American Horror Story has never been trivial about showing graphic violence. Episode 4 brings plenty of jumps scares, cringe-worthy moments of body mutilation and, of course, torture and stabbing.

The episode picks up in flashbacks of some of the characters, starting with Montana. She meets the Night Stalker in her aerobics class and is stunned, in a good way, when she sees that he killed a man for her. Montana also reveals that the reason she wants Brooke dead is because, as the audience saw in last weeks episode, the guy who was killed by Brooke's fiance was actually Montana's brother. She blames Brooke for his murder.

Framing Mr. Jingles for all the killings at the camp in 1970 had been Margarets red herring. When she confronts Mr. Jingles, whose real name is Benji, she admits that she was the real killer whod cut off each victims ear, including her own. She used Benji's past of his own grotesque obsession against him so he'd go to jail and she'd be free.

Viewers mustve seen this coming. Margarets character has been developing, and shes seemed sketchy at some moments ever since the first episode.

The shows creators excel at capturing the cringe-worthy moments. These include when Xavier is locked in an oven with the heat fully cranked up, and when a guy from Montanas aerobics class is seen hanging with his guts sprawling out above her locker.

The fight between Mr. Jingles and the Night Stalker is another moment that captivates audiences. Also, in a trap set by Rita, the crazy psychologist, Brooke mightve met her end.

This episode also brings another side of Mr. Jingles character into light. He wasnt a killer after all. It was the treatment hed been given at the psychiatric hospital that made him forget who he was and that turned Benji into Mr. Jingles, a serial killer.

The Night Stalker is seen referencing Satan several times, and it turns out that the references arent for nothing. AHS brings supernatural themes to the Camp Redwood when the Night Stalker comes back from the dead after being killed by Mr. Jingles.

The promo of episode 5 shows that Rita will be reminded of her past and what made her evil. Mr. Jingles will come face-to-face with Margaret once again, and Montana will finally show her true colors to Brooke.

Its still confusing at this stage whether Margaret is the real enemy or if it's the Night Stalker.

The show is moving at a fast pace, and viewers whove been keeping up are almost halfway through the season. Hopefully, the next few episodes will reveal the true antagonist, or watchers might be led to believe that Camp Redwood was just another Murder House in a different setting and time.

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My wife and I have old friends we see every now and then. We enjoy their company, but I get up in the morning at 5:45 to swim and they have no time constraints and stay after dinner until late. How can we tactfully encourage them to leave at a reasonable hour?

Good question one Ive confronted many times over the years:

What do you do when you want to go to sleep, but your guests show no signs or intentions of leaving?

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Ill tell you what Ive done in the past. Now, I want to emphasize most emphatically: This is not what I advise. Its just a little background information.

In my world its called bolting. You look for a suitable opportunity when no one seems to be paying a lot of attention to you or, if such an opportunity doesnt present itself, casually act as though youre just heading to the washroom then stealthily slither off to bed.

I always feel slightly guilty when I, as the host, bolt. But as I lie under my cozy duvet, I can often still hear the sounds of my guests happily chatting away and thus conclude that they probably dont mind or perhaps even notice my absence and so to the sounds of their merrymaking and laughter I quietly drift off to sleep.

My brother-in-law is also a bolter. In fact, he is something of a maestro. He is ... the Master Bolter. He could teach a class.

Hes an early riser, so when his time comes, his time comes. Well be at his house, laughing and chatting, sipping wine, when suddenly someone will say: Hey. Wheres Johnny?

Poof! Hes vanished, like Keyser Soze.

(Except, of course, unlike Keyser Soze the ultravillain from the movie The Usual Suspects he isnt disappearing in order to continue a campaign of pure evil; hes simply gone to bed.)

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I never mind it. Id have to be a horrible hypocrite! (Which I am, but in other departments.) As a fellow bolter, I am naturally deeply sympathetic. When its discovered my brother-in-law has vanished, I merely smile quietly to myself and think: Sleep tight, my friend.

One of the features of the bolt, as you have no doubt surmised, is you dont say goodbye or goodnight to anyone.

