#Jason Asprey

[larryland]

REVIEW: "Twelfth Night" at Shakespeare & Company

REVIEW: “Twelfth Night” at Shakespeare & Company

[sleepingdragonhq]

Hey everyone, under the cut you will find the list of everyone’s costumes as well as lists for the couples romantic and platonic. You can find the poll for the costume contest here. We have added a few more awards this year. As always you vote for the top five in each category, five points for first place, four points for second and so on. You should be voting for individuals in every category except the couples ones. Please vote before the 31st of October as we will be announcing the winners from that point onward. If we have missed any on any of the lists please let us know !!

Aaron Hale - Frankenstein

Adabella Skeeter - Sandy (Grease)

Adeline Mulciber - Beetlejuice 

Aiden Wolffe - Bucky Barnes (Marvel)

Aisha Vane - Wednesday Addams (Addams Family)

Alastair Watson - Iron Man (Marvel)

Albus Potter - Victor Van Dort (Corpse Bride)

Alec Fray - Spiderman (Marvel)

Alexander Hawthorne - Ace Ventura (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) 

Alison Wood - Ellie Sattler (Jurassic Park)

Alice Longbottom II - Eleven (Stranger Things)

Annika Parkinson - Wonder Woman (DC)

Archer Selwyn - Peter Pan (Disney)

Ariadne McLaggen - Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Ariella Belefleur - Anastasia (Anastasia)

Aryana Robins - Mia Thermopolis (The Princess Diaries)

Ash Highmore - Pot Head

Aurora Claremont - Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)

Axel Wolffe - Ghost

Benjamin Ollivander - Dr. Facilier (Disney)

Bentley Lockhart - Dorothy (Wizard of Oz)

Brett Holland - Kim Possible (Kim Possible)

Brigid Callaghan - Trixie Tang (Fairly Odd Parents)

Caleb Cresswell - Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)

Camille McGonagall - Barbara Maitland (Beetlejuice)

Candice Cresswell - Alice (Alice in Wonderland)

Casey Abrams - Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

Caspian Berrycloth - Zebra

Cassius Cresswell - Ron Swanson (Parks & Rec)

Celestina Shacklebolt - Storm (X-Men/Marvel)

Charlotte Watson - Princess Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Chase Sayre - Simon Snow (Carry On Series)

Clara Arquette - Cinderella (Disney)

Colm McCarthy - Vampire

Cynthia Clearwater - Red Riding Hood (Fairy Tales)

Cyrus Clearwater - Darth Vader (Star Wars)

Daniel McKinnon - Jason Dean (Heathers)

Darcy Mulciber - Medusa (Mythology)

Declan Rowland - Timmy Turner (Fairly Odd Parents)

Diana Rosier - Anastasia (Anastasia)

Dominique Weasley - Eleven (Stranger Things)

Edith De Lapin - Taylor Swift (Lover Era)

Edward Lupin - Oogie Boogie (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Eleanor Pucey - Harley Quinn (DC)

Electra Carrow - Emily (Corpse Bride)

Elena Flores - Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)

Elide Weasley - Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)

Elodie De Lapin - Taylor Swift (Reputation Era)

Erin McCormack - Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany’s)

Evan Parkinson - Captain America (Marvel)

Evangeline Pickering - Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Evelyn Carrow - Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Everett Pickering - Tin Man (Wizard of Oz)

Felix Hopkirk - Thor (Marvel)

Fletcher Duke - Flower Thrower (Banksy Art)

Frank Longbottom II - Nick Wilde (Zootopia)

Fred Weasley - Superman (DC)

Gabriel Larkin - Danny (Grease)

Gale MacDougal - Tenth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Grace Turner - Wendy (Peter Pan)

Griffin Jones - Catwoman (DC)

Gwendolyn Hawkes - Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians)

Harper Lee Clark - Princess Anneliese (Princess and the Pauper)

Hazel MacDougal - Cher (Clueless)

Hugo Granger-Weasley - Unicorn

Hunter Adams - Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland)

Jace Greengrass - t-shirt that says “costume”

James Ashcroft - Starlord (Guardians of the Galaxy)

James Potter - Mario (Super Mario Bros)

Jasper Locklear - Prince Phillip (Sleeping Beauty)

Jaxon DuQuan - Skeleton

Jonah Finch - Joker (DC)

Josephine Flamel - Violet Beauregarde (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

Joshua Selwyn - Spiderman (Marvel)

Juliet Highmore - Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Kristoff Flynn - Gomez Addams (The Addams Family)

Laurel Ollivander - Devil

Layla Rowle - Poison Ivy (DC)

Liam Alvarez - Miles Morales (Into the Spiderverse)

Lily Potter - Max (Stranger Things)

Levi Highmore - Ghost

Long Huojin - Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)

Lorcan Scamander - Spiderman (Marvel)

Louis Weasley - Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet)

Lucienne Wolffe - Scary Alice

Lucy Weasley - Erika (Princess and the Pauper)

Lyra Malfoy - Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

Lysander Scamander - 7 (7/11)

Mackenzie Potter - Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros)

Madeline Brown - Rachel Green (Friends)

Malachai Arquette - Prince Charming (Disney)

Manon Flamel - Captain Marvel (Marvel)

Marcus Carson - Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)

Mason Jones - Ghost

Matthew Asprey - Niffler

Matthias Vallois - Dimitri (Anastasia)

Meredith Wayfelle - Coraline (Coraline)

Molly Weasley II - Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)

Mortimer Claremont - White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland)

Natalya Dolohova - Na’vi (Avatar)

Nate Wood - Tyrannosaurus Rex (Jurassic Park)

Nesta Greenwood - Fiona (Shrek)

Nova Slughorn - Devil

Octavia Coleman - Mummy

Odette Flume - Beret Girl (An Extremely Goofy Movie)

Orlando Lockhart - Firefighter 

Peggy Carson - Pepper Potts (Marvel)

Penelope Hawthorne - Khaleesi/Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

Pepper Rosewood - Pirate

Perseus Mulciber - Khal Drogo (Game of Thrones)

Pippa Rosewood - Pirate

Poppy Zabini - Eleven (7/11)

Rayna Sayre - Rebel Spy (Star Wars)

Reid Anderson - Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)

Rory Goldstein - Owen Grady (Jurassic World)

Scorpius Malfoy - Bas Pitch (Carry On Series)

