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In the midst of recession, the cost of car and home insurance is increasing for many Georgians. And if past trends hold, insurance bills could rise more significantly once the economy recovers.
Spurred by hefty losses last year due to storms and the financial crisis on Wall Street, insurance companies have been raising their rates in Georgia and other states this year.
Four of the largest insurance companies operating in Georgia are raising their average rates on homeowners' insurance by between 5 percent and 11 percent this year, according to the Georgia Department of Insurance. The agency-approved rate hikes by State Farm, Cotton States, First Liberty Insurance Corp. and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance affect almost four out of 10 homeowners in the state.
State Farm, which has the largest presence in the state with almost 30 percent of the homeowners insurance market, boosted its average rate by 5.6 percent in January. Most of the other premium hikes have taken effect; First Liberty's 9.3 percent increase takes effect July 21.
Auto insurance rate increases have been more modest. So far this year, the median rate hike —- the midpoint among the rate changes filed by roughly two dozen companies —- has been 2.4 percent.
Even with such increases, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said consumers are doing better than those in neighboring states, where he said premiums have been rising at double-digit rates. "We are by far the cheapest in the Southeast," he said.
Insurers, which are regulated at the state level, have been raising rates in other states, including Illinois, Texas and Florida, though some rates have fallen in Ohio and other states, according to press reports.
Just as with the overall economy, it's still unclear which way insurance premiums are headed, say some industry experts.
"The situation at the moment is a little bit complicated because supply and demand are both moving," said Michael Murray, assistant vice president of financial analysis at the Insurance Services Office, a New Jersey-based company that tracks industry statistics.
Murray said the decline in insurance costs over the past year seems to be slowing, "but it's hardly started to turn up yet."
Explanations vary
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' price index for homeowners' insurance rose a "very modest" 1.9 percent in April compared to a year earlier, he said. The similar index for auto insurance was up 4.7 percent during the same period.
Martin Grace, a Georgia State University professor of insurance and risk management, said homeowners' insurance rates are likely rising along the coastal areas of Georgia and other parts of the nation that are vulnerable to hurricanes. "Georgia hasn't had large losses but the models may be predicting that," he said.
Oxendine said the state's insurers are feeling pressure to raise rates after suffering investment losses like other insurers, plus claims for roughly $500 million in damage from last year's tornados in the state.
Grace said the state's rates for homeowners insurance may also be rising faster because insurers could be playing catch-up to increase rates from below-average levels.
Indeed, Georgia homeowners' typical premiums were below the national average, at $703 vs. $804, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The comparison is for 2006, the latest data available.
Georgians paid higher than the national average for auto insurance, according to the organization. The average premium in Georgia was almost $965 in 2006, vs. $937 nationally.
Rising costs of auto repairs, rather than last year's changes in how auto premiums are regulated in Georgia, are the likely cause of increasing auto insurance rates this year, said Grace.
He predicted that competition among auto insurers, who are now free to set their own rates as a result of last year's change in the law, will decline for low-risk drivers and rise for riskier drivers. But it could take a year or more before such trends become apparent.
Demand, supply fluid
Meanwhile, he and other experts believe insurers will continue to have a tough time raising revenues by much this year because the recession has withered customer demand. While customers still need to insure their cars and homes, they aren't exactly jumping to buy newer, more expensive cars or bigger homes that might boost their insurance bills.
Last year, property and casualty insurers' revenues dropped by more than $6 billion nationwide.
However, Murray noted that the "supply" side of the equation also has been moving dramatically over the past year as well. That is making it difficult to predict which way insurance prices might head over the short term, but if history is any guide, it could mean more rate hikes will be coming later.
The reason: Last year, losses on investments and on damages from storms such as Hurricane Ike, which struck the Texas coast, wiped out much of insurers' capital.
Murray said insurers reported almost $73 billion in capital losses on their investments last year as a result of the crisis in financial markets. The industry also reported more than $26 billion in so-called "catastrophe" losses from storm damage and other claims.
As a result of those losses, insurers had less capital going into this year. That reduced the supply of capital they can use to finance future insurance contracts with customers. Last year, the industry's net worth dropped to $456 billion from almost $518 billion at the end of 2007.
Partly because of such up-and-down swings in available capital, property and casualty insurance companies typically go through boom-and-bust cycles, alternating between "soft" insurance markets, when insurance is available on easy terms, and "hard" markets when insurance is tougher to get and rate increases spike.
Often, those spikes have come a few years after the nation emerged from a deep recession, industry and government data indicate.
Industry revenues —- measured in terms of net premiums —- surged to annual increases of more than 20 percent a few years after the deep recessions in 1973-1975 and 1980-1982, according to data from the Insurance Information Institute, a trade group. A smaller spike in revenues came in 2002 and 2003, after the 2001 recession.
