to this, the Austrians saved enough snow, which will come in handy in the very warm weather prevailing in Europe.

Although Sölden is struggling with high temperatures again, last year the race was canceled and later replaced in Semmering due to a huge amount of snow.

Read more Vlha’s rival is in trouble. The world champion in slalom lacks money, she is looking for sponsors

“What happened in Sölden was a big attack on nature. The International Ski Federation wants to fight against it, and so do we, the racers.

I’m glad that I became one of the voices of the still disjointed group that will try to make sure that our children’s children will also see the winter and the World Cup,” Slovak representative Andreas Žampa said at today’s press conference.

Kidnapped Jančová

He is also about to jump into the competitive carousel with his brother Adam. Both believe that in time the youngest Teo will join them, but he has to improve his position in the world ranking.

The young Rebeka Jančová, who spent the training in Argentina with Petra Vlhová, will not be missing either.

“She offered herself. I really appreciate that he wants to pass something on. It’s incredible how professional Petra and her coach Mauro Pini are. It was great,” Rebeka Jančová admitted to Pravda.

While the 20-year-old talent will fight hard to advance to the second round, Vlhová would like to fight for the top ranks. Even though…

Read more She tried Argentinian specialties and the form of French men. Vlhova is struggling before the approaching start of the season

“Unfortunately, at this moment, we also have to deal with complications related to the deteriorating state of health.

We all know very well that people are more susceptible to various diseases in October or November. Well, Petra is currently one of those who has been affected by something similar.

Although we believe it is nothing serious, I have to say that she has not been 100% healthy for the last few days.

Due to a severe sore throat, we will need a few more days to be able to return to the ski slope together and to the full training load,” said Pini.

Tickets to Jasna sell out quickly

The Swiss coach, on the other hand, is very much looking forward to the home race in Jasná (January 20 and 21). With Vlhová, as a member of her implementation team, he will experience it for the first time.

“Everyone in our team is very happy that Jasná is in the race program for the following season.

It’s great that fans are already buying tickets for this event in advance. It is a huge motivation and encouragement for us, we are all very much looking forward to Jasna,” added Pini.

Read more They go like hotcakes. Jasná reports that 8,000 tickets have already been sold for the fight between Vlhová and Shiffrinová

The organizers are enjoying great interest. The director of the race, Jana Palovičová, admitted that there were not many left of the twelve thousand tickets.

“Half of the tickets disappeared on the first day, two-thirds in total in the following days. Currently, until December, the technical approval processes by the FIS are ongoing for all exits from the race, which will be seen by viewers around the world via broadcast cameras.

Advertising areas, their visuals and placement also have exact rules. All important sites such as mobile measurement cells, camera towers, commentator positions and other areas must be ready before the first snow falls.

At the same time, materials that serve to prepare the track, such as safety nets, inflatable mattresses at the finish line, are being ordered in full flow,” Palovičová clarified.

2023-10-16 12:45:00
#Vlhová #talented #Jančová #camp #fighting #invisible #opponent #question #mark #hangs #start #season

October 16, 2023 0 comments

Health

Getting Back on Track: How Camping Can Reset Your Circadian Rhythm

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 6, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

SKOR.id – Everything from jet lag to social media to busy weekends to late nights (otherwise known as social jet lag) can throw off your circadian rhythm — the natural schedule your body goes through when it comes to sleep —. If your schedule is off, it can feel impossible to get it back on track.

But research from the University of Colorado-Boulder found that all it takes to get your body back in tune with a more natural sleep schedule is a weekend of camping.

To find out how natural light affects a person’s circadian clock (the natural timing mechanism that all people have to control circadian rhythms), researchers in the UC-Boulder Sleep and Chronobiology Lab led by Dr. Ken Wright takes participants into the woods for a weekend of camping without all electric lighting.

“There were no electronic devices, no flashlights. Just sunshine and campfires,” said Ellen Stothard, a UC-Boulder graduate who co-authored the study.