Sebastian Nott - Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)

Seraphina Macaulay - Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

Seung Krum - Deadpool (Marvel)

Sofia Clarke - Wonder Woman (DC)

Tallulah Abbott - Clown 

Theodore Oliver - Hector Rivera (Coco)

Theseus McLaggen - Adam Maitland (Beetlejuice)

Thomas Goyle - The Riddler (DC)

Tobias Atwell - Wolverine (X-Men/Marvel)

Toby Anderson - Westley (The Princess Bride)

Vera McKinnon - Heather Chandler (Heathers)

Verity Nott - Gamora (Marvel/Guardians of the Galaxy)

Victoire Weasley - Jessica Rabbit (Roger Rabbit)

William Ashcroft - Clark Kent / Superman (DC)

Romantic Couples

Aiden & Evan - Bucky Barnes & Captain America

Alastair & Peggy - Tony Stark/Iron Man & Pepper Potts (Marvel)

Albus & Electra - Victor & Emily (Corpse Bride)

Archer & Grace - Peter Pan & Wendy (Peter Pan)

Bentley & Everett - Dorothy & Tin Man (Wizard of Oz)

Chase & Scorpius - Simon & Baz (Carry On Series)

Declan & Brigid - Timmy & Trixie (Fairly Odd Parents)

Frank & Casey - Nick Wilde & Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

Gabriel & Adabella - Danny & Sandy (Grease)

James & Mackenzie - Mario & Peach (Super Mario Bros)

James & Verity - Starlord & Gamora (Marvel/Guardians of the Galaxy)

Jasper & Lyra - Prince Phillip & Princess Aurora (Disney)

Joshua & Seung - Spiderman & Deadpool (Marvel)

Kristoff & Elena - Gomez & Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)

Lysander & Poppy - 7/11

Malachai & Clara - Prince Charming & Cinderella (Disney)

Matthias & Ariella - Dmitri & Anastasia (Anastasia)

Perseus & Penelope - Khal Drogo & Khaleesi/Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

Sebastian & Ariadne - Mr. Incredible & Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Tobias & Celestina - Wolverine & Storm (Marvel/X-Men)

Toby & Charlie - Westley & Princess Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Platonic Couples

Aurora & Seraphina - Daphne & Velma (Scooby Doo)

Axel, Levi & Mason - Ghosts

Alice & Lily - Eleven & Max (Stranger Things)

Eleanor, Griffin & Layla - Harley Quinn, Catwoman & Poison Ivy (DC)

Gale & Juliet - Tenth Doctor & Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Harper & Lucy - Princess Anneliese & Erika (Princess and the Pauper)

Nate & Alison - T-Rex & Ellie Sattler (Jurassic Park)

Pepper & Pippa - Pirates

Theseus & Camille - Adam & Barbara Maitland (Beetlejuice)

[tatmanblue]

I was tagged by @fit4forty and @funsizegirl  in the Music Tag Game. Rules - You can usually tell a lot about a person by the kind of music they listen to. Put your music on shuffle and list the first 10 songs and tag 10 people. I’ll choose one song from each playlist I have… this could get interesting.

Addendum 1 - my playlist is always on shuffle

Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

Divergence (Soli & Sean Truby Remix) - NG Rezonance

TRMW - Dan Stone 

Good Life - OneRepublic

Walk of Life - Dire Straits

Again - Armin Van Buuren

A State of Trance Ibiza 2019 - In the Club - Armin Van Buuren

Remind me Who I Am - Jason Gray

A State of Trance 2015 - On The Beach - Armin Van Buuren

Nothing But The Fire - Davey Asprey & Solis & Sean Truby

Pretty much everyone I interact with has been mentioned. :/  Please play along if you feel like it.

[sephirayne]

''I've got to say, I so admire your nerve'' Jason Isaacs as Mark Asprey in LondonFields. Movie release date - October 26th.

[bluebuzzmusic]

A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Is Over 100 Tracks & Nearly 6 Hours Of Trance Magic [LISTEN]

This year was as big of a year as ever for trance music. As always, A State Of Trance has delivered many inspiring and unforgettable moments throughout 2018. To wrap it up neatly and put a bow on top of an amazing year, the annual A State Of Trance Year Mix is here.

The fifteenth consecutive year mix album, A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 has left no stone unturned to find the tracks of 2018 that mean the most to the loyal Trance fans. Based on the standings of the “Tune Of The Year,” with voting halfway in, as well as the personal picks from Armin van Buuren himself, the mix album features over a hundred solid records from some of the world’s most esteemed Trance artists.

From Giuseppe Ottaviani’s “Till The Sunrise” to Richard Durand’s “The Air I Breathe,” from NWYR’s “Wormhole” and “Dragon” to Above & Beyond’s “Red Rocks,” and larger than life productions from Armin van Buuren including “United,” “Blah Blah Blah,” “Just As You Are” and “Last Dancer” — this mix covers a lot of ground.

Boasting over 100 tracks, this mix will keep your ears satisfied for a while. Nearly 6 hours in fact. Enjoy!