Murray and Grace said such figures are an indicator of the insurance industry's economic recovery as business activity and demand for insurance rebound following a recession.
"It doesn't necessarily mean that prices go up," said Grace.
Recession a factor?
However, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' price indexes for both motor vehicle and homeowners insurance also spiked a few years after those recessions, sometimes rising at dramatic rates.
According to the federal statistics, the cost of motor vehicle insurance shot up almost 29 percent in 1976, and rose at double-digit rates in 1985 and 1986. The rate of inflation for both homeowners and auto insurance also peaked after the 2001 recession, but at less dramatic annual rates of 5.6 percent and 8.8 percent, respectively, a year or two later.
Murray, the Insurance Services Office economist and financial analyst, said those historic peaks in insurance costs don't necessarily point to a repeat after this recession ends. He said those earlier spikes were tied more to specific events that affected the insurance industry than to the recessions that occurred around the same time.
Insurance companies suffered "horrific losses" on investments in the early 1970s that wiped out a third of their capital, he said. In the 1980s, he said, the companies had to recover from heavy underwriting losses —- essentially losses from selling insurance too cheaply for the risks they assumed. And the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks resulted in tens of billions of losses for insurers, he added.
Losses from hurricanes and plunging investments made last year the insurance industry's worst since 2002, but the industry had plenty of capital to absorb those losses, he added. But it could get rough "if we do get another Ike or Katrina or the market tanks," he said.
How we got the story
The AJC interviewed insurance industry sources at the Georgia Department of Insurance, Insurance Services Office, Georgia State University and National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The AJC also collected and analyzed data from state insurance regulators, the Insurance Information Institute and the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Comparing rates
Rate changes by the largest home insurers in Georgia
Company Market share (pct.) Rate change (pct.)
2009 2008
State Farm 30.0
5.6 0
companies 12.1
0 0
Georgia Farm Bureau
0 (1.0)
0 (5.0)
States 3.3
10.6 8.3
Charter Oak Fire
Insurance 3.1
0.02 3.3
First Liberty 2.4
9.3 9.3
Nationwide Mutual
Fire 2.4
9.9 8.8
Casualty 2.0
0 1.5
Source: Georgia Department of Insurance


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From Magonia New Series 8, Autumn 1977
As Roger Sandell has rightly pointed out (1) there is much evidence to show that vehicle stoppages are not unique to UFO lore. Horse-drawn vehicles seem to have been prone to such stoppages as can be seen from the following quote:
"In days gone by the waggoners used to make sure to have a whipstock o' wicken; and when a witch used to see a waggoner coming wi' such a whip, she'd say "'Ere comes the lad wi' the wicken-tree gad:" and she couldn't do owt agen 'im. A witch could stop a team of horses wi'out saying a word, she could, and no one could make 'em move while she wanted 'em to; but if a lad wi' a wicken tree gad just come along and touched each 'orse it is whip, then the team 'ud move on. (2)"
Bicycles also could be affected. Near a gateway about two miles outside Listowel, Eire, two IRA men were killed by British soldiers during a skirmish in 1918. Later in that same year, on a moonlit night, two young men were cycling home to Listowel, after having been to a circus at Abbeyfeale, five miles away. The time was about 1 am on a night in June; and Paddy Maloney aged 17, and his friend Moss Barney of Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, were anxious to get home. They had forgotten about the shooting incident, but when they reached the art of the road where the skirmish occurred, something stopped them going any further. However hard he tried Patrick could not ride from the spot. He said:
"It felt as if someone were at back of us, holding on to our bicycles. I felt clammy and moist, and the sense of a presence behind me trying to prevent me from going down that road was very strong. I had the sensation that someone was trying to keep us from running into trouble further down the road. I tried to cycle as hard as I could, but to no avail. Yet, the road was level, with a stretch of wooded section for at least 500 ft. I felt myself weaken, the cold sweat broke out all over me, I tried to tell Moss about my difficulty but found my tongue was paralysed. With a last surge of power I pushed on and finally broke away from the 'thing' behind me. As soon as we were out of the wooded section our bikes were free as before. We both jumped off and I started to tell Moss what I had experienced, only to find that he too had felt the same uncanny weight. He too was unable to talk for a while."
Patricks last comment was "I'll never ride this road again at night". (3) More bicycle interference can be found in Haunted East Anglia, a book by Joan Forman. On page 53 she writes:
My father, when a young man was engaged to the miller's daughter at Legbourne Mill. He was in the habit, when the working day was over of cycling out to Legbourne via Cawthorpe, taking the route by the plantation… He had a reasonably modern bicycle, as cycling was one of his hobbies; in those days modern did not extend to battery powered lamps. Both front and rear were acetylene lamps and had to be lit by hand. One one particular light my father rode his usual journey to the mill. He had turned into the plantation stretch which leads to Cawthorpe and was passing the gateway when his front lamp went out. He dismounted and relit the lamp, climbed back on and was about to move when the rear light went out. He got off the machine again, re-lit the rear lamp and once more prepared to ride off. At that point both front and rear lights were extinguished together.