Here’s how it works: “When you’re exposed to light, whether natural or artificial, it affects your circadian clock through the secretion of melatonin, a chemical that triggers and regulates human sleep patterns,” Stothard said.

“What we found was that exposure to natural light changed the timing of melatonin secretion,” he explains.

They found that camping on the weekend shifted the timing of a person’s circadian clock to better align with sunrise and sunset in the summer, when the days are longer and the nights are shorter.

Even in winter, with shorter days, shifts still occur. Only, with less precise alignment.

“For most people, this means their circadian clock is ‘moving forward’. “This means that for most people, your body naturally wants to sleep and wakes up earlier,” he said.

Stothard revealed that people can definitely have an “inappropriate” relationship with their circadian clock.

“For some people, this is genetic. And for some people, staying up late is a habit that is difficult to break, resulting in difficulty getting up early for school or work. Moving the circadian clock forward makes all this easier,” Stothard said.

A sleep adjustment strategy that includes s’mores (short for “some more” in English) may seem too good to be true.

But beyond providing an easy and fun way to make mornings more enjoyable, Stothard’s research opens the door to a deeper discussion about sleep-related health.

“While this isn’t something we specifically studied, it’s possible that continued efforts to maintain a more natural circadian timing could have a positive impact on your health,” Stothard said.

“There is a lot of research showing that circadian misalignment can negatively impact metabolic health.”

It’s true that a 2015 review article suggests that circadian misalignment can lead to “negative outcomes” ranging from appetite, metabolism and mood, to disease and sleep disorders.

While you can’t go camping every weekend, Stothard explains that drastic measures like camping without electronics, aren’t even necessary if you make an effort to synchronize our daily activities on a daily basis.

“If you can’t go camping, we recommend that you get out in the morning, as much as you can. Enjoy your breakfast or coffee outside or sit by the window. Do everything you can to get exposure to light. Try cycling to work or going for a walk,” he said.

Towards the end of the day, Stothard suggested points the public had heard before. “Turn off the TV and reduce ambient lighting at night. “Reduce cellphone use and try not to use it at all two hours before bed,” he said.

2023-10-06 02:00:00
#Research #Results #Camping #Improve #Sleep #Quality

October 6, 2023 0 comments

Entertainment

Touring Oasys MiniHollywood: Plans for Expansion and Improvements for the 50th Anniversary

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 12, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Monday, September 11, 2023, 11:10 p.m.

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The Ministers of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Energy, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, and of Tourism, Culture and Sports, Arturo Bernal, together with the mayor of the town, José Díaz, toured yesterday the Oasys MiniHollywood theme park, located in the desert of Tabernas, to learn about the expansion and improvement works that are being carried out to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its opening, which will be celebrated in 2024. Accompanied by businessman José María Rossell, owner of the Senator Hotels & Resorts group, they visited the film set where MiniHollywood originated, which went from being a simple set to housing a theme park around it. In the decades of the 60s and 70s, the Almeria natural setting of Tabernas served as inspiration for numerous films that are part of the history of cinema, such as Lawrence of Arabia, Cleopatra, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or Death Had a price, hosting great celluloid stars such as Clint Eastwood, Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale and Sean Connery, among others.

To remember its illustrious visitors, the MiniHollywwod park will create a ‘Walk of Fame’ in the purest Hollywood style, which welcomes visitors and introduces them to the great actors and actresses who have walked on that stage. Among its attractions it has live shows, a large zoological reserve with more than 800 animals of 200 different species, a swimming pool and restaurant area. This wide offer will be expanded with the construction of a themed hotel, the conditioning of a camping area, restaurants and a large slide with a 30-meter drop that will mark the new stage of the park, property of the Senator Hotel & Resorts Group. In addition, it is planned to double the existing parking space, with more than 250 new spaces.