A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018



Tracklist

01 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Intro: License To DJ 02 Omnia – Cyberpunk 03 Andrew Bayer feat. Alison May – Immortal Lover (In My Next Life Mix) 04 Audien feat. Cecilia – Higher 05 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – The Last Dancer 06 Super8 & Tab – Blockchain 07 Simon Lee & Alvin with Susie Ledge – Why I Came Here 08 Mark Sixma – Sinfonia 09 Signum feat. Scott Mac – Coming On Strong (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge Remix) 10 Jeremy Vancaulart feat. Danyka Nadeau – Hurt 11 Super8 & Tab feat. Envy Monroe – True Love 12 Omnia feat. Danyka Nadeau – For You 13 Cosmic Gate & Jason Ross – Awaken 14 HALIENE – Dream In Color (Ruben de Ronde Remix) 15 Above & Beyond feat Richard Bedford – Happiness Amplified (Above & Beyond Club Mix) 16 Loud Luxury feat. brando – Body (Orjan Nilsen Remix) 17 Purple Haze – Bergen 18 Armin van Buuren feat. Sam Martin – Wild Wild Son (Club Mix) 19 Estiva – Bloom 20 Virtual Self – Ghost Voices (Raito Remix) 21 ilan Bluestone with Maor Levi feat. EL Waves – Will We Remain 22 Ferry Corsten & DIM3NSION – Safe With Me 23 ARTY – Tim 24 Fatum – Violet 25 Orjan Nilsen – Savour This Moment 26 KhoMha – Tierra 27 MaRLo feat. Emma Chatt – Here We Are 28 MaRLo feat. Roxanne Emery – A Thousand Seas 29 Denis Kenzo & Sveta B. – Sweet Lie 30 Markus Schulz feat. Nikki Flores – We Are The Light 31 Ben Gold & Sivan – Stay 32 Gareth Emery feat. Evan Henz – Call To Arms (Cosmic Gate Remix) 33 Armin van Buuren feat. James Newman – Therapy (Super8 & Tab Remix) 34 Maor Levi – Light Years 35 Andrew Rayel & David Gravell – Trance Reborn (FYH100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix] 36 NWYR – Wormhole 37 Eric Senn – Inkunzi 38 NWYR – Dragon 39 KhoMha – White Swan 40 Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal – Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix) 41 Denis Kenzo, Fahjah & Kate Miles – Who I Am 42 Seven Lions feat. Rico & Miella – Without You My Love (Myon Definitive Mix) 43 Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Always (Above & Beyond Club Mix) 44 ARTY – Perfect Strangers 45 ALPHA 9 – Sleepwalker 46 Above & Beyond – Red Rocks 47 Andrew Rayel feat. HALIENE – In The Dark 48 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – Our Origin 49 Darude & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Foux – Surrender 50 Alex Kunnari – Sundown 51 Beatsole – Pearl 52 Ferry Corsten & Paul Oakenfold – A Slice Of Heaven 53 Venetica – Patterns Of The Soul (Davey Asprey Remix) 54 Alex M.O.R.P.H. – Running For Peace (Club Mix) 55 DJ T.H. & Nadi Sunrise feat. Michele C – See You Again 56 Craig Connelly feat. Roxanne Emery – This Life 57 Bryan Kearney & Deirdre McLaughlin – Open My Mind 58 Roman Messer feat. Christina Novelli – Fireflies (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) 59 Aly & Fila with Emma Hewitt – You & I (Aly & Fila Club Mix) 60 Ben Gold & Audrey Gallagher – There Will Be Angels 61 Simon Patterson feat. Lucy Pullin – Fall For You 62 Scot Project – D (Don’t Go) 63 Ran-D – Zombie 64 Ben Gold & Allen Watts – Strike As One 65 RAM & Susana – Northern Star 66 Craig Connelly feat. Kat Marsh – Light The Way (Bryan Kearney Remix) 67 Gareth Emery – Long Way Home (Ashley Wallbridge Remix) 68 Mark Sixma & Emma Hewitt – Missing (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) 69 A.R.D.I. – Army Of Angels 70 MaRLo – Enough Echo 71 Dash Berlin feat. Bo Bruce – Coming Home (STANDERWICK Remix) 72 Armin van Buuren x Vini Vici x Alok feat. Zafrir – United 73 Armin van Buuren vs Alexander Popov – Popcorn 74 Exis feat. Enya Angel – Free 75 Giuseppe Ottaviani – Till The Sunrise 76 CRW – I Feel Love (Omar Sherif Remix) 77 Heatbeat – Stadium Arcadium 78 Armin van Buuren – Be In The Moment (ASOT 850 Anthem) [Allen Watts Remix] 79 Allen Watts – Midnight 80 Paul van Dyk – Music Rescues Me 81 Aly & Fila – Rebirth (Ahmed Romel Remix) 82 Will Atkinson – Seventh Heaven 83 Ferry Corsten feat. HALIENE – Wherever You Are (Solis & Sean Truby Remix) 84 Markus Schulz & Emma Hewitt – Safe From Harm (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) 85 Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star feat. Fiora – Just As You Are 86 Roger Shah & RAM feat. Natalie Gioia – For The One You Love 87 Davey Asprey – Alone In The Wilderness 88 Oliver Cattley with Kiyoi & Eky – Zubr 89 Darren Porter – Whiplash 90 Richard Durand & Christina Novelli – The Air I Breathe 91 Avao – Activate 92 Ayla – Ayla (Ben Nicky & Luke Bond Remix) 93 Armin van Buuren – Lifting You Higher (ASOT 900 Anthem) 94 Protoculture – Thirty Three South 95 STANDERWICK – I’ve Been Thinking About You 96 Militia – Take Me There 97 Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah 98 Luke Bond – U 99 Aly & Fila with Philippe El Sisi & Omar Sherif – A World Beyond (FSOE550 Anthem) 100 Billy Gillies – Disturbance 101 Chris Schweizer – The Wolf 102 Ultra Shock – The Sound Of E (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) 103 W&W x Armin van Buuren – Ready To Rave 104 Splinta – Shock Therapy (Rising Altitude Mix) 105 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Outro: The Verdict

  Photo via The Art of Light

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Is Over 100 Tracks & Nearly 6 Hours Of Trance Magic [LISTEN]

source https://www.youredm.com/2018/12/23/asot-year-mix-2018-listen/

[realalantaylor]

Getting ready to make some history with Joe Polish, Dave Asprey, Mike Koenigs, Richard Rossi, Nick Nanton, Jason Fladlien, Shaun Stevenett, Randy Garn and dozen others in the Genius Network. Entrepreneur

[duchessofostergotlands]

Do you know all the staff members who work with the Cambridges? I know that Kate have all those people who work for her, like Catherine, Natasha, Sophie and Emma. But who work for William? I only know Miguel Head, do you know who are the others? Sorry for my English, I’m Brazilian and I may not speak so well 😭

Your English is perfect! Never apologise for it! @mr-mrswales probably knows some people I’m missing out but for Kate I know of the people you listed and then there’s also Natalie Matthews (now Barrows) who works as an assistant private secretary. Natalie is the one who actually does most of the day to day stuff like site visits and diary planning. She also has Amanda Cook-Tucker who does her hair, Maria the nanny, Emma Boyce who is housekeeper in Norfolk, and Antonella Fresolone who is the KP housekeeper. 

