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Focus on the future -- today may be a write-off! That's not to say you should totally neglect any pressing business, just that you are probably better off making firm plans for another time.
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Amen to that!
Just the words I needed to hear today! Bless you!
You are right on with this one! Yesterday I received an email from a parent in our public school. She said that she was so inspired by my volunteering efforts that she decided to step up and volunteer as well!
It's informative but doesn't fit for me today as far as I can see.
That's happening the last 26 years of my life.. Noone is available, see.
I'd love more guidance from feng shui. to calm the chaos and attract abundance. Even tho I am somewhat acquaninted with the theroy of feng shui to have a book in hand would be much more impactful, and clear up someguess work.
I have always been a very sentimental woman....I tend to not like people calling me a "pack rat" & such labels are not correct. However I would like to pare down the things I have because I really have limited space. I would certainly love to have this book & utilize it's concept!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you..
Awesome confirmation! Yesterday in my writing the same concept about the sponge came up. Thank you!
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During one of the three daily programmes guests feed, walk trunk-in-hand and touch the elephants to obtain a better understanding of these pachyderms and their conservation.
There are also tours at Bush Babies – known as Monkey Sanctuary – whose exotic primates have all either been raised as pets, or bred/imported for the pet trade and have now been released into a wild forest. Guests walk on elevated walkways and view the primates in their natural environment, while being taught about them and their surroundings.
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25th July - 13th September
QUAD's Summer Nights Outdoor Film Festival will return this summer from July - September 2014.
As usual, the festival will bring classic and contemporary films to a selection of beautiful heritage locations.
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13th - 22nd June
Laugh your socks off at a range of events designed to tickle your funny bone at the inaugural Derby Comedy Festival produced by Derby LIVE.
Join headline acts Dawn French and Jimmy Carr in June to celebrate stand-up, hilarious theatre and funny kids shows! Check out the listings here.
Download Festival
13th - 15th June
The Download Festival is the UK's premier Rock Festival. A mammoth 5 day rock event, based at the spiritual home of rock - Donington Park in Derbyshire.
This year's festival will see multi-million album selling acts Linkin Park, Aerosmith and Status Quo, perform alongside...
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Rob Zombie
- Fall Out Boy
- Alter Bridge
- The Offspring
- Steel Panther
... and many many more bands.
Derby's Farmers' Market
Every third Thursday in the month in Derby's Market Place a range of local products is on offer from ostrich burgers to poacher's cheese. The market also stocks freshly baked bread and for the gardeners, a selection of plants. Be sure to get there early as produce goes quickly! Pies, cakes, meats and veg also sold in this super market.
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Archie posted his game ball series the other day. It was very well written and covered the main stars of the game. This is kind of the opposite. While we're not going to be covering the Tony Romo's, and the Kevin Ogletree's (What?!), we'll be covering the players who helped the team win in their own small role.
I'll try and make this a weekly series if it has to be. I'll likely take 4-5 players each week. Winning weeks only!
Before I get into the unsung heroes I'd like to say that the entire team played well, and that's why we won the game Wednesday night. Here are some points.
-Garrett coached the offense well. Coach Ryan has a way with words.
-The line did a solid job for not being together for a long time.
-Romo got rid of the ball quick.
-Murray is a truck, and is very crafty.
-Carr shutdown the salsa.
-Claiborne can contend with physical wide receivers. But I give him a B because Nicks was banged up. Rookie corners don't play that well most of the time. Surprised, and looking forward to the future.
Jump for the unsung heroes.
I thought there weren't going to be any big names? Well that's false. A player can get on this post even if they have a big name. Dez did what he had to do this week believe it or not. While he didn't put up the scoring plays like Kevin Ogletree, Bryant displayed number one wide receiver characteristics Wednesday night.
Dez caught four passes for 85 yards. One of his receptions got the Cowboys into the redzone, which set up their first scoring play of the season.
Bryant certainly knows his job now. He opens up the game for the Cowboys plethora of offensive weapons, as they do for him.
"If I'm going to be put out there with Tony Romo, (Jason) Witten and Miles Austin, I got to know what the hell I'm doing," Bryant said after catching four passes for 85 yards in the season opener. "I felt like I dedicated myself to do that. Not only that, I had help from Tony, I had help from Miles, Wit, the rest of the guys. I felt like it helped me out a lot and I learned a lot, and I'm going to keep it moving."
-From ESPN Dallas
I'm not an offensive line genius, but I can tell you that without the play of Ryan Cook the Cowboys might not have won that game. Cook stepped in after Phil Costa re-injured his back early in the game. With basically a new offensive line out there, the Cowboys led by their new center opened up the holes for 143 yards rushing as a team.
It wasn't an amazing effort, but it was a valiant one that got the job done.
I'm a huge fan of this guy since the Cowboys signed him. Was I the only one in my house screaming "What a block by Vickers!", on DeMarco Murray's signature run of the game?
He completely took Tuck out of the play there, and even directed Murray to the sideline after colliding with him a bit. I was impressed by Vickers. He definitely had something to do with Murray's 131 yards rushing. I like this backfield tandem already.
After the ACL injury I was really wary of the Cowboys selecting Carter in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. But Wednesday I saw what Cowboys management loved about him.
His speed.
Carter had five tackles against the Giants, and made some stuffs at the line of scrimmage. I was very impressed overall by his play, and he's proved he deserves the starting job next to Lee.
The Secondary
This was probably my favorite part of our win to tell you all the truth. The secondary was excellent. Brandon Carr, Morris Claiborne, Barry Church, and friends played one heck of a game back there. Carr did well on Cruz, and if not for some illegal picks, Cruz wouldn't have had much yardage at all.
Claiborne is being rated on the rookie cornerback scale for me. I was very impressed with how he guarded Nicks. Albeit, Nicks was banged up, and hasn't really practiced much, yet no excuses for him and the Giants. Claiborne looked like he knew was he was doing out there, and my confidence in him grew to the point where I believe he can hold his own against some of the better physical wide receivers in the NFL.
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The Top 10 Gadgets and Apps for Better Sleep
Hibernation science has come a long way since Han Solo was frozen in carbonite. From alarm clocks that come alive to apps that track your sleep cycle, there are plenty of options out there to help you get a good night's rest. And it's a good thing, too. According to Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, Chief Medical Officer for Sleep Health Centers in Brighton, MA, we're often the worst judges when it comes to our own sleep habits, so any device that points out or attempts to correct inadequacies can be "quite helpful." Here are some apps, gadgets, and gizmos that are the best to have by your bedside.
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Wake-up Light Plus
Here comes the sun -- sort of. While most bedside clocks focus on sound to rouse you, the Philips Wake-up light attempts to simulate the conditions of dawn through a UV-free halogen bulb that gradually gets brighter 30 minutes before your alarm is set to go off. The sleek-looking lamp also has a "dusk simulation" feature that you can activate right before you fall asleep, which can be a boon for those who do a lot of traveling and have problems with jet lag. "The most potent factor in shifting the circadian cycle is light," says Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, Chief Medical Officer for Sleep Health Centers in Brighton, MA. "So simulators can help you sync your internal clock." Bonus: the light comes with a USB port for uploading your favorite songs to wake up to, just in case the artificial dawn isn't enough motivation.
$86; Philips.com
One of the keys to a good night's sleep, of course, is to make sure you remain fit and healthy in your waking life. The only tech you need there is a DVD player and the DeltaFit Speed Shred Program. Get yours today!
Renew SleepClock
Forget blaring alarms that ruin your morning. This handy device from Gear4 works with your iPhone or iPad to monitor your sleep pattern and gently wake you up when your cycle is at its lightest. There are no headbands or other attachments -- just a motion detector that tracks how much you toss and turn. But the data is limited (you should always seek out a specialist if your sleep health is suffering for an extended amount of time). Faults aside, the interface on the Renew app is clean and easy-to-use, while the hardware would look attractive on any nightstand. Sweet dreams, indeed.