Bernal highlighted that “this mythical and iconic place of cinematography combines culture and tourism” and thanked “the Rossell family for this history of investment and generation of wealth in this land for more than fifty years.” Regarding the anniversary, he celebrated that the “new investments” will make “this a reference park, in a unique desert like Tabernas. “I want to thank you for this continued effort for Almería and for tourism and culture in Andalusia.”

For his part, the Minister of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, has assured that “without a doubt MiniHollywood would not have the projection that it has if it were located in another enclave, since the uniqueness of the environment that surrounds it , the Tabernas de Almería Desert Natural Area, is a desert that is the only one of these characteristics on the entire continent, the only one with very characteristic endemic flora and fauna that make it special.

Likewise, the Minister of Sustainability pointed out that “Andalusia can boast of having the land with the most contrasts of the entire continent, all landscapes have a place in Andalusia”; at the same time he assured that “this treasure that has been bequeathed to us we have the responsibility to maintain it, take care of it, promote it and ensure that the Andalusians of the next generations can enjoy it as we do, that is the great challenge that the Junta de Andalucía has in a way transversal and that the counseling has in particular.

900,000 overnight stays

Regarding the tourism balance in the province, Minister Bernal has detailed that 2023 is possibly going to be the best year in tourism for Andalusia. «In the case of Almería, July has been an important reference month: almost 235,000 people have come to the province, generating more than 919,000 overnight stays and this means that we have had stays of more than four days, with practically 95% full. the entire coastline.

It is worth remembering that the first half of the year closed with 15.2 million tourists in Andalusia. «The summer term [junio, julio y agosto] We will be around 11.5 million. All these figures are records, but the most important thing is not the number of tourists who visit us thanks to locations like this, but the increase in average stays and spending. In the case of Almería, with increases of around 12%, very relevant compared to 2022,” said counselor Arturo Bernal during his visit yesterday to the municipality of Tabernas.

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2023-09-11 22:42:52
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September 12, 2023 0 comments

Technology

LG StandbyME Go: A Portable 27″ TV Hidden in a Trunk

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com August 20, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

LG has created a portable 27″ TV hidden in a trunk, which will soon go on sale.

While most of us go camping and the wilderness for peace, a break from the usual hustle and bustle and often modern technology, there are also those who cannot do without them. Especially among the younger generations, it can be difficult to detach from the larger screens that are constantly bombarding us with a lot of content.

It is for such cases that LG created its portable TV StandbyME Go, which offers a 27-inch LED HD screen, 20-watt speakers and its own built-in battery. All this in one elegant portable case, which is conveniently lost among other luggage.

Thanks to the practical mechanism, the flip-up TV screen can be used traditionally horizontally or vertically. However, StandbyME Go offers the possibility of use even without the need to flip the screen – because it has a touch screen and offers LG webOS, thanks to which various applications and games can be downloaded to the TV. In addition to the touch screen, the TV can also be controlled with a remote control or voice commands.

The television is also equipped with Bluetooth and WiFi and offers AirPlay support as well as mirroring of mobile devices with Apple iOS and Android operating systems. There are no limits to use on the go, besides playing content, this TV could also be used for presentations on the go.

Compared to tablets, which are most often used today to play content on the go, LG StandbyME Go will offer a shorter operating time – only around 3 hours. It can be assumed that when camping in the car, the lifespan can be extended by connecting to the battery.

Another small flaw in the beauty of this device is the price. According to TheVerge, the new portable TV will go on sale soon in the US with a price tag of $999.99, which translates to about 22,130 CZK.

2023-08-20 11:50:00
#StandbyME #Portable #car #modern #adventurer

August 20, 2023 0 comments

Health

Tips for Maintaining Spinal Health While Traveling Outdoors

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com May 8, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

To keep your spine healthy and enjoy your trip, it is good to pay attention to your sleeping position when camping and your posture when trekking (Photo = Clip Art Korea).