No doubt the young man was thoroughly alarmed and discontented. As far as he could see there was no earthly explanation why one lamp, let alone both, should go out. Once more he re-lit both lights, jumped on the bike and pedalled hell-for-leather down the lane. Once out of the mysterious gateway both lights remained alight. He came home via the main road through Legbourne village and for several weeks gave the plantations a wide berth.
The above incident took place in Lincolnshire in about 1925. It is interesting to note that in both bicycle encounters, the incidents took place in gateways connected with violent death. The Lincolnshire plantation gateway was the scene of the murder of a drover who in the 1800′s was killed whilst bringing a herd of pigs from Louth. The gate has since been haunted by phantom footsteps followed by a phantom herd of pigs; and a scarf of mist is said to stretch out from the gateway – whatever the time of year.
- SANDELL, Roger. The Ghost in the Machine, MUFOB New Series 3.
- RUDKIN, Ethel. Lincolnshire Folklore, EP Publishing, 1973, first published 1936. "Gad" is Lincolnshire dialect for a whip; a wicken is a mountain ash.
- HOLZER, Hans. Lively Ghosts of Ireland. Ace Star Paperback, 1967. pp. 20-21.
Also of relevance to the folklore/UFO connection is this piece, which also appeared in Magonia New Series 8, in the 'Notes, Quotes and Queries' column:
The Hull Daily Mail of 10th August 1977r carries on its front page a report from which the following is extracted. (Cr: Derek Shelton)
"Early morning mist gave a 27-year-old police constable a ghoulish expetience while on patrol in East Hull. For, on spotting a sudden bank of fog on the playing fields near to Stonebridge Ave. at about 1.30 am PC David Swift decided to investigate, thinking it could be smoke. But the mist revealed three dancing figures who he at first thought to be drunks playing round. As he got nearer they all disappeared into air leaving a shaken police officer behind them.
"One of the figures was a man dressed in a sleeveless jerkin, and tight-fitting trousers, while the other two were women wearing bonnets, shawls and white dresses. All appeared to be dancing round a non-existent maypole as they each had an arm raised"
This story raises a number of interesting points. Firstly, one will have noted the strange mist, a feature of innumerable UFO and entity encounters, and a stock feature of fairy-lore. It is perhaps this latter which the whole incident most strongly resembles, with the theme of fairy revellers disappearing into thin air as the mortal witness tries to enter tie ring of dancers. The clothes that the beings are reported as wearing are curiously ambivalent, capable of bearing an interpretation both as traditional fairy dress (resembling some of the many Irish descriptions of the Sidhe), and as ghosts of 19th century country dwellers. We await a report from some local historian that tie field where the incident did in fact house a maypole in the last century. The incident will then be 'explained' as a ghostly visitation.
Indeed, not the least interesting aspect of the whole business is the way PC Swift speaks of it as a "ghostly sighting", and neither he nor the newspaper feel it necessary to offer any sort of apologia for doing so, feeling, with justification, that its readers (and PC Swift's senior officers) will regard this as a perfectly adequate explanation. Certainly it may be more acceptable to the citizens of Hull to believe that their policemen see ghosts, than that they see fairies!


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The Vulture, also known as a Buzzard: nature's janitor. This is a bird that is met with revulsion in the modern world by just about everyone. I promise you, though, that by the end of this article, you will think differently of them. They are vilified in our modern movies and television as harbingers of death. The reality though is that these are birds that don't kill anything, ever. The Latin name of the Turkey Vulture is Cathartes Aura which means 'golden purifier'. It shows more of the reverence that our ancestors had for this bird. I think it's quite an accurate term too as the Vulture is one that really purifies nature. I think part of the reason that these birds are vilified is that in our modern society, being ugly just doesn't cut it. And these birds are Ugly by our modern standards. The have brownish black feathers with gray flight feathers. Their heads are small compared to their body and completely bald. The heads are black in the juvenile and red in the adult of the species. The male and female of the species look almost identical, with the female being just slightly larger. Their beak is slightly hooked with a pinkish colour and a tan tip. Their feet have blunt talons and are not strong. They are about 30 inches long and have a wingspan of up to 6 feet. When they circle in the sky, their wings make a slight V shape. They are quite a big bird and are often confused with eagles when seen flying in the distance. In fact, they were classified under the family of birds of prey until quite recently. By comparing DNA, scientists realized that they weren't even closely related to birds of prey. Their closest living genetic relatives are storks. The Turkey vulture lives in a range between the southern parts of Canada all the way down to central America.
