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Actually, rumor is a guest said they saw an ODV employee putting dry ice into a plastic bottle. Just look on YouTube for dry ice bombs and there are a plethora of Funniest Home Videos wannabes.
I'm guessing either a) a stupid prank, or b) a disgruntled employee.
ugh i predict all of us will soon be strip-searched TSA style in the name of safety.
Speaking of eyeball-grabbing hyperbole, here's CNN's version of the Gotcha Game. The alarming front page headline:
Disneyland evacuated after blast
After you click on the headline, here's what you get:
(CNN) -- It wasn't exactly Disney magic.
It seemed more sinister at the time, when a trash can exploded at Disneyland on Tuesday evening, prompting the evacuation of the Mickey's Toontown section for a couple of hours
"Upon initial investigation, it appears it was a plastic bottle with dry ice in it that had exploded," said Sgt. Bob Dunn of the Anaheim Police Department in California.
The development left visitors startled and a bit shell shocked.
"Just a big boom and the trash can exploding ... the lid coming up ... people were at a standstill," Vanessa Vasquez told CNN affiliate KCBS. "It was kind of a little scary when I saw the whole area (look like a) ghost town."
Others said the sound is a rarity in the area.
"It was very tense at the moment it happened because you don't expect to hear that sound at Toontown," said Allen Wolf, another Disney visitor.
"In an abundance of caution, the area was evacuated," Disneyland said on its official Twitter account. "There were no injuries and no reported damage."
Toontown got the all clear to reopen a few hours later.
"With the acquisition of Marvel and now of Lucasfilm,
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imagination or art. All you need is a brand."
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Shocked they still allow water bottles and liquids past security. This was a needed wake up call.
How long would it take for dry ice in a water bottle to explode? I would expect it would be quick... shorter than how long it would take for someone to go through bag check, main gate, and back to Toontown.
My guess is it was not brought in by a guest, and as many have suggested it came from within the park. This would negate the concerns about a failure of bag check in this particular instance.
While Occam's razor would tend to suggest it came from an inside source (dry ice and water bottles are both easily found in the park) it's not like bringing in a chunk of dry ice past "security" would be at all difficult. Just wrap it in a couple of paper towels and stick it in your pocket. You would only need a chunk smaller than a roll of pennies.
Bag check is Security Theater. It's there to:
A) Make guests feel safer without actually making them safer
B) A CYA for Corporate, "Hey we did everything we could" *wink* *wink*
C) Discourage people from bringing in there own food which boost in park sales.
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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."
-Mark Twain
A) If was brought in via the main gate.
You don't screw the cap down tight until just before you drop it in the trash can. Gives you all the time you need.
B) Some board OVD kid says to himself hey, I've got dry ice and a water bottle, heh, heh.... *pop*!
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."
-Mark Twain
I'm surprised the over the top reporting doesn't say " they tried to get away but it picked um up with its mind power and shook um like an ice bomb " some real over the top reporting going on. Got everyone calling to see if we're okay over here.
"And yes, we implore EVERYBODY to follow the park rules. Having off-ride footage is great, but any still photo's or video's taken ON the coasters at SFMM are strictly against the rules. They are there for your (and everybody's) safety." "Six Flags doesn't allow ANY loose articles on their coasters, and they don't allow video taping on their coasters. " BUT, " This is not true. Six Flags does not allow ANY On-Ride video or pictures on the rides. The ONLY way is if you get explicit permission from Park Management." ???
Nothing different to report through bagcheck Wednesday morning.
Hmm - Kings won - Grad night tonight - and with DLR uncover being on the alert - should be a great day to go !!


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1. Typed: A Better Blogging Platform
We've mentioned Real Mac Software products before, whether it's Clear for iOS or the simple text editor Typed for Mac, but the latest product from the Brighton based team is something a little bit different. Again going with the Typed name, this time around though it's a web based blogging platform that aims to give you a beautiful writing experience plus all those typical blogging features, like tags, scheduling, additional pages and plenty of callaboration tools. It's mobile friendly, always a plus, and comes with plenty of slick themes.