In May, the month of family, many people take advantage of the holiday period to travel. It is a trip to enjoy, but as much as outdoor activities increase, large and small injuries can occur. Back injuries are no exception. With the help of Byun Jae-cheol (orthopedic surgeon), director of the Spine Clinic at Bareunsegae Hospital, we learned how to manage spine health for a safe trip.

Camping, pay attention to the thickness and warmth of the bed

After COVID-19, the popularity of camping, where you can spend time with your lover and family in a secluded and scenic place, is increasing day by day. However, if you are a camper with poor back health, you should pay attention to your sleep.

Back pain occurs when you sleep on a hard bed without the fatigue accumulated from driving for a long time and carrying heavy loads.Because you can. In particular, if you neglect back pain, you should be careful as it can develop into a herniated disc.

The daily temperature difference at the camping site during the changing seasons also affects spinal health. Although it is warm during the day, cold weather in the morning and evening strains the back muscles and hinders blood circulation. As a result, the muscles around the spine cannot function and the bones and nerves are burdened, resulting in back pain.

So if you have to sleep in a tent or car It is good to make a soft floor by laying enough mattresses or thick blankets, and it is recommended to wear layers of clothes to maintain body temperature.all. If your back pain persists for more than two weeks or if you experience pain when bending over, it is a good idea to see a doctor.

Trekking, maintain correct posture and get plenty of rest

When I go on a trip, I have no choice but to walk more than usual. In particular, there are many people who plan walking tours or trekking as there are more walking spots across the country. However, if you have back pain or spinal stenosis, it is good to check your back health before traveling.

Walking is a great exercise for back and joint health. This is because the body’s weight and gravity are applied to the spine, increasing the bone density of the vertebrae and strengthening the muscles of the back, knees, and thighs. However, for patients with spinal stenosis, walking can be rather poisonous. The spinal canal, which is a space containing nerves, is structurally narrowed when the back is tilted back, but walking with the back straight while walking narrows the spinal canal, worsening symptoms.

also trekkingCompared to mountaineering, the course is gentle, so there is less risk of injury. Walking for long periods of time can cause pain in the joints and spine. In particular, the wrong gait can put strain on the body, so the walking posture is also important.do.

Keep your gaze 15m ahead and walk with your back straight. When walking, walk from the heel to the entire sole, then to the toes. Keep your hair in the shape of 11 so that it does not bend inward or outward. When going uphill, lean your upper body slightly forward and take small strides. On the downhill, bend your knees a little more and lower your center of gravity to walk slowly. If you feel back pain while walking, it is good to take a break and relax the muscles.

2023-05-08 08:56:15

#holidays #trip #Dont #forget #care #spine #health

May 8, 2023 0 comments

News

A council-run campervan site in Cobh, Co Cork may introduce new bylaws to prevent people from overstaying their welcome. The new measures would cut the “run around the corner then come back” issue by prohibiting returning vehicles for 72 hours after the maximum 48-hour slot has been exceeded. A six-week public consultation period will follow before councillors decide on the changes. The council wants to maximise profits at the popular site by providing “a greater turnover” of tourists.

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com April 8, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

A council-run campervan site in Cobh, Co Cork, Ireland, is proposing to introduce new bylaws to combat overstaying by visitors. Although the site has a maximum 48-hour stay limit, parking wardens are powerless to prevent people leaving for short periods and returning, leading to some vehicles being parked for days on end, driving away new visitors. The council wants to provide a greater turnover in tourists and hopes to maximise profits from the site, which opened in 2017. The council is seeking to increase visitor numbers by introducing restrictions which would prohibit cars from returning to serviced parking spaces for a further 72 hours after the 48-hour stay has expired. The proposed bylaw change would mean vehicular owners have to get a ticket recording their arrival time, enabling parking wardens to detect rule breaches. A fine of €10 per 24 hours is currently in place, but there is no way of knowing when vehicles arrive.

April 8, 2023 0 comments

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