$200; RenewSleepClock.com
Of course, if your goal is to stay awake -- for more sex -- we've got another solution for you. Find out How to Last Longer in Bed.
You're getting sleepy... very sleepy. While most ambient noise apps attempt to make do with Enya-like sound loops, Pzizz attempts a more hypnotic experience, with soothing, modulated voices that ease you into your night's rest through Zen-like encouragement. Those with serious insomnia or sleep disorders should still seek professional help, but the app's robust algorithm that cues up different sounds with each use (along with remixes) can certainly work wonders for those who have experienced trouble getting quality shut-eye. Now, if only they'd find a name that's easier to pronounce.
$6; iTunes
Related: The Best New Wireless Gear
Sleep Sound Therapy System
Creating a comfortable atmosphere is essential to a good night's rest. "The room should be quiet and dark, with controlled temperature," says Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, Chief Medical Officer for Sleep Health Centers in Brighton, MA. "If it's too noisy, a sound machine can help mask things." Sound Oasis' S-650 Sleep Therapy System does so with more than 24 digitally recorded sound tracks (our favorite is the "island stream"). The device boasts claims about matching frequencies with your brain waves, but really the Sleep Therapy System is simply a solid sound machine that helps you relax. Features like auto shutoff and a built-in alarm that will wake you up as subtly as it put you to sleep are the only science you'll really need.
$80; Sound-oasis.com
This sound machine makes a great present. Find more gadgets you'd love to own with our Best Tech Toys Gift Guide!
Sleep Talk Recorder
According to studies, about 5% of adults talk in their sleep (one of several behaviors known as NREM or non-rapid eye movement). This usually occurs between different phases of the sleep cycle and can be sometimes be caused by insomnia, anxiety, or stress. One way to find out if you're babbling in bed (or just snoring really loudly) is to download this app, which records your nighttime sounds and filters out any extraneous noise. The results might be enlightening -- or hilarious (one app function allows you to share the recordings with friends, or the app community at large). Just be careful you don't leave it on during that recurring Kate Upton dream you've been having...
$1; iTunes
(Want to know more about her? Find out what Kate Upton's Perfect Date entails.)
Zeo Sleep Manager Pro
If you're regularly getting 7-8 hours of sacktime, but still feel groggy, Zeo can help. The device wirelessly syncs with your iPhone or Android device and records your sleep patterns during the night through a headband that measures brain waves. In the morning, the Zeo app will analyze the data, provide a detailed breakdown of how much deep sleep you experienced, then give you a number called a ZQ score that rates your quality of rest. Keep in mind that Zeo does not monitor breathing, blood pressure, pulse, or other bodily functions that would provide a more well-rounded picture of your sleep health. But, as Dr. Meir Kryger (author of The iGuide to Sleep) says, "Tech [like this] is useful to get people thinking seriously about how much quality sleep they actually get."
$99; MyZeo.com
(If you're one of the night owls struggling to make healthier decisions in the wee hours, try these 6 Foods for Better Sleep.)
FitBit Ultra
The minds at FitBit sure know how to pack a lot into a small package. Their latest gadget -- the FitBit Ultra -- is essentially the size of a clothespin and comes with a wristband to monitor your sleep patterns at night. But the beauty of this well-designed little device is that it stays with you through your waking life as well, displaying an accurate count of steps taken, stairs climbed, and calories burned through a sophisticated motion sensor that syncs up to free mobile apps. You can even get it to work with Loseit, Mapmyfitness, and Runkeeper, leaving no fitness tracker unturned. Think of it as a digital trainer that fits into your pocket, motivating you to stay healthy night and day.
$100; FitBit.com
(Or use it at the gym when you're trying these 3 New Cardio Workouts. No boring slogging on the treadmill here, we promise!)
Lightning Bug
Call it DJ White Noize! This app for Android users allows you to choose from over 200 different sound samples and loops to mix into an ambient slumber soundtrack. You can also customize a variety of backgrounds to go with your tracks, whether inspired by rainstorms, ocean waves, or meditation bells (be sure to check for new content-in plug-ins to keep things fresh). The sound quality is so good, you may want to just chill and listen to the app during waking hours as well.
Free; Google Play
You snooze, you lose, right? Clocky aims to fix that. What looks like the evil love child of Wall-E and R2D2 is actually a sophisticated alarm clock that physically jumps off your bedside table when you hit the snooze button. It then continues to roll around until you can catch it and silence its robotic bleeps (which are extremely loud, by the way). Clocky was built to withstand drops from heights of up to three feet, and the tread on those 3.5-inch wheels allow it to make getaways even on thick rugs. The gimmick should be novel for sleepers bored by the standard clock radio alarms, but fair warning -- if you don't sleep alone, Clocky may ensure you do before long.
$40; Nandahome.com
(Can't figure out what's keeping you up at night? Read 5 Sleep Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making.)


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Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link.All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 57 points (-0.4%) at 15,601 as of Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, 12:50 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,233 issues advancing vs. 1,686 declining with 120 unchanged.The Consumer Non-Durables industry currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.2%.TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:3. Fibria Celulose (FBR) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Non-Durables industry lower today. As of noon trading, Fibria Celulose is down $0.21 (-1.9%) to $11.01 on average volume. Thus far, 739,334 shares of Fibria Celulose exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $10.99-$11.15 after having opened the day at $11.08 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $11.22. Fibria Celulose S.A. engages in the production, sale, and export of short fiber pulp. The company primarily offers bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp used in the manufacture of toilet paper; uncoated and coated paper for printing and writing; and coated cardboard for packaging. Fibria Celulose has a market cap of $6.2 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are down 1.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Fibria Celulose a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.TheStreet Ratings rates Fibria Celulose as a sell. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been unimpressive growth in net income over time. Get the full Fibria Celulose Ratings Report now.STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more.
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Kim Kardashian's Ciroc & Tanqueray New Years Eve party at Mansion was a family affair, as sisters Khloe and Kourtney joined in the celebration as did little brother Robert Jr, who brought along new girlfriend of one month, Adrienne Bailon of The Cheetah Girls. Also on hand was Kim's beau Reggie Bush. The party arrived together and insisted they get a family photo taken together on the red carpet. Kim gushed that the best part of '07 has berm spending time with her family and that she's enjoying her last hurrah in Miami prior to shooting season 2 of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." After counting down to midnight, Kim, who was wearing a booty-hugging Just Cavalli dress, danced to a mix of Madonna, Jay-z and Daft Punk with her man Reggie until 3 a.m. And contrary to some reports, Kim Kardashian tells our source she did not get engaged to the 22-year-old Bush. Said Kim, "It's not true, I never said that! It's total b.s."
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Planned multi-profit center amends plans
June 14, 2013
SCARBOROUGH, ME—Following the approval for a gas station/convenience store, restaurant and diesel fueling complex, representatives for Scarborough Property Holdings met with the city's Planning Board to amend the project plans.
The new plans call for removal of the diesel pumps in favor of a carwash and vacuum station, increase in the size of the convenience store and addition of a picnic area, according to the Scarborough Leader story.
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"We have made the plan better," David Latulippe, representative for Scarborough Property Holdings said. "We've reduced trip counts. We've reduced the amount of impervious surface so there is more green space."
Planning Board member Jeff Thomas said he did not have a problem with the plan but told Latulippe they would have to fix the "ugly" vacuum stations before they Board would approve the project.
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This Thanksgiving, as places are set at their suburban Nashville table for the kith and kin of Faith Hill and husband Tim McGraw, Hill will be consulting her mother's time-tested recipes for gravy and corn bread in order to prepare "the one meal I do really, really well." Three daughters with ever-changing tastes, ages 11, 10, and 6, have each put in requests. "Gracie's fave is butter beans, Audrey's is green beans, Maggie's is peas. So I have to make all of those."
Or else. Last year the hit-maker, who had three consecutive albums debut at number one on both Billboard 200 and Billboard Country, ran out of time and blew off the pecan pie. "Maggie was devastated," Hill reports.