William has Miguel Head as his Private Sec and Laura Baker as Assistant Private Sec. He and Kate share Emma Mager who is specifically a tour secretary. He also obviously shares Maria, Emma and Antonella as he lives in the home! He and Kate and Harry share some staff members: their advisors David Manning and Jamie Lowther Pinkerton (he’s just an occasional one), their Personal Private Sec Helen Asprey, Head Comms Sec Jason Knauf, Deputy Comms Sec Kat McKeever, Comms Sec Charlotte Pool, and Spokesperson Paddy Harverson. He also has his orderlies who used to work for Philip, Corporal Stewart Harvey and Lance-Sergeant Stuart Hayes. 

[jesseneufeld]

I Realized I Could Take Control Of My Health

It’s Monday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark’s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me here. I’ll continue to publish these each Monday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!

Yup, success stories are back! And I’m looking for more. Follow-ups, mid-progress reflections—every story at every stage has the potential to inspire folks out there who are getting started or contemplating a new beginning. Contact me here to share your story—long or not so long. You never know who you’ll impact by doing it. Enjoy, everyone!

I honestly didn’t see this coming…. I’ve been blessed with good genetic health and energy my whole life, avoiding significant health challenges. Sure, I’ve suffered from an occasional pulled muscle or turned ankle, and over the course of a couple of years I nursed a right shoulder rotator cuff back to full capacity.

When I turned 46 years old, I started noticing discomfort in my right IT band. I had gotten back into some longer distance cardio training, and I assumed it would work itself out. It never became uncomfortable, just persistent at mile 4 or 5 of a trail run. Like many, I ignorantly blamed my age for slow declines in my health. On New Year’s Eve 2016, I joined up with two of my cousins to for a somewhat steep 6-mile hike up Frary Peak on Antelope Island, Utah.

Our conversation turned to age, energy and body weight. My cousins, Kevan and Brent, were both hovering below 170 pounds whereas I had somehow climbed from 171 pounds up to 184 pounds over the course of a few years. Given that we were all roughly the same age with similar familial traits and genetic factors, I took particular interest in our diverging body compositions. A couple of months later I had a routine physical with my family physician who attributed my mid-section weight gain to “natural aging factors.” I pretty much accepted this diagnosis.

That said, when your doctor says, “That’s just because you’re getting old” don’t believe it.

My 180-degree lifestyle change began a month later in April 2017, when I decided to support my wife in her Whole30® nutrition program as suggested by her sister and a couple of others.

Those who know anything about the program will sympathize with my discomfort in abandoning my go-to foods such as dairy, grains, legumes and sugars. But over the course of 9 or 10 days I noticed unexpected improvements in my energy level throughout the day and lack of bloating and burping after meals.

Suddenly I realized I could take control of my health, and that the natural aging process was merely incidental to my current and future state of well-being. Then, I stumbled upon a Bulletproof Radio episode where Dave Asprey interviewed Mark Sisson of The Primal Blueprint. From there I was introduced to the Primal Endurance book, along with a logical and intuitive set of immutable primal lifestyle laws.

From the book’s training recommendations, I went into a recovery phase before starting back up with a smarter Primal Cardio schedule. During this time, I had been eating mostly Whole30, and I began adopting more regular movement into my daily lifestyle along with myofascial release. Within a month I no longer noticed any symptoms of IT band discomfort or hip tension, and I remain free of these symptoms and any related discomfort to this day.

But even more importantly, my whole philosophy around aggressive cardio had changed, giving me a powerful perspective on balancing my cardio goals with long-term longevity. This enlightenment into my own health potential got me thinking about my immediate family members, each of whom has their own unique health challenges.

My wife and my mom have both battled varying degrees of depression and anxiety. My children have confronted daily challenges with social anxiety, asthma, poor core muscle tone, coordination, dyslexia, brain fog, allergies, gastrointestinal disorders, insomnia and more. I’ve always been in general good health and I’m grateful for that. But as I pursued adapted new ancestral health and lifestyle habits as laid out by the Primal Blueprint and other sources, I discovered strength and wellness that I didn’t even know I was missing.

My improved energy and increased knowledge are helping me to help my wife, my children, my parents, relatives, and many others.

As a trail runner, family man, and now a Certified Primal Health Coach, I specialize in helping endurance enthusiasts discover habit-forming course corrections for reduced injury and illness through diet, lifestyle and healthy training practices.

I also work with adults who want to boost their overall energy, parents looking to transform their family’s health and companies interested in offering health-promoting programs within their business culture.

I founded Primal Utah to connect people and professionals through ancestral health community programs, events and coaching services.

A good coach helps you find your best path, discover the goals that are best for you and then, helps you stick to those goals. I love every opportunity to empower lasting course corrections in individuals, each with his or her own unique health story.

Ancestral health empowers people to live well in all aspects of their lives through sound nutrition, sleep, movement and stress reduction. I believe that healthy decisions aren’t made just once, but rather require constant evaluation and adjustment. I help people to tune into the signals that their bodies tell them, so that they can thrive from perpetual improvements.

– Jason Steed (Primal Utah)

Jason’s listing in the Primal Health Coach Institute Directory

Connect with Jason on Facebook, Instagram and his website, PrimalUtah.com.

Have a story to share? Email me here. Thanks, everybody, and have a great week.

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I Realized I Could Take Control Of My Health

It’s Monday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark’s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me here. I’ll continue to publish these each Monday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!

Yup, success stories are back! And I’m looking for more. Follow-ups, mid-progress reflections—every story at every stage has the potential to inspire folks out there who are getting started or contemplating a new beginning. Contact me here to share your story—long or not so long. You never know who you’ll impact by doing it. Enjoy, everyone!

I honestly didn’t see this coming…. I’ve been blessed with good genetic health and energy my whole life, avoiding significant health challenges. Sure, I’ve suffered from an occasional pulled muscle or turned ankle, and over the course of a couple of years I nursed a right shoulder rotator cuff back to full capacity.

When I turned 46 years old, I started noticing discomfort in my right IT band. I had gotten back into some longer distance cardio training, and I assumed it would work itself out. It never became uncomfortable, just persistent at mile 4 or 5 of a trail run. Like many, I ignorantly blamed my age for slow declines in my health. On New Year’s Eve 2016, I joined up with two of my cousins to for a somewhat steep 6-mile hike up Frary Peak on Antelope Island, Utah.