The Turkey Vulture is unique in many ways and has many special adaptations. It would have to. It is related to a stork and look how different it is from a stork. The first of these adaptations is that it has a highly developed sense of smell. This is unique as most birds have a very poor sense of smell. But the Vultures' sense of smell is so good that it locates its food first by smell, and then by sight. A second adaptation is that a Vulture can actually see thermal currents in the air. The advantage of this is that the Vulture is very energy efficient. It actually uses these thermals to soar for miles and miles without flapping. Basically it gets around without using much energy at all. This is a good lesson for us in our modern energy excessiveness. A third adaptation is that the vulture is resistant to diseases. In fact, the head of the vulture is bald so that there is less risk of infection when they stick their head inside a carcass. Another bizarre adaptation of the vulture is that when it is threatened it has a vomit response. This serves two purposes. First it repulses the would be attacker and second, it makes the Vulture that much lighter so that take off and flight are easier. One other interesting fact about the Vulture is that they have no real voice. The only sound they really make is a hiss.
When speaking of the Vulture it is very strange to speak in terms of Predator and Prey as these concepts don't truly apply to this species. The Vulture never preys upon anything. It is probably the gentlest of creatures on the earth. It never kills anything. Ever. It only eats things that have been killed by something else or died in some other way. Unlike Hollywood's portrayal, Vultures never try to eat something still living. Further to this Vultures never eat the crops of people either. They only eat the dead and occasionally rotting fruit. They are truly nature's janitors as they only clean up the dead and dispose of rotting fruit. If you think of this on a grander scale the Vulture is really a protector as well. If those carcasses were allowed to fester, they would promote disease. When there is a large carcass, Vultures will communicate with each other so that many can dine on the same food source. Beyond this they will communicate and share with other species, like the condor. Scientists do not know how they communicate this as they only have a hiss for vocalization. Beyond this, most animals do this if there is a danger of counterattack from the intended victim. In the Vultures case though there is no danger of this as the victim is already dead, so it is only in the spirit of sharing that they engage in this behaviour.
Vultures are social creatures and often roost together in trees or urban structures. They prefer to live in grasslands, but a mix of forest and farmland as well. These birds are migratory but in a very interesting way. They migrate north on the vernal equinox and south on the autumnal equinox. How they know these exact dates is a bit of a mystery. When a pair of Vultures decide to mate, they lay their eggs in April nearly in the open, without a nest. This can be on the ground, in a crevice on a cliff, hollow logs, etc. Both parents incubate the eggs (usually 1 or 2 eggs) for about 40 days and then regurgitate food for the hatchlings for another several weeks. The Vulture hatchlings are then able to fend for themselves but may stick together as a family for several months following this. Vultures are monogamous and mate for life.
The Vulture has a rich mythological history around the world. The one common denominator in all the cultural Vulture myths is that it was not detested as it is on our modern world. It was revered as a purifier and life giver. People thought it was amazing that a creature could take in only death and from it produce life in the form of an egg. It was an amazing symbol of rebirth. In Egypt, the order goddess Maat was said to have the wings of a Vulture. The Greeks saw the vulture as a creature associated with Ares, but also with Prometheus and Zeus. The original creature that ate Prometheus' liver every day on orders from Zeus is said to be a Vulture, not an eagle. The Greeks also saw the vulture as being a descendant of the Griffin. It is hinted that Neith (Athena) was also associated with the vulture. The Native Americans saw the Vulture as a symbol of purification. Vulture feathers were used in work in grounding and in shape shifting to ensure that the Shaman would return to his own body. My favorite Vulture myth is a Native American one. It seems the sun was up to his old tricks again and was too close to earth. As a result it was too hot and people were getting a wicked tan. So the fox volunteered to put the sun back into the sky. He carried it a while in his mouth but dropped it when it got too hot. That's why the Foxes mouth is black. Then the opossum volunteered and wrapped it in its tail and carried it until it was too hot. You guessed it, that's why the opossum's tail is black. Then the Vulture volunteered and even though it got too hot and even though it burned all the beautiful feathers off its head, the Vulture persisted and saved the world from the sun. It is this type of selflessness that I think best reflects the Vulture totem. In Arabic, the word Vega means Vulture, which indicates that the constellation Lyra was originally thought of as a Vulture. On first look you might think the Vulture associated with Chaos and Wisdom for its death and vermin aspects. But when you look further, you can see that a Vulture doesn't kill and isn't even present at the moment of death. They are simply converting death into life. And a Vulture doesn't spread disease, it prevents it. It restores order from chaos and brings life from death. To me, the more logical archetypes to associate with the Vulture are Inspiration and Order. The ancients tend to agree with goddesses like Maat.
