For those in the military, sleep can mean the difference between life and death. But shut-eye can be very hard to come by, especially during active conflict.According to Sharon Ackman, the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School developed a scientific method to help its pilots fall asleep. Through this technique, 96% of the pilots were able to fall asleep in two minutes or less.If pilots could fall asleep during war, you should be able to use it to knock out in the comfort of your bedroom.Here's how to do it:Step 1: Relax in your seatGiven the space restraints of a typical plane, the pilots were taught to sleep in a seated position. They put their feet flat on the ground, while relaxing their hands in their laps.Breathe slow, deep breaths while relaxing every muscle in your face and letting your forehead, cheeks, mouth, tongue, and jaw go limp.Step 2: Relax your upper bodyLet your shoulders drop as low as you can. Allow the muscles in your neck go lifeless.Starting with your dominant side, let your bicep feel like it's falling off your body. Then move to your forearm, hand, and fingers. If a muscle isn't relaxing, tense it first, then let it go loose.Slowly exhale your tension.Step 3: Relax your lower bodyTell your right thigh muscle to sink, then move down your leg, saying the same thing to your calf, ankle, and foot. Your leg should feel like it has sunk into the ground. Then move on to your left leg.The final step is to clear your mind for ten seconds. You can do this by paying attention to your breath as it moves through your nostrils or holding a static image in your mind.Once your body is relaxed and your mind quiet, you should slip away into darkness.For more information on this sleep technique, check out Ackman's Medium blog.This article originally appeared on 04.11.19

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I was saddened to learn that All-Universe women’s basketball star and national sweetheart Caitlin Clark has, sort of, endorsed Kamala Harris for president. She did so by “liking” an Instagram post by pop icon Taylor Swift, whose every action, statement, and unformed thought continues to be a national obsession, much to the bewilderment of this Mustache Pete. Clark backed away a bit in the face of the predictable tsunami of interest that followed her sort-of endorsement by issuing some boilerplate statement about encouraging people to educate themselves about the candidates and register to vote. But the damage was done. Entertainers, including athletes, should really stay out of politics. Their endorsements don’t move the electoral needle and usually only serve to irritate half of their fan base. Though in the case of WNBA partisans, that base likely leans Democrat. Other WNBA players have rushed to endorse the California chameleon and cliché machine. I’d have the same complaint and advice if our Caitlin had endorsed the Donald. Her game is her claim to our attention, not her opinion on politicians, or UFOs, or the purpose of the universe. I quote here from the distinguished professor of marketing, Michael Jordan, who instructed his fellow jocks that: “Republicans buy sneakers too.” For sneakers, substitute the long list of products that Caitlin is currently flogging. This news is more dispiriting because Caitlin had hitherto not put a foot wrong, projecting the admirable image of a talented, diplomatic, and generous young woman who created interest in a sports league hardly anyone paid the slightest attention to until she came along. Pre-Caitlin, some lonely WNBA nights, the only person in attendance to watch the Washington Mystics hoop it up with the Connecticut Sun was the Maytag repairman. The post Caitlin Clark’s First Misstep appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

by Paula Bolyard, PJ Media: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned election boards to be extra vigilant in the weeks before the November election after an investigation uncovered illegal voter registration forms circulating in Clark County. In a media advisory, the secretary of state’s office noted, “The office’s Election Integrity Unit recently concluded an investigation into […]