The reason? Everyone will say: Oh, no, dont go, come on, stick around, the night is young, and so forth. Which is flattering; its nice to be liked, but youre simply too tired to run this gauntlet of objections and fight all the resistance to the siren call of your duvet.

(Obviously, you can only do it if you have a spouse willing to hold down the fort, hosting-wise, which both my brother-in-law and I do.)

Now, I want to re-emphasize that this is all merely background information. Im not advocating bolting. Do as I say, not as I (or my brother-in-law) do.

Especially if its just the four of you. In your circumstances, even the most artful bolt might lack a bit in the mystery department.

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There are numerous ways to politely or, as you put it, tactfully let your friends know youre tired and want to go to bed and its time to wrap up the festivities.

(On the other end of the spectrum: The rudest way Ive ever heard of, although its possible its apocryphal, is a host and hostess who would flick the lights on and off, as some bars used to do at closing time, to signal their guests it was time to go.)

Why not simply say some version of what youve said to me? Guys, we enjoy your company, you know that Maybe dont be afraid to lay it on a little thick: We love you to bits. But I get up at 5:45 to swim, and right now, feel like I have lead weights attached to my eyelids and need some serious sack time. Could we possibly reconvene this most stimulating and excellent encounter at a later date?

I dont see how they could possibly take offence. In fact, theyd have to have hearts of stone not to gather their things at that point and recede into the night.

And then you can add to your ultra-early morning exercise routine with a little late-night aerobics by running, not walking, to the washroom, brushing your teeth extra vigorously and diving into bed.

Are you in a sticky situation? Send your dilemmas to damage@globeandmail.com. Please keep your submissions to 150 words and include a daytime contact number so we can follow up with any queries.

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Shay Pendray of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on her horse, Einstein, during a cattle drive at the A Bar A Ranch in Wyoming last month.(Photo: Courtesy Shay Pendray)

NOVI, Mich. Shay Pendray doesnt fit the typicalcowboy image.

She's actually a cowgirl. She's also 85. And she lives not in the Wild West, but in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan,a retired retail store owner and former host of a PBSshow on needle arts.

Still, last month, Pendray was drivingcattle across Wyoming on her horse Einstein, as she has done for the past 10 years.

You cant go on a lark;its a serious thing, Pendray said. A cattle drive is for an advanced rider.

Pendray has been riding horses for 80 years, since her father returned home from World War II and bought her a horse.

When she was 16, Pendray's father took her to a dude ranch in Arizona and sealed her lifelong passion for horseback riding and ranches.

For the past decade, she has been going for a couple weeks every year to A Bar A Ranch, a 100,000-acre ranch which runs 6,000 head of cattle in Encampment, Wyoming, human population 600.

Last month, she was part of the yearly fall effort to bring incattle spread all over the ranch. The work involves separating cows and heifers from young cattle and bulls, gathering them to put in safe places for the winter.

For Pendray, this meant being on her horse by 8 a.m. every day, going up and down rocky terrain, crossing rivers and streamsand searching for cattle hidden in brush. Riders split in a semi-circle and drive cattle that arent always cooperative toward a point where they can be corralled.

Sometimes that means driving cattle across the highway, which in Wyoming is simply calledtraffic and may necessitate the state police stopping vehicles until all bovine have passed, no matter how long that takes.

You drive them slow, contrary to the movies, because if you drive them fast, they will lose weight, she noted. They are sold according to how fat they are.

Shay Pendray, 85, takes a break from driving cattle in Wyoming last month.(Photo: Courtesy Shay Pendray)

At 7,500 feet above sea level, altitude also takes a toll on the horse and, of course, weather is also a factor.

Pendray and her partner Einstein have worked through sleet, snow, rainand sunshine, averaging six to seven miles a day, before evening comes and they return to the guest quarters on the ranch, where she enjoys a good dinner, conversationand music in a different, happy, contented world with very, very interesting people.

But Pendray enjoys particularly the zen feeling when it is just she and her four-legged companion.

It is her love for Einstein, her20-year-old bay quarterhorse, that returns her year after year to the cattle drive, as well as her love for the landscape and what she gets from her time out on the vast ranch.