So here she is, on a morning in high August, already thinking about Thanksgiving menus, even though the apples for holiday pies still hang, heavy and ripe, on the trees lining the drive of the family's farm 45 minutes outside Nashville. Dressed in bright green running shorts, a T-shirt, and comfy Asics trainers -- "my usual casual," she says -- Hill looks far younger than her 41 years as she sits on her screened porch and muses about the domestic gridlock familiar to every working mom. In her case the juggling includes two high-profile careers, three sets of teacher conferences and sports schedules, family pets including dogs and horses, an imminent move to a new home being built closer to town, her just-released holiday album, Joy to the World, and a televised performance of the album's music on PBS's Soundstage, to air Thanksgiving weekend.
All morning long Hill has been making detailed entries in a black ruled notebook with columns headed "Tim," "Faith," and "The Girls." The book is her hedge against chaos. After a recent "totally relaxing" family vacation in Europe, including a week and a half on a chartered boat exploring remote fishing villages in Italy -- the couple's first summer off after their 2006 and 2007 Soul2Soul summer tours -- Hill is determined to get organized. "I've felt myself drowning in my day-to-day activities," she says. "I'm constantly chasing the ball, trying to catch up. I don't want to live like that anymore. It's too exhausting."
One step toward sanity? Scaling back somewhat on her career, including not touring during the school year. "My schedule now is completely based around the girls' schedules -- down to the parent meetings, field trips, sports schedules. The idea of not being able to be there for the girls if Tim and I both had to be away at the same time..." She thumps the black book with her palm. "I couldn't handle it."
Turning away from the spotlight is not a concept Hill could have imagined when she was the age of her eldest, Gracie. In tiny Star, Mississippi, life was always a bit too slow for Audrey Faith Perry. She was adopted soon after birth and raised with traditional Southern values by her bank teller mother and factory worker father. Her upbringing in Star was right out of the classic Grand Ole Opry playbook: very little money, lots of church and gospel, and endless persistence. She always wanted to shine.
At 18 she quit a local college and lit out for Nashville, where she took any job she could get, including selling T-shirts and working as a receptionist for a music company. She was married briefly to music executive Daniel Hill and finally got her break when one of the bosses in the office heard her sing along to the radio and suggested she do demo work. In 1993 the girl from Star cut her first single, "Wild One." She met McGraw three years later, when she was the opening act on his Spontaneous Combustion Tour.
The road to success was bumpier for McGraw, 41, who grew up poor and abused in another eyeblink town, Start, Louisiana, believing that Horace Smith was his real father. At 11 he found his birth certificate, which indicated that his biological father was baseball great Tug McGraw. His mother, a dancer when she met the famous pitcher, ultimately introduced her son to his dad, who at first denied paternity. Hill, too, with her parents' help, eventually met her birth mother (now deceased) as well as her brother, with whom she has a warm relationship.
Having had childhoods rocked by such emotional ambushes, the couple have made openness and straight talk a priority with their own and debates everything from the excesses of tabloid gossip to the moral implications of too much trash (the non-tabloid variety). "As much as we travel," says Hill, "there was just so much waste in our family, because we'd buy something we didn't use, or we'd buy too much food." She and Gracie -- a budding cook at 11 -- now grocery-shop together and talk about portion control and the dangers of impulse buying. A current family debate centers around whether Gracie should have a cell phone. So far Hill and McGraw have held firm to their "not yet" position. Says Hill, "I don't want to be a prude, the uncool parent, but I really don't feel she needs one right now." Similarly, the couple consider Gracie too young to have her own e-mail address. "Obviously, the girls' lives are a lot different from ours growing up," she says, "but we do have rules."
For inspiration she only has to look to the small-town values that still inform her parents' vibrant life in Star. "For them it's all about church and community," says Hill. "And they grow all their own vegetables and don't waste anything. My mom has had the same wooden spoons for 20 years. I've gone through three batches of wooden spoons."
Hill and McGraw believe those small-town values can work on a larger scale. Since 1994 McGraw has run a concert-meets-street-festival called Swampstock to benefit youth sports facilities, scholarships, and other causes in his hometown, Start. The girls and Hill have participated in this down-home event, along with boldface names like Martina McBride and NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Now Swampstock is part of the couple's larger umbrella charity, the Neighbor's Keeper Foundation, begun three years ago. "Tim and I both grew up in small communities, where it was always a neighbor who helped the person in need," says Hill. "That's where the name came from, and that's the goal."
For now the foundation is funding projects close to the couple's Gulf Coast origins, a decision reinforced by a trip the couple made immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit, to deliver food and supplies to the Red Cross in Gulfport, Mississippi. Neither was prepared for the misery and devastation they saw. "As we traveled down it just got worse and worse," Hill recalls. "To see the reports on the news is nothing like being there."
After sifting through hundreds of worthy requests, Hill and McGraw decided to support the Community Initiatives Foundation, a Baton Rouge organization started by Sister Judith Brun. The program, which serves the largest post-storm trailer city in Baton Rouge, uses art therapy to help children still traumatized by Katrina's destruction. "It's amazing what these kids draw, what they're thinking, what they're feeling," says Hill of images that include submerged houses and dead bodies floating in water. "They're so burdened by things that only adults should be burdened by." (The children's artwork can be seen at www.katrinaexhibit.org.)
As for the privileged McGraw daughters, teaching by example has proved the most effective way of encouraging them to count their blessings. After the Gulf Coast trip, Hill shared the photos with them. "We try to be very honest with our kids about what's really happening," she says. "They have a pretty good grasp on it."
Indeed, Hill notes, all three have a refreshingly blase attitude about their parents' celebrity. Recently, however, Gracie encountered -- on a school field trip, no less -- the glammed-up version of her mom enshrined in a glass case at the Country Music Hall of Fame, in downtown Nashville. The display features the spangled gold Versace dress and strappy pink snakeskin heels that Hill wore on VH1's Divas Live in 2000. "She saw the shoes and goes, 'Mom, I've never seen those before,'" Hill says, laughing. "'Can I have them?'"
Hill understands Gracie's shoe lust -- among her own prized possessions is a pair of signed patent-leather stilettos given to her by Tina Turner -- but the object she treasures most is hardly glamorous. Recently Edna Perry gave her daughter the bowl in which Perry mixed her signature corn-bread stuffing for 45 years. Hill will be using that sacred vessel on Thanksgiving Day when she makes her mother's stuffing. Perry, sadly, won't be there. Because of a stroke suffered a few years ago, she cannot travel to Nashville for the holiday. "It's hard," says Hill. "I do feel an urgency to be near her."
By Christmas Eve, as Hill's album is doubtless topping the charts and McGraw is whipping up his trademark spaghetti dinner, Edna Perry should be done making the peanut-butter balls her neighbors have come to expect. And Hill will rest easier knowing they'll be looking for her mom and dad to drop by. "Everyone in Star takes care of everyone else," she says. "Always. They're just good neighbors."
Originally published in Ladies' Home Journal, November 2008.


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Worldwide Studies on Stevia
Contrary to what many would have you believe, plenty of research has been done touting the benefits of stevia, with no side effects reported. These research studies have been compiled for your perusal here, so take your time and enjoy reading these.
Many of the following are copies of the abstracts that summarize the findings, but if you want the full report on a study, you can contact the NIH site or the publication directly. Here is
a summary of their conclusions:
"Stevia and stevioside are safe when used as a sweetener."
"It is suited for diabetics… obese persons… and PKU patients."
"No allergic reactions to it seem to exist."
"Stevioside may be advantageous in the treatment of type 2 diabetes."
"Stevioside acts as an antihyperglycemic and a blood pressure-lowering substance; effects that may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic
"Stevioside…was effective in blood pressure reduction."
"Neither stevioside nor rebaudioside A is cariogenic."
"In this 2-year study in Chinese patients with mild hypertension, oral stevioside significantly decreased systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure compared with placebo.