Our present society is a shallow one and as such, I can see a person with a Vulture Totem being a bit despised much like the Vulture is. This doesn't mean that they are physically ugly by our standards, just that they don't fit in with the rest of the culture. This would likely not bother a Vulture Totem in the slightest, but it would be the truth regardless. They know that they are different, but they keep on being themselves regardless of society's impressions of them. Vulture Totems are people that pour themselves into the healing and protection of other people and the environment. They will be champions of efficient energy use, and will be able to think outside the box to attain this. Think on the Vulture being able to see thermal currents and this is apparent. These will be people that give and share selflessly without a care of that being returned. As a result, optimal careers for Vulture Totems can include Doctors, Nurses, Scientists, Environmental engineers, etc. You can see the doctors, especially surgeons. A surgeon digs into a body to bring about healing from disease or decay. A Vulture does pretty much the same thing. You can see scientists especially chemists working for a disease control agency. That sort of thing. The Vulture Totem will foster very close friendships and romantic relationships. After a friend or romantic interest gets over the societal weirdness about the vulture, they will see its inner beauty. From this moment on, the Vulture Totem is loyal and very selfless in its giving to those that are close to it. They will tend to form monogamous relationships and cling to a partner quickly. This sort of style is not for everyone. The Vulture Totem is the sort that would not hurt a fly, yet strive to protect everyone they can. These are the sort of individuals that we need more of in the world.
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Though the British had hoped to gloss over the helicopter scam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday sought and obtained an assurance of cooperation from his U.K. counterpart David Cameron, who is primarily here to push for a broader trade and investment relationship.
Amid suggestions that the topic was not on the agenda for the delegation-level talks to be spearheaded by the Prime Ministers, the British hoped their "interim reply," given a few days before Mr. Cameron began his visit, would suffice for the time being.
The interim reply was a polite way of repeating what the Italians had told New Delhi — it will not be possible to provide documents connected to the charges of bribery till court proceedings are over.
But in his statement to the media after the talks, Dr. Singh let it be known that he conveyed to Mr. Cameron India's "very serious concerns" at the allegations of unethical means used for securing the contract for AgustaWestland.
"I told him that we have sought an explanation from the company by February 22 to examine if the contractual provisions on unethical practices and the integrity pact have been violated. I have sought full assistance from the U.K… Prime Minister Cameron has assured me of the cooperation of his government in the investigations," Dr. Singh read out from a statement.
On his part, Mr. Cameron pointed to Britain's stringent anti-graft laws and promised a deeper look into the charges of malfeasance in the deal.
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Trade, the bright star of the ties, has been growing as per expectations, and London sought greater investment avenues by evincing interest in the proposed Mumbai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor, which will supplement the Mumbai-Delhi Industrial Corridor being quarterbacked by the Japanese. "We have asked our officials to explore British participation in India's national manufacturing and investment zones, and in a possible industrial corridor in the Mumbai-Bangalore sector," Dr. Singh said.
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I got serious about losing weight April 2012. I followed a link looking for meals without bread or pasta and ended up at MDA summer of 2012. I'm not obsessive about what I eat, but my diet has gotten more and more primal as old favorites just lose their appeal.
This is me at my high of 205 lbs in Sept 2011.
This is me this morning at 125 lbs. My 14yo DD told me I was not dressed appropriately for a 50yo mother about to go run errands. I had to send it to my younger sister because I knew she'd get a kick out of it and I thought, "Hey, it's an after pic!" Thank G*d for good food!
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No way. You just do not look 50.
Way to go!!
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laura- my jaw literally dropped when I saw your before and after shot. you're such a babe.
I come from a background of chronic cardio, consequent of which I'm still recovering from a torn knee meniscus. I have so much empathy for all those people out there who are committed to losing weight but don't have the right guidance.
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these pictures are brilliant so see. I was concerned about loose skin but it doesn't seem evident here.
When I'd had enough of the grain and starched based 'diabetic eating for health' diet (eating for health, my ass!) my weight was 242.5 lbs. On starting primal- 18th April 2013 weight : 238.1.
27th July 2013. weight after 100 days 136.9 weight lost 101.2lb ; that's 105.6lbs since I stopped the 'diabetic eating for health'
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Water or Energy Drink?
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Cycling injury, recovery and health issues.
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Water. Product not required...
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interesting topic
these days, on long rides and hills rides (both 80k +), after a dismail fail at the busso half using gels, i generally take my 'famous' home made energy bars, a banana and some honey sandwiches. I find that if i eat a bowl of porridge and honey for breakfast (yes, sometimes very early) this will sustain me for the first couple of hours, with a few bites of the energy bar and some water along the way.