Pendray is the only 85-year-old on the cattle drive; most riders arein their 50s and 60s. She laughs as she notes they often search for Shay rocks, stones big enough for her to step on to assist in mounting her horse.

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The riding is difficult, but she still loves it, and said she is never sorewith a still-strong core and balance at her age, helped by water aerobics, cardio and regular walks, up to four times a day when shes not at the pool or gym.

Somehow, God gave me a gift, I dont have cancer, Pendray said. I can easily stay on a horse eight hours a day. Its not a problem, its a joy.

Pendray has seen elk, deer, mooseand, on this most recent drive, lots of antelope.

There are also animals she doesnt want to see black bears and mountain lions, which will spook her horse.

Other dangers include deadfall, downed tree limbs that can trip up a horse. There's alsobogs, areas which can appear to be green grass, but with water underneath and in whicha horse could be easily be in mud up to its stomach and immobilized as happened to a fellow rider. Luckily, the pair escaped without injury.

Shay Pendray (right) a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, resident, with Katherine Boucher, head wrangler at A Bar A Ranch in Wyoming and horse Einstein.(Photo: Courtesy Shay Pendray)

Pendray said she hasnt been thrown from a horse in a long time, but everyone takes a turn in the bucket.

She also recalls the time she was on top of a mountain when a storm blew in. She and 40-50 other riders scrambled to get off the mountain, as lightning struck just 8 feet away and the prairie caught fire.

We went straight down a cliff, not something you normally do, but you have to get down in order to be safe, she said. You could see the prairie burning, and every able-bodied man dug a ditch in a circle around the fire. It all took place in about 15 minutes.

The dangers dont deter her orkeep hercomfortableon a couch.

She quotes painter Charles Russell, who said, You can see what man made from the seat of an automobile, but the best way to see what God made is from the back of a horse.

Pendray feels the only way to see Wyoming is from the back of Einstein. And she plans to continue to drive cattle with him, already booking next years trip to A Bar A Ranch.

Einstein can probably ride until 28 or 29, she said. We will age together.

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Robin Smith has just set a very special milestone.

The pensioner has become the oldest living person in the UK with Downs syndrome after celebrating his 78th birthday on Wednesday.

He toasted the important day with his favourite game bingo and some cake.

Mr Smith has survived all these years despite his life expectancy being just 12-years-old when he was born in 1941 due to his condition.

Im very happy thats it my birthday today, Mr Smith said while at Northleigh residential home, where he has lived since 1986.

He added: Its important to have an active lifestyle and keep as busy as possible. I like to do a bit of dancing whenever I can.

Mr Smiths cousin Janet Whitton, 75, said: Hes a happy go lucky sort of chap. Hes had a great life.

He likes horse racing. He loves the thrill and spectacle of it.

Staff believe Mr Smith from Kettering, Northamptonshire, is the oldest living person in the UK with Downs syndrome after George Widhurst from Nottingham turned 77 in September.

He keeps busy by regularly visiting his local church and a day centre for Downs and also helping out doing odd jobs around Northleigh.

He also enjoys yoga, dancing and aerobics.

Lauren Fulcher, a carer at Northleigh added: Hes a loving, caring gentlemen. Hes ever so calm and would do anything for anyone, hes very much part of the furniture here.

Ive been here for 13 years and hes like a Granddad to all of my colleagues.

Michaela Kennerley, the registered manager of Northleigh said that Robin is something of an icon at the home.

She said: Hes got loads of friends, hes very very popular.

Seeing Robin just brightens your day.

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Aerobics Workout For Weight Loss At Home For Women With Music. Weight Loss Workout - The 3 Week Diet

It's possible to lose weight in a short time, in a healthy way. With or without aerobics exercises. For years the nutrition and fitness industry, doctors and trainers alike, has told us that is an impossible mission. Nothing more far from be true.

There are many healthy ways to lose weight fast, most of them unknown to almost all people. For decades, a long list of famous actors and sports stars has made impressive physical changes in a very short time. That's why they know the secret that has remained hidden from the majority of us.