With the smart home actually becoming a 'thing', the next problem we'll no doubt face is how to control all our separate components, without juggling a 100 different apps. While Works with Nest and Apple's HomeKit are working on the solution, the NEEO is actually much simpler and has the ability to work with anything. The futuristic looking, aluminium and glass clad remote wouldn't look out of place on the Enterprise and has the design chops to make even Apple stand up and take note. Along with the remote, is the 'Brain' which connects to your home network and learns everything you've got hooked up, from your TV, to your Sonos and even your Hue bulbs and Nest Thermostat, you can then control everything with one device.
3. Bluesmart
What we love most about Indiegogo and Kickstarter is there ability to give people a platform to take an everyday product and haul it in to the modern day. And that's exactly what's happened with the Bluesmart Carry On. At it's core this is a piece of hand luggage, but in truth it's a hell of lot more. It can be locked and unlocked from your phone, automatically sealing up when it senses you're not close and the built-in scales mean you'll have to pay excess baggage again. An integrated battery has enough juice to recharge your phone six times over, while the front pockets are made for tech, so you can quickly remove your laptop without opening up the whole bag. There's even GPS on-board, so you always know where your bag is. Handy, eh?
4. Coolbox - Advanced toolbox
If you though there would be little to reinvent on the toolbox, you'd be wrong. The Coolbox is the toolbox of the 21st century, packed to bursting with tech. There's an integrated battery that powers dual USB ports for charging, a Bluetooth speaker for pumping out some tunes while you're working and sockets for all your power tools. Carrying is made easy thanks to wheels and durable handles, while an LED flood light on the front lets you get stuff done after dark. There's even a whiteboard for jotting down notes and a magnetic panel for catching screws.
5. Moment iPhone case
The iPhone is one of, if not the best, phone to take pictures with, thanks to a sharp sensor, awesome low light performance and plenty of editing features. But it's still a long way off feeling like a dedicated camera. Moment is looking to change that with its Case, a cover for the iPhone 6 that adds in a bunch of features photo junkies will love. First off there's the improved grip, which juts out out just like a typical CSC or DSLR. There's also a strap clasp, so you can keep your phone out at all times, in the hope of catching the perfect shot. There's a two stage shutter button on the top that works with the Moment app, giving you more control and a clever lens interface that makes it easy to clip on one of Moment's lenses.
6. Luna bed
Tracking your sleep is nothing new, we've had it on our fitness bands and smartwatches for a while. Even the idea of laying something under your bedsheets is an area that's already been tackled (hello Beddit). So, what really sets Luna apart? Well, one of its coolest features is how it learns your sleep routine and heats up the mattress to an optimum temperature. It'll even let you set two temperatures for each side of the bed. It'll track all your sleep states, like heart rate, breathing and so on, while the alarm should, in theory, wake up feeling refreshed.
7. RideOn
Now, these look ridiculously awesome. While we've seen a few attempts to add tech into skiing and snowboarding goggles, the results have been mixed. We took Oakley's Airwaves 1.5, for example, out for a ride, but found them unreliable and bulky. The RideOn though does things a bit different, adding augmented reality layers to your vision and it looks very impressive. It'll connect up to your smartphone and beam maps, challenges and more right into your eyeballs and you control everything just by looking at it. The goggles will even calculate how long you're going to be waiting to board a ski lift. Up front there's an HD camera, while the panel you see has a 3x larger viewable space than Google Glass, so plenty of room for lots of information.
8. Prynt
While Polaroid was once a thing, recent attempts to bring back on-the-go printing haven't been all that successful. But, Pyrnt might just be the product to turn that around. The case works with any iOS or Android device, which is a a great boast to kick things off with, and lets you print shots off instantly, whether it's a picture you've just taken or one you've got saved.
This clever device uses the energy of your motion to recharge any device with a USB port. It's a bit like those watches that turn your wrist movement into kinetic energy. Walk 10,000 steps, cycle for an hour or run for 30 minutes and it will recharge three hours worth of battery life on a smartphone. Cheapest Kickstarter bid is US$75 so not too bad for the pocketable device.