Quality of life was improved, and no significant adverse effects were noted."
"Stevioside is an effective antihypertensive natural product."
For the details, click on the following:
1. Stevioside.
Phytochemistry. 2003 Nov;64(5):913-21. Review.
2. Effect of Stevia rebaudiana on glucose tolerance in normal adult humans.
Braz J Med Biol Res. 1986;19(6):771-4.
3. Antihyperglycemic effects of stevioside in type 2 diabetic subjects.
Metabolism. 2004 Jan;53(1):73-6.
4. Effect of stevioside on growth and reproduction.
Hum Reprod. 1991 Jan;6(1):158-65.
5. Stevioside acts directly on pancreatic beta cells to secrete insulin: actions independent of cyclic adenosine monophosphate and adenosine triphosphate-sensitive K+-channel
Metabolism. 2000 Feb;49(2):208-14.
6. Antihyperglycemic and blood pressure-reducing effects of stevioside in the diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rat.
Metabolism. 2003 Mar;52(3):372-8.
7. Increase of insulin sensitivity by stevioside in fructose-rich chow-fed rats..
Horm Metab Res. 2005 Oct;37(10):610-6.
8. The effect of stevioside on blood pressure and plasma catecholamines in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Life Sci. 1998;63(19):1679-84.
9. Evaluation of the cariogenic potential of the intense natural sweeteners stevioside and rebaudioside A.
Caries Res. 1992;26(5):363-6.
10. Preventive effects of a soy-based diet supplemented with stevioside on the development of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in Zucker diabetic fatty
Metabolism. 2005 Sep;54(9):1181-8.
11. Mechanism of the hypoglycemic effect of stevioside, a glycoside of Stevia rebaudiana.
Planta Med. 2005 Feb;71(2):108-13.
12. Rebaudioside A potently stimulates insulin secretion from isolated mouse islets: studies on the dose-, glucose-, and calcium-dependency.
Metabolism. 2004 Oct;53(10):1378-81.
13. Efficacy and tolerability of oral stevioside in patients with mild essential hypertension: a two-year, randomized, placebo-controlled study.
Clin Ther. 2003 Nov;25(11):2797-808.
14. Mechanism of the antihypertensive effect of stevioside in anesthetized dogs.
Pharmacology. 2003 Jan;67(1):14-20.
15. Antihypertensive effect of stevioside in different strains of hypertensive rats.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei). 2002 Jan;65(1):1-6.
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Try this Individual Beef Wellingtons recipe, or contribute your own. "Main Dish" and "Bake" are two tags used to describe Individual Beef Wellingtons.
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PREHEAT oven to 425F.
MELT buter in a skillet and add the onion and mushrooms. Saute until tender and the liquid from the mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat , and add parsley, steak sauce, salt and pepper. Set skillet aside.
BRUSH each steak with one tablespoon of steak sauce, and season with salt and pepper. Cut the pastry sheets in half, placing each steak on the center of a pastry portion. Spread of the mushroom mixture over each steak.
WRAP pastry around the meat. Trim and save any extra pastry. Moisten the ends of the pastry with water and seal closed. Place the Wellington, seam side down, in a shallow; greased baking pan. Brush pastry with beaten egg white. The excess pastry may be re-rolled, cut out and used as decoration for the meat pastries.
BAKE pastries in the oven for 25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. (Internal temperature for medium-rare is 140F and 155F for medium.)
REMOVE the steak pastries from the oven, and let stand for 5 minutes. The temperature of the steak will rise another 5 degrees during the standing time.
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Pro-Life Activist's Home Vandalized Following Newsweek Profile; Will Media Report?
Last Wednesday, vandals smashed windows and spray-painted the home of Colorado pro-life activist Keith Mason, Newsweek/Daily Beast's Abigail Pesta noted in a July 2 post.
Mason, a leader of the Personhood Movement which seeks to change the legal definition of human personhood to begin at conception, was profiled in a June 25 story at the magazine's website. From Pesta's July 2 story (emphases mine):
Mason says he was awake at the time of the attack. "I was in the basement, catching a movie and having a beer, to just chill," Mason says. "I heard a loud noise and thought one of our kids had fallen down the stairs. I ran through a bunch of glass and I saw red—it was surreal; I didn't know if it was blood on the glass or what. It turned out to be spray paint. There was red paint all over the side of our house. They spray-painted coat hangers all over my sidewalk and door. We called 911. The police were there within three minutes."
Mason says the vandals had "yanked down" the security lights on the home as well. "We got up and left and tried to find a hotel room, but they were all booked from the fires," Mason says, referring to the wildfires forcing people from their homes in Colorado. "We literally knocked on a friend's home at 4 a.m."
Mason says his family has now moved to an undisclosed location and does not plan to return home.
Cheri Stottke, an investigator with Denver's Westminster Police Department, confirmed the attack on Mason's home and said police are searching for suspects.
The Newsweek story has drawn a stormy response across the Web, highlighting the gulf between both sides of the abortion debate.
Pro-life activists criticized their opponents, meanwhile, with one site saying the Newsweek story, which it described as "fairly reported" and "balanced," "scares abortion activists."
On The Daily Beast, the story sparked a war of words as well. However, when some of the comments turned vicious and personal, the site closed the comments section.
Violent threats and vandalism targeting abortionists are, and rightly so, noted in the national media. It remains to be seen if the national broadcast media -- ABC, CBS, and NBC -- pick up this story.
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I'm not surprised about this
Submitted by ant on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 7:15pm.
I'm not surprised about this or that comments at the Daily Beast were shut down too. Satan gets pretty mad and violent when you mess his plans up.
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Submitted by DC2280 on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 9:46pm.
You can't be serious !
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I am serious
Submitted by ant on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 9:50pm.
...and don't call me Satan.
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What would you
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Barry works for me.
Submitted by ant on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 10:16pm.
You can imagine having the name Satan makes elections pretty tight.......too 'ethnic'.
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Terrorism is Terrorism
Submitted by minky on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 11:47pm.
Had this sort of thing been perpetrated against a liberal, the media would have attributed the crime to right-wing terrorists. This criminal act was perpetrated by LEFT-WING TERRORISTS!!! There, now I feel a little better.
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Call "pro-choice" what it really is
Submitted by ohio granny on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 10:11am.
Lets call "pro-choice" what it really is and that is "pro-death". Abortion supporters are vicious when you dare disagree with them. Life means nothing to these people. They are dangerous and we need to call them exactly what they are and the is "pro-death". Abortion is murder plain and simple.
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It happened around 1 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of North Street and Market Street.
Johnny Dutton, 59, died in the fire. Neighbors said Dutton lived at the home for 30 years and recently suffered from health problems.
Firefighters found his body a few feet from the door.
"We were advised by neighbors that their was somebody inside. [On] our primary search because of poor visibility, we were unable to locate anyone inside. On a second search after the fire was out we were able to locate one male that was deceased," Moulton Fire Chief, Ryan Jolly said.


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Cast was announced: http://if.com.au/2012/05/08/article/Shooting-starts-on-Jonathan-M-Shiffs-12-3-million-series-Mako-Mermaids/MQFLJLSGMK.html
Mako: Island of Secrets Powers.
Ok, in Mako: Island of Secets/Mako Mermaids, each mermaid has random mish-mosh powers like Bella's Substaciakenisis and Cleo's Aerokenisis. Why? Well, here's my theory: Bella got her crystal from the Sea Caves of Ireland, which give Gelidkenisis, Substaciakenisis, Mecokenisis, and possibly Geokenisis. Cleo and Rikki got their crystals from the Mako Island Moon Pool, which gives Hydrokenisis, Aerokenisis, Crykenisis, Hydro-Cryokenisis, Hydro-Thermokenisis, Electrokenisis, Pyrokenisis, Atmokenisis, and possibly both give the Tower of Light. And apparantly, it gives mermen Telekenisis. But, since the crystals simulate the Full Moon, which couses the pools to give the powers, maybe when the crystals from 2 places were combined in one place, the powers from both the Moon Pool ans Sea Caves were transferred into the one pool, and when they were combined, the created another power: Zac's Telekenisis. 220.127.116.11 13:10, May 11, 2012 (UTC)garr9988
are emma riiki clea and bella
In this show will they even mention cleo,emma,rikki, and are they alive or does it take plce like 80 years later.I will like to know and even find out if they emma,ect helped the girls become mermaids.