I then generally scoff some sandwiches and the banana at the end of the ride which gets me the last 10k home.
My big goal is to race the mandurah half iron man in october on 'real' food - watch this space!
i guess at the end of the day whatever works for you is the right solution and the only way you'll find out is to experiment and practise and not worry about what everyone else does!
Re: Water or Energy Drink?
It depends what your body needs. If you need electrolytes then an energy drink is the way to go. However if you have enough electrolytes in the system already then drinking an energy drink with dehydrate you more( your body will try to expel the extra electrolytes). My personal choice is a weak Staminade. That way your getting electrolytes as well as plenty of water.
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Water only. Usually drink Gatorade just for the sugar boost later in the session. Hydrolytes is good for long intense sessions.
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Yep I like water on the shorter rides unless you need to deal with extreme heats, then electrolyte
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One option that you could experiment with is using a powder-based energy drink and mixing up a full-strength bottle for long rides, but only putting a touch of the powder into the bottle for short sessions. I like this method as I'm a bit more likely to drink if I have a sports drink instead of just water. I know that water is hydrating and really good for you and all, but I just find it boring. I force myself to drink it on a regular basis, but I find a little bit of taste makes it a bit easier. I find that an electrolyte drink with no extra calories is good for short workouts.
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Generally, I use a scoop of Endura in 500ml bottle of water plus another bottle made double strength for long rides (then I can get a normal bottle of water and make two normal strength bottles).
But that's changing - as I do more longer rides I'm finding I don't need to do this as much. I've tried a few different powders, Skratch Labs, E-Load and Endura - seems that Endura works best for me.
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Personally I use powerade powder, mixed at about 1/2 strength - it tastes a little better and I seem to be less prones to cramping on longer rides than with plain water. As rides get longer I may up the mix a bit up toward full strength as top up the bottle from taps/bublers along the way. A long, warm ride, say 6~8 hrs, I may have left home with 2 bidons of full strength mix and after 2 or 3 reloadings from taps, the mix has become very weak. Sometimes buy a powerade or similar and dilute into 2 bidons along the way. On really, really long rides - done a few out toward 24 hrs - then take power with me in a bag.
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When the planet of breakthroughs and unexpected shake-ups goes retrograde on July 17, we get a huge push from within. The raw, masculine energy of Aries that wants things yesterday is electrified by the presence of future-forward Uranus. We have all been breaking some serious new ground in our lives, rebelling against anyone and anything threatening to diminish our expression of our unique "I am" principle.
Now is the time to turn the energy inward and go deeper into what makes us authentically independent. If we're not clear on who we are and what we want -- independent of the expectation of others -- an inner war could ensue. This particular phase of Uranus going retrograde in Aries is extremely loaded due to the fact that the entire phase (until December) brings Uranus in conflict with powerful Pluto. This energy is incredibly explosive as every psychological trigger gets exposed, pushed and pulled.
Look to where Aries is in your birth chart to see where your inner warrior is at the ready. Next, look to where Capricorn is in your birth chart to see where you are undergoing a very extensive evolutionary process of unearthing new layers of integrity.
The fight against external authority figures telling us what to do is now being directed inward where we must honor our inner infant screaming for its needs for independence and "now-ness" rather than being subjected to our internal tyrants with endless lists of "should" or rules that only lead to repression and shaming.
We are bucking our own outworn psychological and patriarchal systems now. Uranus retrograde in Aries insists that we wake up to our inner primal scream and stop giving our power away to others in any way, shape or form. Fight the good fight to truly live and move from your most authentic and raw self.
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Now, consider that same parcel of air we just described above with just one deviation. Instead of dry air, the air now contains moisture. The amount of moisture in the air is expressed by the dew point temperature of the air. If we begin to lift (which is equivalent to expand) that moist parcel of air adiabatically, it will cool as it expands. As the parcel expands, the dew point of the parcel also changes in response to the pressure change. When the temperature of the air parcel and the dew point temperature are equal, condensation will occur, and a cloud will form. The dew point temperature represents the temperature at which an air parcel will be saturated with water vapor and condensation will occur. The height at which a parcel is lifted adiabatically and cools to the dew point temperature is known as the Lifting Condensation Level or the LCL. The LCL can also be obtained very easily from an adiabatic chart using the temperature, dew point temperature, and pressure. In the atmosphere, air is lifted and cools adiabatically when moist air is lifted up over a mountain or when moist air lifts up over dry air because the moist air is less dense, as in the case of an advancing cold front.