Our conversation turned to age, energy and body weight. My cousins, Kevan and Brent, were both hovering below 170 pounds whereas I had somehow climbed from 171 pounds up to 184 pounds over the course of a few years. Given that we were all roughly the same age with similar familial traits and genetic factors, I took particular interest in our diverging body compositions. A couple of months later I had a routine physical with my family physician who attributed my mid-section weight gain to “natural aging factors.” I pretty much accepted this diagnosis.

That said, when your doctor says, “That’s just because you’re getting old” don’t believe it.

My 180-degree lifestyle change began a month later in April 2017, when I decided to support my wife in her Whole30® nutrition program as suggested by her sister and a couple of others.

Those who know anything about the program will sympathize with my discomfort in abandoning my go-to foods such as dairy, grains, legumes and sugars. But over the course of 9 or 10 days I noticed unexpected improvements in my energy level throughout the day and lack of bloating and burping after meals.

Suddenly I realized I could take control of my health, and that the natural aging process was merely incidental to my current and future state of well-being. Then, I stumbled upon a Bulletproof Radio episode where Dave Asprey interviewed Mark Sisson of The Primal Blueprint. From there I was introduced to the Primal Endurance book, along with a logical and intuitive set of immutable primal lifestyle laws.

From the book’s training recommendations, I went into a recovery phase before starting back up with a smarter Primal Cardio schedule. During this time, I had been eating mostly Whole30, and I began adopting more regular movement into my daily lifestyle along with myofascial release. Within a month I no longer noticed any symptoms of IT band discomfort or hip tension, and I remain free of these symptoms and any related discomfort to this day.

But even more importantly, my whole philosophy around aggressive cardio had changed, giving me a powerful perspective on balancing my cardio goals with long-term longevity. This enlightenment into my own health potential got me thinking about my immediate family members, each of whom has their own unique health challenges.

My wife and my mom have both battled varying degrees of depression and anxiety. My children have confronted daily challenges with social anxiety, asthma, poor core muscle tone, coordination, dyslexia, brain fog, allergies, gastrointestinal disorders, insomnia and more. I’ve always been in general good health and I’m grateful for that. But as I pursued adapted new ancestral health and lifestyle habits as laid out by the Primal Blueprint and other sources, I discovered strength and wellness that I didn’t even know I was missing.

My improved energy and increased knowledge are helping me to help my wife, my children, my parents, relatives, and many others.

As a trail runner, family man, and now a Certified Primal Health Coach, I specialize in helping endurance enthusiasts discover habit-forming course corrections for reduced injury and illness through diet, lifestyle and healthy training practices.

I also work with adults who want to boost their overall energy, parents looking to transform their family’s health and companies interested in offering health-promoting programs within their business culture.

I founded Primal Utah to connect people and professionals through ancestral health community programs, events and coaching services.

A good coach helps you find your best path, discover the goals that are best for you and then, helps you stick to those goals. I love every opportunity to empower lasting course corrections in individuals, each with his or her own unique health story.

Ancestral health empowers people to live well in all aspects of their lives through sound nutrition, sleep, movement and stress reduction. I believe that healthy decisions aren’t made just once, but rather require constant evaluation and adjustment. I help people to tune into the signals that their bodies tell them, so that they can thrive from perpetual improvements.

– Jason Steed (Primal Utah)

Jason’s listing in the Primal Health Coach Institute Directory

Connect with Jason on Facebook, Instagram and his website, PrimalUtah.com.

Have a story to share? Email me here. Thanks, everybody, and have a great week.

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[larryland]

REVIEW: "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at Shakespeare & Company

REVIEW: “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at Shakespeare & Company

[theamazingstories]

London Fields - Director's Cut Review

London Fields – Director’s Cut Review

Main Cast: Billy Bob Thornton (Samson Young), Amber Heard (Nicola Six),  Jim Sturgess (Keith Talent), Theo James (Guy Clinch), Jason Isaacs (Mark Asprey), Cara Delevingne (Kath Talent), Gemma Chan (Petronella),  Jaimie Alexander (Hope Clinch), Johnny Depp (Chick Purchase – uncredited), Lily Cole (Trish Shirt)

  London Fieldsis a film adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name by Martin Amis. …

[bedlamfoundry]

A State Of Trance Episode 907 [#ASOT907] - Armin van Buuren

A State Of Trance Episode 907 [#ASOT907] – Armin van Buuren ▶ https://AStateOfTrance.lnk.to/PLYA Connect with Armin van Buuren ▶ https://www.instagram.com/arminvanbuuren ▶ https://www.facebook.com/arminvanbuuren ▶ https://www.twitter.com/arminvanbuuren ▶ https://www.arminvanbuuren.com #ArminvanBuuren #ASOT907 #ASOT Tracklist: - Armin van Buuren - Intro (00:00:00) - Armin van Buuren x Lucas & Steve feat. Josh Cumbee - Don't Give Up On Me (00:01:26) - FUTURECODE & Roxanne Emery - Dancing In The Rain (00:06:45) - Xavian - Velia (00:11:07) - Dirkie Coetzee - Aeon (00:13:18) - Attila Syah - 11th Floor (00:17:19) - TUNE OF THE WEEK: Mark Sixma - X (00:23:05) - Above & Beyond vs Armin van Buuren - Show Me Love (00:27:36) - Yoel Lewis feat. Sam Knight - Never Die (00:32:07) - PROGRESSIVE PICK: Dave Winnel - Ksamil (00:36:10) - Yotto - Walls (Joris Voorn Remix) (00:38:48) - MaRLo & HALIENE - Whisper (00:42:32) - Frank T.R.A.X. - Nebuchan (00:48:32) - TRENDING TRACK: Armin van Buuren - Turn It Up (00:51:26) - SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Kamaya Painters - Endless Wave (00:58:10) - Jason Ross feat. Emilie Brandt - IOU (Club Mix) (01:01:13) - Broning & Trance Reserve - Clusters (01:05:55) - Veracocha - Carte Blanche (KhoMha Remix) (01:09:09) - Motion Sound & Ruslan Aschaulov - Omerta (01:12:17) - Jorn van Deynhoven - Headliner (Davey Asprey Remix) (01:16:20) - Tycoos - Welcome to Earth  (01:19:45) - Jean Clemence - My Homeworld  (01:24:37) - Christopher Corrigan - The Distance (Vocal Mix) (01:26:51) - Stoneface & Terminal feat. Ava Kay - Free Time (Dan Stone Remix) (01:31:23) - Roman Messer feat. Roxanne Emery - Lullaby (Allen Watts Remix' (01:35:37) - NG Rezonance & PHD - Divergence (Solis & Sean Truby Remix) (01:40:51) - Giuseppe Ottaviani - Tranceland (01:45:47) - Lostly feat. Katherine Amy - Forever (Club Mix) (01:47:49) - W&W x Maurice West - Matrix (01:51:11) - Zach Zlov - Regicide (01:55:39) - Armin van Buuren - Outro (02:00:58) #BeFree #BeBeautiful #BeYOU #BeLOVE #BedlamFoundry #IAmBedlam #EDM #Armin #van #Buuren #AStateof Trance #Rubenderonde #Avb #episode #armin #arminvanbuuren asot #buuren #asotavb #episode907 #asot907 #astateof trance episode 907 #avbasot907 #lucas&steve #Futurecode #Marksixma #bengold #futurefavorite #servicefordreamers #tuneofthe week #W&W #Mauricewest