Why does it say on the trivia that they don't know how real mermaids came to mako island i don't get it.There are no real mermaids it just the full moon who turns people into mermaids i doubt people are born like that.
- Actually the new threesome are promoted to be real mermaids, as in born as mermaids. and since we have no prior indication that there even were born mermaids, it's not known how they came there or why they haven't interfered with H2O mermaids.--KillerZ 21:01, July 6, 2012 (UTC)
The new mermaids
are the new mermaids born like that or became a mermaid in the full moon because i know zac becomes a maerman in the moon pool
Moon pool damaged?
wasnt the moon pool disrtued in the final and had no magic so then how did they become mermaids
When Is It Really Out?
I Can't Wait To Watch!!! Anyone Know What Time It Comes Out? I Know Comes Out In Fall, But Any Better Info?Just Wondering.
~~Anna A.K.A Amsisawesomie
New Idea For The Powers
I think I may have just figured out how they use the Moon Pool now! Thoery: Zac finds out about the merpeople, so in order to keep their secret, Sirena, Nixie, and Lyla take him to the Moon Pool. (I think while they're in human form, which means they are wearing their mermaid rings.) Then, since the Pool's damaged, or still trying to repais itself, they use their rigs that hold moonlight (Possibly the blue gem in the middle is the same gem form the Season 3 Necklaces.) on the Pool. Since it is either: not real moonlight, from the rings/real mermaids, the Pool's repairing itself with new stones or because he's a merman, that gives him Telekinesis even when he's the only one in there.
That's what I think. Please tell me what you think about it.
Will They Still Be Mermaids?
It says that Sirena, Nixie, and Lyla "must get legs". If they are real mermaids, then won't they always be in mermaid form? Because I don't think that all mermaids, real or pool, would have a human form when dry. Maybe if humans in the Moon Pool become half mermaids when wet, then if a real mermaid is in the moon pool during a full moon, will the become half human when dry or something?
Weather Powers
I'm curious. Why do Nixie and Lyla have the upgraded weather powers of Aerokinesis and Cryokinesis, but Sirena has the original power of Hydro-thermokinesis instead of Pyrokinesis/Electrokinesis?
Can somebody PLEASE edit the merman part of the Merpeople page? Zac's tail does NOT end in a "classic dolphin fluke". The luke looks nothing like the mermaid flukes.
Will "Mako Mermaids" air on Nickelodeon in the United States?
Will Mako Mermaids air on Nickelodeon in the United States anytime soon? Please let me know. This is important. Thank you. AdamDeanHall (talk) 14:19, May 2, 2013 (UTC)
- Probably not, we have to wait at least few months until it first airs. Only after then on later date it probably will air in US. --KillerZ (talk) 17:09, May 2, 2013 (UTC)
- A few months? Do you mean to tell me that the show will start airing on Nickelodeon in the United States this September? AdamDeanHall (talk) 13:54, June 6, 2013 (UTC)
- The show has to air before October as there is a halloween themed episode
- I didn't say any dates, because no one knows the dates. Unfortunately it doesn't need to be Halloween to show Halloween episodes. Right now the show is in post-production... that means they are cutting it and adding special effects. So it would be safe to assume that it will take at least 6 months before airing in Australia. --KillerZ (talk) 08:22, June 7, 2013 (UTC)
- I'm not talking about any channel in Australia; I am talking about when the show will make its premiere on Nickelodeon in the United States. How long do you think it will be before that happens? AdamDeanHall (talk) 19:41, June 7, 2013 (UTC)
Potential Phishing Scam
There are 4 videos on youtube titled Mako Mermaids Season 1 Episode 1 Outcast Full Episode HD, giving a link to a website where you can watch the first 3 episodes. The video forgets to mention that once you click on the video you need to fill out an online survey to unlock the video then be able to watch it! I feel it may all be a phishing scam!
Flipr44 (talk) 20:48, May 22, 2013 (UTC)
- People shouldn't be even looking episodes from youtube. The makers don't get enough views that way when they air. --KillerZ (talk) 09:19, May 23, 2013 (UTC)
Anyone know the exact date when the series will be premiering? Flipr44 (talk) 05:04, May 31, 2013 (UTC)
- It's currently unknown. It's in post production right now, and that means it's no quite ready for viewing yet. --KillerZ (talk) 07:17, May 31, 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! Really appreciate it! 184.108.40.206 18:27, May 31, 2013 (UTC)
mako mermaids please read!
ok what are their powers? they took them down off the page. I want to know what ritas power is to. Just so everyone knows Mako mermaids is gonna be on Netflix on July 26
Lucyhalelove (talk) 15:41, July 5, 2013 (UTC) lucyhalelove
- I took the powers away because they weren't officially confirmed powers. Someone found them on another wiki and thought they were real, but most likely were just fan speculation. We only know Zac's power. --KillerZ (talk) 09:25, July 8, 2013 (UTC)
Season 2
When will there be a season 2? I loved season 1?
Courtney3711 (talk) 17:31, November 1, 2013 (UTC)
Yes. There will be a second season.
Hi um.....I'm new to the whole wiki world thing, but I'm not new to mako mermaids I have been watching it ever since the premiere date! But I was wondering when will season 2 be released on Netflix? Does anyone know? I've been researching and looking up when season 2 could possibly be aired and I can't get a definite answer. So does anyone know?
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Olympic Amenities Building – Sydney, Australia
Olympic Archery Building – Sydney, Australia
Building: Olympic Archery Building
Location: Homebush, Sydney, Australia
Completion: 1998
Architect: Stutchbury and Pape
Engineer: Structural Design Group (Robert Herbertson)
AE Interests: Unique razor-blade roof, sustainable design – naturally ventilated and naturally lit, made of recycled and recyclable materials, including the forest of recycled electric poles surrounding the pavilion.
Aurora Place – Sydney, Australia
Building: Aurora Place (ABN Amro Tower)
Location: Central Business District, Sydney, Australia
Completion: 2000
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Structural Engineers: ARUP
AE Interests: Unusual geometric shape, bulging and curvy facade, materials – terracotta tiles and "milky white fritted glass"
Billund Airport Car-Park – Billund, Denmark
Summer House – Dyngby, Jylland, Denmark
Kronjylland Savings Bank – Randers, Denmark
Building: Kronjylland Savings Bank
Location: Randers, Denmark
Completion: 2002
Architect: 3XN
Engineers: Ramboll A/S
Contractor: NCC
AE Interests: The receding bottom storey makes the top 3 storeys appear like a hovering mass of glass windows and indiviually controlled louvers.
FIH (Finance for Danish Industry) – Copenhagen, Denmark
Building: FIH Domicile
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Completion: 2002
Architect: 3XN
Contractor: NCC Danmark
AE Interests: This building has a unique, ever-changing facade, consisting of a pattern of red brick tiles and large glass windows that are equal in size. Huge shutters of the same size move either in front of the windows or in front of the bricks, depending on the amount of sunlight outside.
Unibank Headquarters – Copenhagen, Denmark
Building: Unibank Headquarters
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Completion Date: 1999
Architect: Henning Larsens Tegnestue
Engineers: Cowiconsult A/S
AE Interests: The facades that face city are covered in sandstone and equal in height to the building across the street, so that the area looks cohesive and the church at the end of the street remains the central focus. In contrast, the buildings along the harbor are open, with a lot of glass and copper as the main material, which is expected to turn green with time.
The Royal Library Extension (The Black Diamond) – Copenhagen, Denmark
Building: The Royal Library Extension (The Black Diamond)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Completion Date: 1999
Architect: schmidt hammer lassen K/S
Engineers: Moe & Brødsgaard Rådg. Ingeniører A/S
AE Interests: The building is inclined in both directions, supported by 4 towers, one at each corner, that are stuck 12 meters into the ground.
The black granite exterior looks like it's floating above the ground because the entire first floor is a giant band of windows held in place with prehensile claws and wires attached to pillars on the floor and the girder at the ceiling. The weight is supported not by the exterior walls, but by interior columns.
St. Jakob-Park – Basel, Switzerland
Building Name: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Completion: 2001
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
AE Interests: solar-powered, unique shape, outer skin with color changing effects
Walker Art Center Expansion – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Building Name: Walker Art Center Expansion
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Completion: 2005
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Engineer: Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc. (HGA)
AE Interests: aluminum "crumpled paper" exterior which always looks different
Portsmouth Stadium – Portsmouth, England
Building Name: Portsmouth Stadium
Location: Portsmouth, England
Expected Completion: 2011 – on hold
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Engineer: Arup
AE Interests: unique veiled tree-like structure
Helsinki Waterfront Hotel – Helsinki, Finland
Building Name: Helsinki Waterfront Hotel
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Expected Completion: 2010
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Construction Management: Skanska
AE Interests: offset of cross layers, wave-shaped glass facade
Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA) – Canary Islands, Spain
Building Name: Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA)
Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Completion: 2008
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Structural Engineers: Dionisio Castro Perez, Segovia Pallas and associates
Mechanical/Electrical Engineers: Techne Ingieneria
Lighting Consultant: Ove Arup
AE Interests: seamless relationship between indoors and outdoors, multi-shaped openings to filter natural light
Kuppersmuhle Museum – Duisburg, Germany
Building Name: Kuppersmuhle Museum
Location: Duisburg, Germany
Completion: 1999
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Structural Engineers: Ove Arup & Partners Ingenieurburo Lewenton Werner Schwarz
Mechanical Engineer: Ingenieurgesellschaft Kruck
AE Interests: warehouse turned art museum, incorporation of existing structure, staircase
Projet Triangle – Paris, France
Building Name: Projet Triangle
Location: Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
Construction to begin: 2012
Expected Completion: 2017
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Cost: 470m p
AE Interests: solar and wind power, 40 story pyramid,
Dominus Winery – Napa Valley, California
Building Name: Dominus Winery
Location: Yountville, Napa Valley, California
Completion: 1998
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Engineer: Greg P. Zucco
AE Interests: gabions, relationship between building and surroundings
de Young Museum – Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Building Name: de Young Museum
Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Completion: October 2005
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Structural Engineers: Rutherford & Chekene
MEP: Ove Arup Group and Partners
AE interests: perforated copper exterior skin, natural lighting. `
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Building Name: Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium
Location: Olympic Park, Beijing, China
Completion: 2008
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Race cars - Torque vs Hp - The Undiscovered Country (for many)
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Apr3-09, 11:26 AM
It is a mathematical relation devised purely for convenience,
Apr3-09, 11:27 AM
It is a mathematical relation devised purely for convenience, it shas no physical basis. im talking about the power part, not the force * speed.
By injecting nos you are increasing the engine TORQUE at a given rpm because you are increasing the force on the piston and by extension the power. NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND.
To talk of gearing, why when you are coming to a hill do you downshift? If power is the key factor in rear wheel force it shoudlnt matter about the gear you are in as the engien is pumping out the same power. They downshift to take advantage of the TORQUE multiplication of the lower gear ratio. Seriesly do the calculations for the F1 and truck engine. I gaurantee you will make the mistake that power = force. IT DOESNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See how it works : http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question381.htm
^^ read it^^
You are really confusing yourself by flitting between the rear wheel horsepower and rear wheel torque. give all the equations you can.
you seem to clearly have problems thinking in terms of torque and power.
Seriously please go and buy a book on this. i'll have a look through my library for the best one.
Apr3-09, 11:28 AM
ll concede that calcuating dyno force is really based on acceleration of the loads and power is calculated from that. again, not really the point of the discussion, but thanks, as I do want to stay on the accepted side of the explainations.
HOWEVER, you truck and climbing hill example does not seem right. first of all , if you add more power to a mini bike climbing a hill, but failing, more hp will relate in higher force, as seen by power=fs. by adding NOS for example to that engine along with Fuel, we increase the power rating of the engine. Its rate of doing work is increased proportionally. If you just increase rpm, as you suggest, the mini bike would have to go faster up the hill, greatly increasing the force demands. however, if the engine rpm increased and the gearing allowed for the same equivilant speed, (and the engine HP curve was flat, or engine torque went down in proportion to rpm going up) then , you would be utilzing more of the available engine power and would be able to climb the hill. torque and force at the rear wheels would go up. By saying that just increasing the frequency or RPM a negative net force, makes no sense, as you would be changing the vehicle speed higher.
you also say: "More torque is more force, more power is force more quickly. (you cannot do this the other way around)
More power does not = more force. But with power=fv, it does indicate that more power would create more force. (or to keep on the force side of thinking, a higher power rating would indicate that more force would have to be produced at the same vehicle speed to climb that hill.
Now for car acceleration, the rear wheel force (and by extansion engine torque) is larger than the drag forces. So for each torque operation you have a net positive force, so if you apply that more quickly you will accelerate more quickly."
With the truck vs the formula one engine, both can climb the hill at exactly the same rate if they have the same HP. Rate of doing work, right? the F1 engine does it by high rpm and low torque, the truck the opposite. in the end, if both are using the same HP, both will have the same rear wheel forces at an speed . The real reason that trucks use high torque, low rpm engines, is wear and efficiency. How long would a 15,000rpm engine last pulling a truck up a 100mile incline? The truck could do it for 100s of thousands of miles due to operating at very low rpm. The truck makes decent HP at very low rpm. very broad HP curve. the F1 engine is peaky and has a narrow max HP range.
I can easily give you resultant rear wheel torque to prove that any engine rated at the same hp, even at much less engine torque, will create the exact same rear wheel forces to the ground. Thats a simple set of equations. This seems to be in direct conflict it with your last sentence. This would be consistant with, "power=force x speed".
Apr3-09, 11:54 AM
You are pretty much wrong in everything you've just said regarding power.
Read the links on how stuff works, or go to your amazon and buy a book on this subject.
Until you realise your fundamental error in thinking you will never learn why you are going wrong. You are clinging to P=F*s, but if you'd acutrally read up on this you know that that relation is not what is heppening in reality. you will discorver its a mathemetical relation devised by people AFTER pissing about with torque and rpm and then doing lots of calculations to it for so long. You will also discover why its the torque that creates the force at the wheel NOT POWER.
Until then there is nothing I can do to increase your inderstanding of this.
Apr3-09, 12:02 PM
I get what you are saying, especially with the NOS example. we get more torque, and subsequently more force at the rear wheels. I just have to change my direction of thinking. (coming from car land.)
But, when you talk of gearing below, you lose me. power is the key. you ask the question below. power is key and as you are crusing along at 50mph with your truck, you are using 100hp of your 800hp rating. Here comes the hill, you need much more force to climp the hill, you downshift to take advantage of the engines power available at the higher rpm and higher fuel requirements. At that prior power setting, you might have only been at 10% of the power available. now, you take advantage of higher gear reduction by downshifting, you now are in the higher rpm ranges and at the higher hp range at full throttle. You also are maximizing you rear wheel forces at the max HP range.
Now, you asked me to compare a high torque, low rpm truck engine and F1 engine at the same power, so here it is. Lets keep it simple. 1000hp 1000ft-lbs of peak torque for the truck and 1000hp and 250ft-lbs of peak torque for the F1 engine. The both go to climp a hill. The Big diesel engine is in the truck. At 50mph, the truck is at 4000rpm and producing 8000ft-lbs of torque at the rear wheels. (1000ft-lbs with 8:1 gearing) At the same 50mph, the truck with the F1 engine is running at 16,000rpm and 250ft-lbs of torque, but the rear wheel torque is the same 8000ft-lbs. (250ft-lbs with 32:1 gearing). vehicle speed is the same, HP is the same, engine torque is way different, yet, rear wheel forces are identical. Where is the mistake there?