In the summer, the sky is often dominated by puffy cumulus clouds. While cumulus clouds often form as a result of adiabatic lifting, as in the case of air moving up a mountain side, they can also form from the convection of warm air heated at the surface of the earth. The term "lifting condensation level" is used in reference to this type of lifting as well. Once a parcel leaves the heat source, which is the ground, heat is no longer added, and the process is considered adiabatic. So, when you look up in the sky, the base of the lower forming cumulous clouds is considered the LCL.
The LCL will help us to evaluate atmospheric stability in Session 6. In fact, most of these parameters we are discussing are pieces of the process of determining atmospheric stability. In terms of developing storm systems, stability is the issue in which we are most concerned because it helps us predict the intensity of a storm . Atmospheric stability is also important in the study of air quality. The stability of the atmosphere influences the transport and dispersion and, ultimately, the concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere.


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Valerie Smith and Cameron Parrish were married on Sept. 1, 2012, in Valdosta.
The bride is the daughter of Michael and Theresa Smith of Valdosta. She is a graduate of Lowndes High School and a stay-at-home mom.
The groom is the son of Lane and Cathy Parrish of Statenville. He is a graduate of Echols County High School in Statenville and attended Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. He is employed by Royal Landscaping in Valdosta.
On Saturday, Sept. 2, 2012, a reception was given in their honor at the home of the groom's parents. Michelle Dupree of Statenville made cakes for the bride and groom.
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The new Whit Stillman movie, Damsels in Distress, comes out today! It would be very foolish of us NOT to go out and see it together like a family, and then discuss it on Monday. Don't be a fool!
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You spelled Titanic 3D wrong, Kelly.
I hope this means you guys chose to discontinue the Throne of Game tv program viewing party club. That show is hella over rated and lame. Not enough hobbits.
Have you watched more of Game of Thrones since Monday, Steve?
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I didnt care for this program but it was the first time I've ever seen it so maybe I just dont have all the references.
If you think Throne Games didn't have enough hobbits, you're going to HATE Damsels in Distress.
Analeigh from ANTM is in this! She got totally robbed in her cycle. I will see it just for her.
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You mean it's in limited release and I'll see it in like 3 weeks
Damsels in Distress? Shoulda called it Laurie Penny.
The far-flung members of the Videogum Family weep for not having planned our trips to New York or Los Angeles for Easter movie weekend.
if this movie doesn't ever play near me, i want to die
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Marvel has released a teaser image featuring both Spider-Man and Psylocke bursting through Jim Lee's cover for "X-Men" #1 with the declaration the "We are the X-Men" and the promise of an answer during next week's C2E2.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Ultimate Comics Enemy" #3
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When Words Collide - 4/5/2010
Tim takes an early look at Brendan McCarthy's "Spider-Man: Fever," and talks about what makes McCarthy such a unique artist. He also offers some suggestions on where you might start on your road to McCarthy love.
A Look at "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions"
Activision and Marvel team-up in September for "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions," a new video game that mixes four distinct versions of the wall-crawler. CBR News took a sneak-peek at the project.
PREVIEW: "Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine" #1
Marvel Comics has released a 5-page preview of "Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine" #1 by writer Jason Aaron and artist Adam Kubert. The new series launched next month on Wednesday, May 5.
Activision, Marvel Unveil "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions"
Activision has released a trailer for "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions," which allows players to play as Spider-Man, Spider-Man Noir and two more unrevealed versions of the character.
Reed Swings with Spider-Man
CBR spoke with Brian Reed about his "Siege: Spider-Man" one-shot and his "Amazing Spider-Man Presents: American Son" miniseries which will follow the adventures of Harry Osborn in a post-Dark Reign Marvel Universe.
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Marvel Comics has announced that Spider-Man will be a member of the Brian Michael Bendis scripted, Stuart Immonen illustrated "New Avengers" relaunch that is scheduled to hit stores everywhere in June, 2010.
Peter Parker Becomes Unemployed
Marvel's web-slinging wonder joins the ranks of America's jobless in an upcoming story line that kicks off this week in "Amazing Spider-Man" #623 a revealed in an all-new teaser by Pasqual Ferry.
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Pipeline - 12/1/2009
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Marvel Comics Solicitations for February 2010
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|Vibrating Spiders - Family Pholcidae
Also commonly known as daddy longlegs spiders, cellar spiders.
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Video & photographs of live vibrating spiders at northern Illinois
I found this specimen living in close proximity to Steatoda cobweb spiders in my garage. These spiders probably prey upon each other when the pickings get slim in the wintertime, but as of September, there are still enough flying insects visiting for all to coexist peacefully. It is said these spiders, when threatened, vibrate their legs and bodies so rapidly as to become invisible; hence their other common name: vibrating spider. Actually, what they do is spin themselves in a small circle - it's really quite a sight!