Created by acclaimed personal trainer and nutritionist Brian Flatt, The 3 Week Diet is a healthy diet program to lose weight in the shortest possible time. With this revolutionary program, the secrets techniques that celebrities used to transform their bodies are exposed to the public.

Following The 3 Week Diet, any person can lose up to 23 pounds (11 kilos) of belly fat in just 21 days. This representes almost 400 grams of body fat per day. And all this is done in a completely healthy and controlled way.

In The 3 Week Diet Program, author Brian Flatt shows step by step everything related to diet and weight loss process. The scheme does not require you do intensive workout programs, instead, you follow an revolutionary scientific method designed to counteract the causes of obesity.

This program is completely efficient and has years of scientific research behinds, which guarantees its safety. And it guarantees incredible results in just 21 days.

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By Jim Thornton |May 2, 2019

Think the fountain of youth is a myth? Not so fast. Researchers at the University of South Carolina department of exercise science have uncovered evidence that it may be quite real.

The wrinkle: You dont drink it. You exercise in it.

In a long-term study, researchers analyzed health data from 40,547 men between the ages of 20 and 90. At the beginning of the study, each volunteer was assessed on a variety of measures: cholesterol levels, blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, and exercise habits. All told, 15,883 of the men reported engaging in no exercise at all. Another 3,746 walked regularly; 20,356 ran; and 562 stayed fit by swimming.

The researchers followed each groups respective fate for an average of 13 years. By the end of the study, some 3,386 overall had died. Perhaps not surprisingly, the Reaper took its greatest toll on the sedentary guys, 11 percent of whom had succumbed. Walkers fared betterjust under 8 percent died. Runners did better still, with a death rate of 6.6 percent. The real surprise, however, occurred in the swimmers. Less than 2 percent had perished by the studys end.

Steven Blair, P.E.D., lead researcher of the study, cautions against overstating the results because the number of swimmers in the study was relatively small compared to the other groups. Swimmers did have the lowest death rate, about 50 percent lower than the other activity groups, he says. Still, Im unwilling to go out on the limb too far and declare that swimming is actually better than running in reducing mortality risk.

I think the main message, he continues, is that swimming appears to have definite survival benefits.

Bragging rights aside, swimming does have advantages over land-based exercise. Chief among them: low injury rates. Running, tennis, and team sports are associated with a higher risk of injuries among adults, according to a study in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Swimming, by contrast, is notwhich is one reason so many exercise physiologists tout it as an ideal lifelong sport.

Provided you practice good technique, swimming is an extremely forgiving form of exercise, says Joel Stager, Ph.D., director of the Indiana University Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming. Working out in water is largely non-impact, he says. There isnt nearly as much wear and tear on the joints as there is in running.

For some people, such joint-friendliness can mean the difference between staying active and hardly moving at all. Older adults with arthritis, heart disease, prior injuries, or extra weight may find even slow walking too painful or difficult. Not so in your local swimming hole, thanks to the buoyancy of water.

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Denise Austin: Retro Aerobics Cardio Workout is an upbeat, fat-burning cardio aerobics workout that is designed to kick start the metabolism and ignite your calorie-burning potential through a unique combination of 80's retro aerobic moves, and modern dance-inspired exercises that will take inches off of your waist and leave a smile on your face. Enjoy the classic flare in this quintessential workout with Iconic Fitness Expert, Denise Austin as she takes you through a series of fast-paced exercises that will burn fat, challenge the core, and tone the arms, legs, abs, butt, chest, shoulders, and obliques in this 10-minute segment from her "Burn Fat Fast Cardio Blast" Fitness DVD. Sculpt lean muscle and re-shape your body with one of this legendary trainer, right from your own living room. Denise's fun and inspiring instruction keeps you motivated all of the way to the end. You will need a towel and a bottle of water to complete this workout that is great for any skill level. Look and feel your best with BeFiT! For more target-toning workouts from Denise Austin, Click here: http://bit.ly/zPcRR7

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AEROBICS

A high-energy, fat-burning workout that incorporates traditional high and low impact moves with aerobic movements.