[tindogpodcast]

TDP 787: Diary of River Song Volume 4 from @BigFinish

@TinDogPodcast reviews the magical  Diary of River Song Volume 4 from @BigFinish

  When River Song visits a place where time has vanished, a genie escapes its bottle… the Discordia are freed – nihilistic time pirates, in devilish form, altering the past to make sure they never lose.

This time, River may have met her match. And involving the Doctor can only make things worse…

4.1 Time in a Bottle by Emma Reeves and Matt Fitton

River is recruited by a rival to explore a star system where time no longer exists.

Professor Jemima Still has picked up a signal from an impossible source and takes an expert team to investigate.

But their mission is about to unleash hell upon the universe…

4.2 Kings of Infinite Space by Donald McLeary

With the Discordia on their tail, River and her friends run for their lives across time and space. But when your opponent can twist cause and effect to ensure victory at every turn, then escape may well be impossible.  

4.3 Whodunnit? by Matt Fitton

Melody Malone finds herself in a castle, with an assortment of strange companions.

But guests are being murdered, one by one. Time is running out for a mystery to be solved.

And Franz Kafka is hiding something in the attic.

4.4 Someone I Once Knew by John Dorney

River has tried in vain to keep the Discordia away from the Doctor. Now, as devils run riot through universal spacetime, her own past with her husband is being rewritten. There is one last hope for the universe. A love story �� but one that must find an ending…

Written By: Emma Reeves, Matt Fitton, Donald McLeary, John Dorney Directed By: Ken Bentley

Cast

Alex Kingston (River Song), Tom Baker (The Doctor), Adele Lynch (Gammarae), Fenella Woolgar (Professor Jemima Still / Formidian Queen), Josh Bolt (Spod), George Asprey (Melak), Nicholas Asbury (Dante), Ewan Bailey (Human / Alien / Robot Voices), Tim Bentinck (Franz Kafka / Samsa), Alex Tregear (Miss Vermillion / Vermillion), Christopher Naylor (Lord Simon Whist / Captain Bartholomew / Discordia Underling), Shvorne Marks (Cissy / Thelma Sketch), Nigel Anthony (Rakkezar / Drayl), Nathalie Buscombe (Garen / Galerayna). Other parts played by members of the cast.

Producer David Richardson Script Editors Matt Fitton, John Dorney Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

A new Tin Dog Podcast

[bluebuzzmusic]

A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Is Over 100 Tracks & Nearly 6 Hours Of Trance Magic [LISTEN]

This year was as big of a year as ever for trance music. As always, A State Of Trance has delivered many inspiring and unforgettable moments throughout 2018. To wrap it up neatly and put a bow on top of an amazing year, the annual A State Of Trance Year Mix is here.

The fifteenth consecutive year mix album, A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 has left no stone unturned to find the tracks of 2018 that mean the most to the loyal Trance fans. Based on the standings of the “Tune Of The Year,” with voting halfway in, as well as the personal picks from Armin van Buuren himself, the mix album features over a hundred solid records from some of the world’s most esteemed Trance artists.

From Giuseppe Ottaviani’s “Till The Sunrise” to Richard Durand’s “The Air I Breathe,” from NWYR’s “Wormhole” and “Dragon” to Above & Beyond’s “Red Rocks,” and larger than life productions from Armin van Buuren including “United,” “Blah Blah Blah,” “Just As You Are” and “Last Dancer” — this mix covers a lot of ground.

Boasting over 100 tracks, this mix will keep your ears satisfied for a while. Nearly 6 hours in fact. Enjoy!