Apr3-09, 12:08 PM
Im hearing you about that its really the force that determines the power, and power is just the power rating. But, you asked me to provide the example, and I did. Your truck powered by F1 or its normal engine, doesnt make your point, as i proved, both can yeild the same rear wheel torque at the same HP ratings, and grossly different engine torque values.
Power ratings is what you and I were comparing here and they seem to yield the same rear wheel torque at any vehicle speed. (if they are running at the same power level)
You mention i was wrong in "everything " i had a said regarding power. can you be more specific? you make the comparison of the truck powered by F1 engine vs its normal low reving high torque engine. that was actually incorrect. If power ratings are the same, the same rate of work can be done by either, and this means the same rear wheel torque can be produced!
In the electric motor and battery rating world, you get things rated in KW or KW-hours. unit measures of work. This indicates the potential rates of doing work. Is this wrong as well?
Apr3-09, 12:29 PM
You keep moving the goal posts by changing gearing. Gearing is a torque multiplyer.
He cannot change the gearing he has on his bike when he comes to a hill as he is geared for a certian road speed. For that gearing he doesnt have the RW torque available. When you said that he doesnt have the power available to do it, this is incorrect as the engine always produces the same power output, the phenomenon you are talking about is torque. The determination of whether you can climb the hill is torque, the determination of how fast you can climb is power. A rwhp value doesnt tell you if you can climb the hill or not, a rw force value would.
So to find if you can climb, you use:
RWTorque * wheel radius = Force
The RWHP tells you how fast you can climb it. from P = F * S
If you were theoretically detmining gearing before you set off to go this ans you had a RWHP curve, It would be correct to use P = F* S to determine the gearing for a set speed.
If you have set gearing available (ie you've already set off) The P = F* S does not tell you anything useful.
In this case you have to use RWT*wheel radius = F to determine if you have sufficient torque at the rear wheel to do the job. If you find that you dont you either have to go away and get the gearing that will give the correct RWT or you could slap bigger wheels on the bike. You can then find how fast you can climb the hill form P=T*angular velocity.
As jeff pointed out, he could climb that hill if he was geared for it. Then again with gears you can get any mortor to lift any amount. It'll jsut do it very slowly. So you see you can use the RWHP formula in some situations, but you can use the torque calculation in all situations.
What you were doing was the former, but applying it to the latter situation. So you were not calcualting anything useful. He stated he was geared for something already, and that it was his lack of torque that was causing the problem. Stating that he can do becuase P = F * S tells him he can is pointless as he cant chgane the gearing to get to the poitput that that equations states.
If you cannot climb a hill at the peak engine torque value, you cannot climb it at peak engine power. (as torque is lower at peak power). This transfers down through the transmission so that. If you can't climb a hill at peak RWT you cannot climb the hill at peak RWHP. It means you need to fiddle with the gearing to be able to do so. If you cant fiddle with the gearing and cant fit a larger wheel, you cant get up the hill. This is something that is easier to visualise using a torque calculation as that is the acutal physicla driving force.
I've got a question that i'm just finishing up that i'm going to post after your next reply. It should demonstrate that power is not the critical factor.
Apr3-09, 02:19 PM
Not really, I think we are having the classis problem of rear wheel torque vs engine torque adding to the cross lines of the discussion. you tell me.
I think I see a potential problem. So, getting back to the mini bike. If he is running 1.5 hp and running some top speed say, 30mph, you are right. he has a certain amount of force being generated to sustain that speed. Stilll, power=force x speed. he is not at max torque of the engine, he is at max HP which as you say is higher than max torque of the engine. this is generating the maximum amount of force at that particular speed, 30mph. Now comes the hill. he cant choose a lower gear, because that would slow him down, so you are right. limied by max HP and rear wheel torque. if he adds NOS, it increases force by x% so he can climb the hill at that same speed.
You keep on saying that the bike cannont climb the hill if it doesnt have the torque, what you mean to say, is that if it was at max HP prior, and you wanted to keep the speed constant, yes that would be true. with more HP, you would have more force and then you would. you say its more force so then you can then determine the hp has increased as well. Thats fine. In the electrical /mechanical world, if i dropped in a higher output battery, to the elecrict motor powered bike, it could cause the motor to run with more torque and thus at a higher power level.
truck analogy with its stock engine vs F1 engine. If both engines are installed with appropriate gearing, both will be able to climb the hill at the same speed, using gears appropriate for the trade offs of rpm and speed and mulitplication of torque. One engine would do it at high rpm , low torque and the other would do it with high torque, low rpm. the net forces at the rear wheel would be the same because the rate of work would be the same.
Now , your last paragraph. If I have a transmission, and I cant climb a hill at a certain speed at max engine torque, there is a distinct possibilty, and in most cases, that i could climb it at max HP, even though the engine torque would be less at that same vehicle speed, rear wheel multiplied torque would be higher at that same vehicle speed than it would be found at max engine torque. agree? I think you two part sentence is saying that if you have a fixed gear, and you cant climb the hill at max torque, certanly at max HP you wouldnt be able to climb it, because the speed would be much higher. and your second part of the sentence, is saying that if you cant climb the hill with max rear wheel torque, as multipled thorugh the gear box at that speed, certainly you wouldnt be able to climb it at max hp, because those two points are the same engine rpm. max HP would be the point at which you would have max torque at any given speed. just like if we had an infinitely variable gear box, the engine would operate at max hp and not max torque to achieve max torque levels at the rear wheels at any given vehicle speed.
Apr3-09, 02:46 PM
Will repost q in a second.
Ok Q is:
14.4Kg block on a 45% slope
The motor used is:
100 Watt at 200rpm
4.77Nm at 200rpm
167.2 Watt at 400 rpm
4Nm at 400 rpm.
The reduction gearing is 15:1.
The rolling radius is 1m
Can the motor move the block up the hill?
EDIT: you can assume no losses through the drivetrain, so RWHP = engine HP.
Now after ansering this I'll give you the second part and address the truck and F1 engine thing.
Also buy this book :http://www.amazon.com/Four-Stroke-Pe...8802842&sr=8-1
and read the last chapter. It's not a very technical book, but is perfect for what we are talking about.
Apr3-09, 07:06 PM
Well first off you have two motor speeds and thus driving speeds, fixed by a 15:1 gear box. If I cant change that, then I cant get speeds that utilize the available power of the motor.
the power range for the two speeds is 1:1.65, but the speed difference is 2x. so, I would need much more power to acheive 2x the speed of the 400rpm motor setting. If the slower motor setting works and uses all available power to lift the mass, even with optimal gearing, 1.67x greater power setting could only allow for a small increase in drive speed.
Thats at first glance. it looks like yes for the 100watt setting, but no for the 167watt setting due to the amount of power needed to raise the mass at 2x the speed.
Apr3-09, 07:32 PM
First of all buy this book:
And read the last chapter (hell you can read all of it if you want). It'll tell you exatly wehre your thinking is a bit off.
Regarding the question.
The acutal answer is neither will get it moving at that ratio.
Those are the peak figures, so the maximum power the motor can produce is 167.2 W. The maximum torque it can produce is 4.77 Nm.
The point of the above was to show that for a given gearing its the torque that creates the moving force. A minimum moving force requites a minimum torque at the wheels. The power figure has no bearing on this force. If it did the power figure would cause larger rear wheel forces and get it moving.
The next thing I was going to ask was try it with 21:1 (ive misplaces my notes on this i think that was the ratio). You'll find that the force at the wheel is then enough to move the block at the lower power figure but not the higher.