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Mon - Wed - Fri8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

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Meerscheidt Recreation Center1600 E. HadleyLas Cruces, NM 88001

This class will concentrate on the core area and a little bit more, with the use of the stability ball and weights.

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Tue & Thu8:30 PM - 9:20 PM

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Lift and Tone your body through use of weights, bands, and your own body weight.

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POUND is a full-body cardio jam session, combining light resistance with constant simulated drumming. The workout fuses cardio, Pilates, isometric movements, plyometrics and Isometric poses into a 45-minute series.

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Tuesdays & Thursdays6:45 PM - 7:30 PM

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Board Certified in Preventive MedicineCooper Aerobics

At age 87and having logged more than 38,000 miles running, Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, sets an example for maintaining a healthy lifestyle by exercising at Cooper Aerobics Center on a regular basis, along with his wife, Millie, daughter, Berkley, son, Tyler, and their families. Dr. Cooper serves as Chairman of seven health and wellness companies and The Cooper Institute 501(c)(3).

For 50 years, Dr. Cooper has inspired millions to exercise for good health beginning with the release of his first best-seller, Aerobics. Today Dr. Cooper is revolutionizing health and fitness againcalling on America and the world to Get Cooperized. As a leading pioneer of preventive medicine, Dr. Cooper challenges everyone to follow these 8 Healthy Steps to live better both sooner and later: maintain a healthy weight; make healthy food choices most of the time; exercise most days of the week; take the right supplements for you; do not use tobacco; control alcohol; manage stress; and get a regular, comprehensive physical exam.

A grandfather of five, Dr. Cooper is passionately involved in the fight against childhood obesity. In Texas, Dr. Cooper was instrumental in getting physical education back in schools through the passage of Senate Bill 530 that requires enhanced PE activity levels and annual physical fitness testing using FitnessGram. Since then, The Cooper Institute has partnered with NFL to bring FitnessGram to more than 1,000 schools nationwide. Reaching across the globe, The Cooper Institute partnered with the Hungarian School Sport Federation to establish a national youth fitness assessment in Hungary. In 2015, the new fitness test was administered to approximately 934,000 children in Hungary.

Dr. Cooper has lectured in more than 50 countries and is most famous in Brazil having trained the 1970 Brazilian soccer team to a World Cup victory. As a result, jogging is translated as coopering in Portuguese. Dr. Coopers mark has also positively impacted the American diet. His collaboration with PepsiCo to eliminate trans fats from its Frito-Lay snack line started an international wave other companies have followed.

During his 13 years of service in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, Dr. Cooper served as a flight surgeon and director of the Aerospace Medical Laboratory. He developed the 12-minute and 1.5-mile fitness tests and the Aerobics Point System, used today by branches of the military, schools and organizations worldwide.

In 1970 Dr. Cooper resigned from the military and founded Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas with the mission to explore the relationship between cardiovascular fitness and health and longevity. With the popularity of Aerobics, which has been translated into 41 languages and Braille, he also coined "aerobics" and submitted the official definition to the Oxford English Dictionary. Dr. Cooper has authored 18 additional books, which combined have sold more than 30 million copies.

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Aerobics Instructor, Fitness Instructor, Group Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer

Want to be at the head of the class? Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors are leaders of all their classes, leading exercise groups at health clubs, exercise studios, and other facilities. They demonstrate correct exercise form and the proper use of equipment. These teachers also instruct students on weight training, flexibility, aerobics, and other workout styles, often developing programs for people with special needs or goals. Aerobics instructors plan routines that work different sets of muscles and combine a high-energy sweat session with music. The job may require maintaining equipment and keeping records, as well as promoting membership and enrollment in a gym or health club. Good communication skills and an approachable manner are essential; some positions may require expertise in weight control and nutrition. Running several classes a day requires stamina and energy, so it's expected that you be in good physical condition. Many instructors work in the field part-time. Instructors often enter the field with experience in fitness classes, dance, or other sports disciplines. Certification in first aid, and in a fitness field such as personal training, weight training, or aerobics may be required. Becoming a fitness trainer is a great way to share your commitment to an active lifestyle.

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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

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