A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018



Tracklist

01 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Intro: License To DJ 02 Omnia – Cyberpunk 03 Andrew Bayer feat. Alison May – Immortal Lover (In My Next Life Mix) 04 Audien feat. Cecilia – Higher 05 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – The Last Dancer 06 Super8 & Tab – Blockchain 07 Simon Lee & Alvin with Susie Ledge – Why I Came Here 08 Mark Sixma – Sinfonia 09 Signum feat. Scott Mac – Coming On Strong (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge Remix) 10 Jeremy Vancaulart feat. Danyka Nadeau – Hurt 11 Super8 & Tab feat. Envy Monroe – True Love 12 Omnia feat. Danyka Nadeau – For You 13 Cosmic Gate & Jason Ross – Awaken 14 HALIENE – Dream In Color (Ruben de Ronde Remix) 15 Above & Beyond feat Richard Bedford – Happiness Amplified (Above & Beyond Club Mix) 16 Loud Luxury feat. brando – Body (Orjan Nilsen Remix) 17 Purple Haze – Bergen 18 Armin van Buuren feat. Sam Martin – Wild Wild Son (Club Mix) 19 Estiva – Bloom 20 Virtual Self – Ghost Voices (Raito Remix) 21 ilan Bluestone with Maor Levi feat. EL Waves – Will We Remain 22 Ferry Corsten & DIM3NSION – Safe With Me 23 ARTY – Tim 24 Fatum – Violet 25 Orjan Nilsen – Savour This Moment 26 KhoMha – Tierra 27 MaRLo feat. Emma Chatt – Here We Are 28 MaRLo feat. Roxanne Emery – A Thousand Seas 29 Denis Kenzo & Sveta B. – Sweet Lie 30 Markus Schulz feat. Nikki Flores – We Are The Light 31 Ben Gold & Sivan – Stay 32 Gareth Emery feat. Evan Henz – Call To Arms (Cosmic Gate Remix) 33 Armin van Buuren feat. James Newman – Therapy (Super8 & Tab Remix) 34 Maor Levi – Light Years 35 Andrew Rayel & David Gravell – Trance Reborn (FYH100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix] 36 NWYR – Wormhole 37 Eric Senn – Inkunzi 38 NWYR – Dragon 39 KhoMha – White Swan 40 Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal – Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix) 41 Denis Kenzo, Fahjah & Kate Miles – Who I Am 42 Seven Lions feat. Rico & Miella – Without You My Love (Myon Definitive Mix) 43 Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Always (Above & Beyond Club Mix) 44 ARTY – Perfect Strangers 45 ALPHA 9 – Sleepwalker 46 Above & Beyond – Red Rocks 47 Andrew Rayel feat. HALIENE – In The Dark 48 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – Our Origin 49 Darude & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Foux – Surrender 50 Alex Kunnari – Sundown 51 Beatsole – Pearl 52 Ferry Corsten & Paul Oakenfold – A Slice Of Heaven 53 Venetica – Patterns Of The Soul (Davey Asprey Remix) 54 Alex M.O.R.P.H. – Running For Peace (Club Mix) 55 DJ T.H. & Nadi Sunrise feat. Michele C – See You Again 56 Craig Connelly feat. Roxanne Emery – This Life 57 Bryan Kearney & Deirdre McLaughlin – Open My Mind 58 Roman Messer feat. Christina Novelli – Fireflies (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) 59 Aly & Fila with Emma Hewitt – You & I (Aly & Fila Club Mix) 60 Ben Gold & Audrey Gallagher – There Will Be Angels 61 Simon Patterson feat. Lucy Pullin – Fall For You 62 Scot Project – D (Don’t Go) 63 Ran-D – Zombie 64 Ben Gold & Allen Watts – Strike As One 65 RAM & Susana – Northern Star 66 Craig Connelly feat. Kat Marsh – Light The Way (Bryan Kearney Remix) 67 Gareth Emery – Long Way Home (Ashley Wallbridge Remix) 68 Mark Sixma & Emma Hewitt – Missing (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) 69 A.R.D.I. – Army Of Angels 70 MaRLo – Enough Echo 71 Dash Berlin feat. Bo Bruce – Coming Home (STANDERWICK Remix) 72 Armin van Buuren x Vini Vici x Alok feat. Zafrir – United 73 Armin van Buuren vs Alexander Popov – Popcorn 74 Exis feat. Enya Angel – Free 75 Giuseppe Ottaviani – Till The Sunrise 76 CRW – I Feel Love (Omar Sherif Remix) 77 Heatbeat – Stadium Arcadium 78 Armin van Buuren – Be In The Moment (ASOT 850 Anthem) [Allen Watts Remix] 79 Allen Watts – Midnight 80 Paul van Dyk – Music Rescues Me 81 Aly & Fila – Rebirth (Ahmed Romel Remix) 82 Will Atkinson – Seventh Heaven 83 Ferry Corsten feat. HALIENE – Wherever You Are (Solis & Sean Truby Remix) 84 Markus Schulz & Emma Hewitt – Safe From Harm (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) 85 Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star feat. Fiora – Just As You Are 86 Roger Shah & RAM feat. Natalie Gioia – For The One You Love 87 Davey Asprey – Alone In The Wilderness 88 Oliver Cattley with Kiyoi & Eky – Zubr 89 Darren Porter – Whiplash 90 Richard Durand & Christina Novelli – The Air I Breathe 91 Avao – Activate 92 Ayla – Ayla (Ben Nicky & Luke Bond Remix) 93 Armin van Buuren – Lifting You Higher (ASOT 900 Anthem) 94 Protoculture – Thirty Three South 95 STANDERWICK – I’ve Been Thinking About You 96 Militia – Take Me There 97 Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah 98 Luke Bond – U 99 Aly & Fila with Philippe El Sisi & Omar Sherif – A World Beyond (FSOE550 Anthem) 100 Billy Gillies – Disturbance 101 Chris Schweizer – The Wolf 102 Ultra Shock – The Sound Of E (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) 103 W&W x Armin van Buuren – Ready To Rave 104 Splinta – Shock Therapy (Rising Altitude Mix) 105 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Outro: The Verdict

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This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Is Over 100 Tracks & Nearly 6 Hours Of Trance Magic [LISTEN]

source https://www.youredm.com/2018/12/23/asot-year-mix-2018-listen/

[ultrastacion]

((AHORA de 20 a 22 Hrs VET)) Paul Van Dyk presents VONYC SESSIONS 562 #Tune http://ultrastacion.com #NowPlaying #NowOnAir #NowOnAir #Trance @paulvandyk #Tracklist Part 1 Tiësto – The Tube (MATAN CASPI Remix) [Bonzai Progressive] Seven Lions & Jason Ross feat. Paul Meany - Higher Love (Grum Remix) [Anjunabeats] Emanuele Braveri - Destination Summer [VANDIT] Super8 & Tab – Quest [Armind] Davey Asprey – Passengers [ASOT] Vadim Spark & Cari – Beat Of My Heart (UDM Extended Dub Mix) [Suanda Voice] Face to Face Paul van Dyk – In Between (2007) Part 2 Alex M.O.R.P.H. vs Scott Bond & Charlie Walker - F3F [VANDIT] Aurosonic & Sue McLaren - Captured By Gravity (Omar Sherif Extended Mix) [Amsterdam Trance] Dark Fusion – Ressentir [Universal Nation] Jardin- Rise Up [VANDIT] Chris Metcalfe & Mike Sanders – Right Here, Right Now [Grotesque] Luciano Martinez & Marcelo Fratini – Smoke Bomb [Digital Society] Paul van Dyk & Pierre Pienaar – Stronger Together Reflections Veracocha - Carte blanche Part 3 M.I.K.E. #GuestMix Future Disciple - Adventure To The South (Robert Nickson Remix) Steve Allen & UDM_Pres. Nightflyers – Nightflyers ID - ID Sean & Xander - Sixth Element M.I.K.E. Push – Amana Part 4 Pierre Pienaar - Higher State Emanuele Congeddu Music & David Jiux – Dreaming Afterlife [Always Alive] Stephane Badey Official – Butterfly [SCR] Cyril Ryaz Music – Quiet [Mondo] Aimoon & Ma2shek– The 200th Moon [Always Alive] Mohamed Bahi - In A Perfect World [VANDIT] Final Track Ikorus - Rotations