If you did rev it up (as more power apparently creates more force at the rear wheel) you should move faster. In fact it does the opposite, it you did rev it up you would no longer be providing enough force to overcome the resistance.
Do the acutal calucaltions and you'll see this is the case.
Here is my working for the 1st part:
14.4*9.81*cos(45)= 100N
You need at least 100N to get the block moving up the slope.
It can be shown that the rear wheel forces for each settign are:
100W setting.
Engine_Torque*gearing = Wheel torque.
4.77*15= 71.55 Nm at the wheel.
As the wheel is 1 m Rolling radius.
Force at wheel is 71.55 N
This gives a net negative force of 28.45N
for the higher power setting the wheel force (using the same method above is)
Force =60N
Using the power method: we know the power of the motor and the force necessary.
using P = F * S
100/100 = 1 m/s So to get the thing moving we need a wheel speed of 1m/s or below.
Wheel speed at lower power = circumfrence of wheel * angular velocity
for 1 second.
S = (2*pi)*(200/(15*60)) = 1.39 m/s
S = (2*pi)*(400/(15*60)) = 2.79 m/s
The wheel speeds are too high to provide the adequate forces to start the block moving.
So more power doesnt = more rear wheel force. And the torque method is fer better at this (its more clear that it wont work) as it is a snapshot in time.
Apr4-09, 06:14 AM
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100.00 watt at 200 rpm, 4.77465 Nm at 200 rpm, reduction gearing 15:1, force = 71.620 N
167.55 watt at 400 rpm, 4.00000 Nm at 400 rpm, reduction gearing 30:1, force = 120.00 N
As expected, 120.00 / 71.62 = 1.6755 = 167.55 / 100.00
Apr4-09, 09:19 AM
You've totally missed the point of the arguement.
It was to show that the instantaneous force was dictated by torque only (not power). To do that they must have the same gearing. If you could change the gearing willy nilly, then the question becomes moot.
Thats why I told him to use 21:1 next. after that 25:1 and after that 30:1.
It shows that power output of the engine is the same, but the gearing changes to torque at the wheels.
I was then going to move on to what if you wanted them to move at the same rate. Now this is a power over time.
So with the 15:1 reduction at the higher power, you have a lack of torque to get it moving. But not when you use a different gearing.
I need him to break the thinking that its power dominating the size of the force (thats torque). and get him to understand that power essentially shows the frequency of the force. So although at the higher power, you have a smaller force. that force acts more often.
HOWEVER: The instantaneous force MUST be large engouh to move the block, otherwise the frequency is irrelevent. Think about trying to hammer in a nail with a feather. You can hit it as often as you want, but you can provide enogh linear force to get it to move. (thats a bit of an over simplified comparison, but it'll do for the purposes of explaining what I want)
Apr4-09, 12:50 PM
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In your example, you specify a torque, a gearing and a wheel radius, allowing the linear force at the wheel to be calculated, but without knowing that this torque occurs at non-zero rpm, it's not known if the motor can move the block.
Take the case of an electronic stepper motor. Dynamic torque (moving) is about 70% of holding torque (not moving), so for example.
reduction gearing 15:1, wheel radius 1 meter, 60N load (required force)
torque == 5.0Nm at rpm = 0, force = 75.0N
torque <= 3.5Nm at rpm > 0, force = 52.5N
The motor has enough torque to hold the load in place, but it can't turn against the load.
Knowing only the torque isn't sufficient to know if it will move unless it's also known that that torque can be generated when the motor is turning. Some knowledge of angular velocity (the fact that it is non-zero) in addition to torque (so therefore power) is required to know if the motor can perform any work.
Apr4-09, 04:56 PM
you really missed the point of the entire discussion with that one. I had similar values at my quick glance, using .707 x the 14Nm of the load up the hill. Even still, you missed the part that if you didnt use gears to utilize the available power, of course the load cant be lifted up the hill. there is not enough power available to move those two loads. However, if you slowed things down a bit, the power could be used to move the mass up the hill.
geaering doesnt create HP , it gives you the ability to utilize it. It also multiplies torque, by sacraficing rpm. Because at 200rpm, and the resultant 2m/second requires more torque than the motor can provide. P=fv. however, at a slower speed, the hp can be utilized though deeper gearing and would move/lift the load. I you have more power at 400rpm on the motor, 100watts going to 167watts, then obviously, double the gearing again, for the same output speed , and you will have increased the final torque output proportionally.
You are using more electrical power, creating more mechanical power, and thus have more force generated at any given output speed.
A stepping motor, like Jeff brought up, has its greatest torque at the first signal to move. It has something called a torque vs angle of displacment. however if you want to get a load to move, you can easily gear it, and take advantage of its maximum power capabilities. If the load is above its holding torque, it cant move it Gear it down, and now it has more torque and is better utilizing the available power capacity.
go back to your original idea of the truck powered by its engine or a F1 engine. you said that at the same hp, the F1 engine doesnt do a good job, and that is just not true with half the engine torque and double the gearing with its double the engine speed, the same rear wheel torque is achieved. This is the point of the discussion as I see it.
HP (or HP rating) will determine the torque at the wheels at any given speed, and is proved by the combination of the identities showing:
Acceleration =power/mass x velocity.
why dont you summarize what the last chapter in the book says. Ive been racing awhile and always have plotted out torque curves in each gear. I now use HP curves with geared % rpm drops. I can compare other powerplants as well, without looking at engine torque curves and get accurate assesement of which engine will perform best over a given speed range. basically, he who uses more of the available HP, if two cars have the same hp, will win the race (all other things being equal). even if they are different in HP , a lower hp can win if it can be used in such a way where it has more average HP over the operational speed range. Conversely, and more commonly, the broader HP engines can yeild more available torque at the rear wheels, even if its engine torque is lower compared to a high torque same HP engine.
The point of this really was, to confer with the physics community to talk about what terms would be appropriate to describe the charactistics of engines in race cars . Is it HP-seconds that we want to optimize? Becauase as I see it, the amount of time spent at the highest engine hp levels available, will yield the max amount of rear wheel torque, and acceleration at any given vehicle speed.
Apr4-09, 08:40 PM
Look if you care in the slightest about being correct about the physics of this.
Buy/borrow/steal and read the following books.
John Heywood - Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals
Richard Stone - ICE
A.G Bell - Four-Stroke Performance Tuning
Paul Van Valkenburgh- Race Car Engineering & Mechanics
1. is probably least relevent but is pretty much the engine bible.
2. stone is good for practical workings.
3. Good non technical book reguarding practical tuning
4. a very good all round car setup book. especially the section on gearing and performance.
I have read all of these at some point over the last 3 years. They are all thorough and will show you where you've gone wrong.
Read Bell first. then any of the others. I am in no way inclined to type out whole sections from the book.
Apr4-09, 09:27 PM
im going to answer this point 1 last time.
this was a demonstation about a key physical concept to the op. for the purposes of demonstating that physical concept, the gears had to be kept the same.
Gears are torque multipliers. The point was to show that the force at the wheel is given by torque only. not power. if it was given my the power figure, an increase in power should give an increase in wheel force. it doesnt.
in my exapmle i specify a torque AT AN RPM. however this point is moot as:
torque defines the force at the wheel. So a huge torque at 0 rpm would give a huge force that had the POTENTIAL!!!!! (READ THIS 50 TIMES) POTENTIAL!!!!!! to move the block.
if you applied this 0 times per second. which is where power comes in. you would not move the block. as the potential is not being used.
likewise if you had a force that ws not large enough DID NOT HAVE THE POTENITAL due to incorrect gearing. you could have all the power available in the gear but you wouldnt shift he block.
THIS IS THE POINT YOU NEED TO KNOW BOTH!!!! POWER AND TORQUE TO KNOW IF IT'LL MOVE. YOU CAN KNOW POWER and RPM or torque abd RPM. or anything else, but in the end you'll always be boiling down the equations for a torque and power.
Apr4-09, 09:29 PM
thats me done for this now. Read the books I posted.
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