There is an old wives' tale about this family of spiders, viz. that their bite is the most dangerous, or their venom is the most lethal known to man. These spiders have not the equipment for delivery of any but the tiniest amounts of venom, and that dangerous only to the smallest of creatures, flies and other spiders, etc. People love to be afraid of spiders, especially ones that like to live where we live, but these guys are completely harmless, even beneficial. (I don't tolerate then in my actual living space, but the garage is ok although I do tire of sweeping up the insect bits and pieces they are constantly dropping on the floor after meals.)
1. Authors: H.V. Weems, Jr., and G.B. Edwards, Jr., Florida Dept. of Ag, Entomology Circular 193.
Class Arachnida / Order Araneae: Spiders are the largest group of arachnids. They are easily recognized by their eight legs, and there are few creatures great or small that elicit such irrational fear in mankind. The vast majority of spiders are completely harmless and offer beneficial services, chief of which is keeping the burgeoning insect population in check. I am continually amazed at the resourcefulness of these supremely successful predators.
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Definitions for Middleˈmɪd l
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Middle
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mid•dleˈmɪd l(adj.)
equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central:
the middle part of a room.
intermediate or intervening:
the middle distance.
medium or average:
a man of middle size.
(cap.) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and Modern:
Middle English.
Category: Language/Linguistics
of, pertaining to, or being a verb form or voice, as in Greek, in which the subject is represented as acting on or for itself, in contrast to the active voice in which the subject acts and the passive voice in which the subject is acted upon.
Category: Grammar
(often cap.) intermediate between the upper and lower divisions of a geologic period, system, or the like:
the Middle Devonian.
Category: Geology
(n.)the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits:
in the middle of the pool.
the central part of the human body, esp. the waist:
He bent at the middle.
Origin of middle:
bef. 900; ME, OE middel, WGmc adj. der. of *middimid1
Princeton's WordNet
center, centre, middle, heart, eye(noun)
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
"it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
an intermediate part or section
"A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle
middle, midriff, midsection(noun)
the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
"young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
"the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"
in-between, mediate, middle(adj)
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
"adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line"
center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway(adj)
equally distant from the extremes
of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
"Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic"
between an earlier and a later period of time
"in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"
put in the middle
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
the center
Stand in the middle of the circle.; Cut the paper along the line that marks the middle.
between the beginning and the end
I woke up in the middle of the night.; I was in the middle of explaining when she got up and left.
a long way from any house, town, etc.
We took a wrong turning and ended up in the middle of nowhere.
central or near the center
Our house is the middle one.
between the beginning and the end
The middle chapters of the book are really scary.
A centre, midpoint
The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle.
The part between the beginning and the end.
the middle stump
The central part of a human body.
Being in the middle or in-between; as middle point, middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages, middle weight, etc.
Central to.
Origin: From middel, from middel, middle, from midjilan, a diminutive of midjō, from medhy-. Cognate with West Frisian middel, Dutch middel, German mittel, Mittel, middel. Related also to medel, meðal. See also mid.
Webster Dictionary
equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station in life; flowers of middle summer; men of middle age
intermediate; intervening
the point or part equally distant from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line, a surface, or a solid; an intervening point or part in space, time, or order of series; the midst; central portion
the waist
Middle is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Braddan, Marown and Santon or Santan. It lies to the east of the island. Historically it consisted of Braddan, Santan and Onchan. It is also a House of Keys constituency, electing one MHK.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Middle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1513
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Middle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #920
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Middle' in Nouns Frequency: #776
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Middle' in Adjectives Frequency: #174
Translations for Middle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
the central point or part
the middle of a circle.
- middelAfrikaans
- مَرْكِز، وَسَطArabic
- центърBulgarian
- meioPortuguese (BR)
- středCzech
- die MitteGerman
- midteDanish
- μέσο, κέντροGreek
- medio, centroSpanish
- keskkohtEstonian
- مرکزFarsi
- keskikohtaFinnish
- milieuFrench
- אֶמצָעHebrew
- मध्यस्थलHindi
- središte, centarCroatian
- vminek a közepeHungarian
- titik tengahIndonesian
- miðja, miðpunkturIcelandic
- centro, metàItalian
- まん中Japanese
- 중앙Korean
- vidurysLithuanian
- vidus; centrsLatvian
- titik tengahMalay
- middenDutch
- midteNorwegian
- środekPolish
- مرکزPersian
- مركزPashto
- meioPortuguese
- centruRomanian
- серединаRussian
- stredSlovak
- sredinaSlovenian
- sredinaSerbian
- mittSwedish
- ตรงกลางThai
- merkez, ortaTurkish
- 中央,中心Chinese (Trad.)
- серединаUkrainian
- وسطیUrdu
- giữaVietnamese
- 中部,中间Chinese (Simp.)
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