[doctorwhonews]

The New CounterMeasures - Series One

Latest Review: STARRING: Simon Williams, Pamela Salem, Karen Gledhill, Hugh Ross WITH:  Carolyn Seymour, Tam Williams, Joanna Bending,  George Asprey, Robin Weaver, Gunnar Cauthery,  Christian Edwards, Vincent Carmichael, David Rintoul,  Claire Calbraith, Andrew Wincott  --- Written By: Guy Adams, Ian Potter,  Christopher Hatherall, and John Dorney Director:Ken Bentley Sound Design:Rob Harvey Music:Nicholas Briggs Cover Art:Simon Holub Script Editor: John Dorney Executive Producers: Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs   Duration: 5 hours approx Product Format:5-disc CD (slipcover box set)/ Digital Release Producer: David Richardson   --- Initial Release: December 2016 General Release: 31 Jan 2017 After the Who Killed Toby Kinsella standalone release, another eagerly awaited full series of adventures for the Counter Measures team is available – being now set in the Seventies time zone. For the most part it continues the fine work of its predecessors. --- The box set’s opening story is entitled Nothing to See Here. Starting off with the shock of Gilmore being involved in violent armed robbery, it soon is made clear that the rest of the Group were fully aware of his choice to risk his safety by going undercover. The main story concerns invisibility and the threat of long-term use of this ‘special ability’ that causes loss to one’s mental equilibrium, and overall identity. The themes and plot mostly concern just how vulnerable a seemingly rock-solid soldier like Ian can be, when under the influence of an unprecedented invention, with unknown powers. Guy Adams has provided a serviceable enough script and storyline, although it never quite goes beyond third gear in terms of tension and jeopardy. The majority of the antagonists are not quite imposing enough, and the deranged main adversary evokes more pity and concern for his safety than anything else.   The second story of the four is the work of Ian Potter - who has particular experience in the Companion Chronicles range - and is evocatively called Troubled Waters. With a relatively limited cast, the story makes good use of a submarine location (with latent nuclear capabilities), and explores aspects of distrust, claustrophobia and distorted views of the 'best possible' future for mankind.  Coupled with a strong central mystery over why the submarine has gone ‘off grid’ and what caused its crew to mysteriously vanish, the listener is fully engaged with this play’s unveiling of various answers. It builds well on the core theme of identity from the prior story, and sees all of the main quartet of regulars having their integrity and defining characteristics assaulted.   The penultimate story of the set sees another sharp change in setting and story inspiration. Christopher Hatherall’s The Phoenix Strain has both a connection to The Birds – one of the seminal Hitchcock movies – and feature films from the time the story is set in, concerning animals running amok. Whilst involving vicious birds, there is also a theme of chemical engineering, designed against a very specific ‘enemy of the state’. Operating on a much larger scale of action than the first two stories, this involves several antagonists. They have rather dubious principles, but are not directly connected to one another, and their agendas and methods are very dissimilar. The play does well in keeping followers uncertain over just which of these troublemakers actually has the more troublesome moral code. This story really works well on initial listen, and has enough meat on its bones to stand up to repeated exposure. It perhaps is the most seamless of the four adventures, in terms of reflecting popular culture of the decade in question. There were many 'disaster movies' working their influence on the general public, and somehow they proved to have a winning mixture of paranoia and thrills, that kept justifying more being made in double-quick time.   The concluding story for this collection shares its title with the prototype of what ending up becoming the immortally beloved City of Death. However, A Gamble With Time is markedly different in overall story beats, and how the time travel trope is used. Allowing our four regulars to all go undercover as they investigate dealings between Gus Kalworowsky and Lady Suzanne Clare, twists and turns are unleashed with each successive track. Despite appearing to be harmless to most onlookers, Clare is actually a ruthless arms dealer who is intrigued by Gus’ supposedly alien time travel technology. One aspect that is kept from David Fisher’s markedly altered proposal, is the setting of a casino. John Dorney's story just pips its predecessor to the post of being the standout, and features well-drawn characters played with full gusto by the supporting cast. Clare is one of the best Big Finish villains to originate, from a line that is divergent from the main Doctor Who releases.  She seems always one step ahead of even the smartest of people, and the ending is left open for her to wreak havoc in future.   This set of mysteries is notable for having a very loose structure in terms of inter-story continuity. Whilst presumably listeners are meant to approach the quartet in chronological order, in practice there is little to no difference rendered by selecting an arbitrary sequence instead.  The main cast continue to provide excellent portrayals, and clearly enjoy the different situations and character moments that they each receive. This is a particularly good collection in terms of advancing the Gilmore/Jensen relationship. Williams and Salem clearly know how best to convey chemistry and connection, through this particular form of audio adventure. Sir Toby is notably more benign following the events of the Who Killed.. two-part release, from earlier in 2016. Ross still plays the role with depth, and in an intriguing manner, but his darker edges are less conspicuous. His challenging of Lord Balfour is particularly riveting. Yet we also see this calculating political being take a moral high ground, rather than being more pragmatic, as so often was the case in his earlier stories. Perhaps Gledhill's Allison has the least notable material, apart from her undercover work in Gamble, and the brainwashing/’romance’ she is subjugated to in Troubled Waters is just a bit too similar to previous stories, in the original Counter Measures range. Also, I continue to find much of the music a little too harsh, and the main theme is something I personally choose to skip. However, other fans of both Doctor Who and of these characters that first showed up in a top-drawer 1988 TV serial, may enjoy the compiled music that features as one of the bonus tracks. The behind the scenes material continues to be enjoyable, with a particularly nicely done ‘as live’ insight into how happy the regulars were to hear they would be recording further original stories, after this current run. --- This set does a fine job of building on the foundations of the first story, which brought the Counter Measures team into the markedly different decade of the Seventies. It demonstrates with some flair just how much there is still to be uncovered, by this group of smart and enterprising talents – whether political, scientific or military.   http://reviews.doctorwhonews.net/2017/03/the_new_countermeasures_series_one.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr