https://www.anker.com For usb cords and chargers

https://thesecretweapon.org how to setup evernote for GTD (Get Things Done)

https://evernote.com never lose another note and stay organized

https://www.youneedabudget.com , yes you do ynab

https://iwantmyname.com get your own domain

Control your own personal email

PDF-Pro, A very simple pdf viewer for iphone/ipad that allows you to highlight text

https://protonvpn.com one of many vpn companies, I use this one. Your computer can “be” anywhere in the world as needed.

When you renew your passport, get the passport Id card as well. great for second form of id and you’ve got something if your passport is stolen while overseas https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/card.html You can do this separately as well…refer to link above.

https://www.fastmail.com control your own email without big brother watching…how to setup fastmail so you can use aliases: https://www.fastmail.com/help/clients/iphone-manual.html

Want to control your email

http://backblaze.com back up your mac to the cloud…really

https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html disk cloner for mac

http://www.bitdefender.com virus scanner for mac

http://authy.com Real 2 factor authentication (Uses google methodology but has nothing to do with Google) Identical concept 2fa as pfc but for your personal accounts. What makes authy better then google And it’s free!

https://keepassxc.org open source password keeper (and any other important data you want to keep track of) I have migrated to strongbox. (https://strongboxsafe.com) You decide where your passwords are stored, not big brother. It relies on the same formatted file as keepass but with a better interface. Get it!

https://pocketearth.com Pocket earth is an app for offline world map while airborne . This always keeps a flight interesting… I have installed on the company iPad.

https://what3words.com you can use the what3words app to find, save and share precise locations easily. For you and your friends to always arrive at exactly the right place on time, simply give or ask for a 3 word address in advance. what3words is a global addressing solution where every 3m x 3m square in the world has been assigned an address made of 3 words from the dictionary. This is unique in the world and basically means people can find you much more easily and it’s a human-friendly way to communicate location. Much more precise than an address. Uber (in America) can use it. Lost in a park? Rescue services will ask for your position. Even apple maps has incorporated it.

http://www.perksatwork.com fedex discounts like new cars

http://AnyList.com great packing list and grocery shopping share list

Long Term Health Insurance i.e. when you wife/kids dump you in a nursing home because you’re a pain in the butt… Neither Medicare nor Tricare covers this…don’t have it, you’ll lose your house (depending on your state) https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/insurance/long-term-care-insurance/

https://www.mrmoneymustache.com Finance calculator

http://www.moneychimp.com

That Sugar Film, You probably will stop eating sugar.

Actually want to get your fedex email? Here’s how.

Login into our fine webmail.

1. create a contact in your address book for your forwarding email address
2. from mail, click on the gear icon, then look at bottom right for Mail
3. on left, “Inbox and Sweep Rules"
4. + , assign a name
5. “Apply to all messages"
6. “Redirect Message" to (Name you created in your address book)
7. Add action to this rule to delete it as well

Crew rest app

Mx website to get the real story on your broken airplane http://fris.aod.fedex.com

Setup ADP Fwd: Retirement of Paper Pay Stubs

Sleep How to Fall Asleep in 120 Seconds – Member Feature Stories – Medium

How to Fall Asleep in 120 Seconds

https://medium.com/s/story/combat-tested-training-unwind-and-sleep-anywhere-in-120-seconds-27d5307b7606

Trouble sleeping? Here’s a military-tested trick for guaranteed slumber

When you’re on military exercise, sleep is a luxury. Maybe you can only snatch a few hours each day. So there’s nothing so frustrating as lying in your sleeping bag with your eyes closed, waiting for something to happen.

You’re totally exhausted. You have to be up in three hours for picket. You’re distracted by the noises around you. There’s a rock jutting into your hip bone. Or you’re replaying the day’s events on repeat in your head.

If you don’t sleep, you’ll burn out pretty quickly. You’ll make bad decisions. You’ll let people down and become a liability.

That’s what happened with U.S. fighter pilots in World War II. The U.S. military realized many of its pilots were making terrible, avoidable decisions due to stress and the resulting sleeplessness. Shooting down friendlies. Being shot down themselves. Even when pilots clocked off, they couldn’t relax and they couldn’t sleep. So their stress and fatigue built up, till they made a fatal error.

No one wants to be that guy.

Luckily, you never have to be. The U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School developed a scientific method to fall asleep day or night, in any conditions, in under two minutes. After six weeks of practice, 96 percent of pilots could fall asleep in two minutes or less. Even after drinking coffee, with machine gunfire being played in the background.

Which means if you follow these steps, falling asleep will be a piece of cake.

Work with the real estate you have

Check out the available terrain. It might seem uninspiring, but that’s no problem. In fact, if you can stretch out at all, you’re already way ahead.

In the training, the pilots were taught to fall asleep while sitting upright in a chair. Which is a tough position to sleep in when you’re feeling restless. It’s why the airlines invented business class. But it was all the pilots needed. Sitting back in the chairs, they put their feet flat, and let their hands go limp against their laps. So remember a sleeping mat or room to lay down is a bonus. Work with the real estate you’ve got, knowing a humble seat will do.

Your face is the key to slowing down everything

Now that you’ve got your position, it’s all about the face. Think of it as the epicenter of your emotions. Close your eyes and breathe slowly and deeply. Then relax all 43 of your face muscles — no squinting or frowning. Your forehead should be smooth. Let everything go loose. Breathe out as you feel your cheeks, mouth, tongue, and jaw relax.

Your eyes are shut, but you want to make sure they are totally limp. Do this by letting them fall deep into your socket. There are six muscles that control your socket; feel them relax and go lifeless.

When you relax your face and let your eye sockets go limp, you signal to the rest of your body it’s time to unwind.

Send your upper body south

Now it’s all about the shoulders. Let them drop as low as they can, as if they were floating down your body. You should feel the back of your neck go lifeless. Let all the muscles there go even looser.

Breathe in deeply. Then exhale slowly, blowing out all of the tension.

Next are your arms. Start with your dominant side. If you’re right-handed, focus on your right bicep. Feel it relax and drop down your body. If it’s not relaxing, tense it first, then let it go loose.

Then move to your right forearm. Focus on sending it limp. Finally, comes your hand and fingers. Let them fall like a dead weight against your leg. When you’ve finished with your dominant side, work through the process with your other arm.

Your upper body should be nice and limp, like it’s sinking into you. You’re more than halfway there.

What to say to your legs

Next stop is your legs. Tell your right thigh muscle to sink, like a dead weight. Then tell the same thing to your right calf muscles. Then do the same thing for your ankle and foot. Feel the muscles go limp, as your leg sinks into the ground.

Repeat the process with the left leg, talking to your thigh, then your calf, then your ankle and foot.

Now you have unwound, relaxing every muscle in your body from your face to your feet. There’s just one more thing you need to do to turn your relaxed state into deep sleep.

How to not think about anything

The last step is to clear your mind for 10 seconds. That’s it. No thinking about what went wrong that day, or what time you need to get up, or when you’ll get to call your partner. Doing these things all involve movement. Which means just thinking about them is enough to make your muscles involuntarily contract.

Instead, you need to keep your mind still. You can do this by holding a static image in your head. Imagine you are lying on a comfy couch, in a pitch black room. Hold this image in your mind for 10 seconds.

If that doesn’t work, say the words “don’t think … don’t think … don’t think” over and over for at least 10 seconds. This will clear out any thoughts and stop your brain from wandering.

When you’re physically relaxed and your mind is still for at least 10 seconds, you’ll be asleep.

Imagine being able to fall asleep almost instantly. No matter how many things are going on around you, or how on edge you feel. Being able to block out all that background noise. Knowing how to slow down your body, switch off your mind, and give yourself permission to reset. Turning five minutes of downtime into guaranteed slumber.

Everything will be easier. Your mind will be clearer. Your decisions will be better. You’ll have more energy, and you’ll be able to push your body further, day after day.

While others are wriggling around, fixating on uneven terrain or the loud snorer, you’ll have a combat-tested system for sleep. One that will keep you sharp, constant, and on top of your game.

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Notes on Reserve Assignment

25.K Advance Reserve Assignment

The Company may advance assign a reserve pilot in accordance with Section 25 .G .1 . (Open Time Assignments) only for the following purposes:

To cover an open time trip that is more than 60 hours TAFB, in which case such assignment shall not be awarded greater than 7 days in advance;

25.G Open Time Assignments

1. Following resolution of phase-in conflicts, open time may be used in the following order: training assignments, phase-in make-up (including MUV, as provided in Section 7 .G .5 .a .), and then substitution/reassignment . Remaining open time shall be used for construction of secondary lines. After construction of secondary lines, open time may be used at any time prior to or during a bid period for PMU, substitution/reassignment, custom line construction, advance reserve assignment, advance volunteer assignment, make-up, training assignment and Association Fly Back (AFB). However, during the first 12 hours after the publication of open time, only pilots shall have access to open time trips starting in the new bid period. The Company may also use open time before the assignment window in order to assign a trip to an R-24 pilot.

Open Time Availability

2. b. A pilot shall be provided access to the Company’s computer systems and data to view information related to available open time as follows:

• for trip assignment and trading, all open time in the current bid period (and in the next bid period after open time is released) shall be visible in “real time,” except during periods when:

1. the daily assignment process is taking place;

2. the system(s) is paused to allow manual processing functions; or

3. the system(s) affecting open time administration is not running due to system maintenance, upgrades, etc.

4. Assignment Window

a . Except as provided in Section 25 .G .3 .a .i . and ii ., at 0900 LBT each day the Company shall begin to assign open time trips and base standbys with showtimes through the next 40.5 hours.

i . At 0700 LBT each day, any trip with 120 hours TAFB or more, with a showtime during the next two local base days that is assigned to a pilot who is on sick leave shall be available in open time for Bid Line Adjustments as provided in Section 25 .L . At 1000 LBT, such trips shall become available for assignment by CRS .

ii . At 0700 LBT each day, any trip with less than 120 hours TAFB, with a showtime during the next local base day that is assigned to a pilot who is on sick leave shall be available in open time for Bid Line Adjustments as provided in Section 25 .L . At 1000 LBT, such trips shall become available for assignment by CRS, with the exception of trips with a showtime prior to 1800 LBT that same day, which shall become available for assignment by CRS at 0900 LBT.

Open time not assigned as provided in Section 25 .G .1 . shall be assigned in the following order:

1. SUB, RAT, or PMU;
2. PNP
3. CMU
4. M/U
5. MUS (includes both MUS and MUD)
6. MUV
7. AFB
8. RSV
9. VLT
10. DRF