10. Ion SmartScooter
Commuting can be a miserable experience, especially when it comes to getting a bike on a train. Luckily there is the Ion SmartScooter, an easy to carry device (weighs 26lbs) for gliding around the city on two wheels. It can manage 17 miles on a single charge of the lithium ion battery at speeds up to 15mph. Best of all; it can be had for US$399, making it cheaper than its competitors.
11. Pace Robot Team and Classroom STEM equipment
This Kickstarter project wants a mere US$800. For that it plans to start a robotics team in the UK so younger minds can get a glimpse into the science. At the very least learning to build a robot will make maths and science more appealing for those who find classroom learning difficult.
12. The Pronto Fast-Charge Battery
Time waits for no man (or woman), so we rather like The Pronto ─ Fast-Charge Battery. This portable battery pack can store the energy to recharge an iPhone 5 9 times over in 60 minutes. One charge is done in five minutes. It comes in a tough aluminium case and in two versions, 5 and 12. 5 has a 4,500mAh battery, while the 12 has a 13,500mAh capacity. Plenty of juice for a variety of gadgets.
13. Project Leviathan
A group of students at the University of Sherbrooke want to smash a record held by MIT. Project Leviathan is a human powered watercraft that hopes to beat the world record of 34km/h by 3km/h. Kickstarter funding is the final piece in the puzzle. While donating doesn't get you your own Leviathan swimmer, you can at least help the mechanical engineering students afford the use of a lightweight carbon monocoque chassis.
14. WingBoard
Anyone who has wanted to fly behind an aircraft needs to check out WingBoard. This clever extreme sport gadget takes the idea of wakeboarding and skydiving and evolves it into something that lets a human fly through the clouds. Perfect while we wait for the long awaited hover board, then.
15. Salt ─ Keyless entry for your phone
For anyone who wants a little extra security but without having to enter in a pin code every time they want to use their phone, Salt's keyless entry card is the answer. It basically unlocks your device when you are within 10-feet, saving you the hassle. Walk away and your phone locks as usual. It is the size and shape of a credit card so you can just put it in your wallet and works with an easy to use app. No wonder it smashed its US$50,000 goal.
16. Packed Pixels
One of the worst bits of working away from home is you end up losing the dual or sometimes triple-screen experience and the productivity it provides. Fortunately the Packed Pixels Kickstarter attaches to a laptop, giving you two extra 9.7-inch screens in total. As it only weighs 340g total, it's light enough to go into a laptop bag or your luggage. Plugs into any Thunderbolt, DisplayPort or MiniDisplayPort laptop.
17. Granola Strolla
It sounds like a mixture of a food and baby walker, but the Granola Strolla is in fact a neat device that harnesses the power of the sun so you can charge your gadgets. It stores the power of the sun in a lithium iron phosphate battery, while being lightweight, water resistant and affordable. It can even work indoors ─ just more slowly, as you would expect.
18. World's First DSP Enabled Wireless Headphone
XTZ wants to bring the world's first DSP-enabled wireless headphones to market and this Kickstarter project is the way in. The clever cans aim to give the listener DSP sound optimisation for better sound quality, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity so no pesky wires, NFC pairing for easy setup and an app for changing the sound depending on your surroundings. Yours for a pledge of US$99.
19. Panono
We will be the first to admit that our camera skills are more below par than Martin Parr so that's why we love the Panono. This ball camera allows you to take 360 degree panoramic shots by throwing the thing up in the air. The Panono is clever enough to know what the optimum height to take a picture is so you end up with snaps that are both clear and a whopping 108MP in quality. It's rugged too – made of the same water/life resistant plastic that a GoPro is.
Design Boom | Out: September 2014
20. Flykly Smart Wheel
The idea of an electric bike is unpalatable to many a true cyclist but Flykly is different. Add this wheel to your existing setup and what you have is a connected bike that helps you cycle more efficiently and comfortably. It will speed up your journey but works at your pace and it comes with a tracker so if someone decided to take off with your bike you will know exactly where it is. The key to Flykly's success is that the wheel fits pretty much all frames and it comes with its own app too.
Kickstarter | Out: November 2014
21. Atlas
Atlas calls itself 'the first fitness tracker' which isn't strictly true. But its maker believes that it deserves this moniker as it identifies what workout you are doing, evaluates your form and will even count your reps for you. It's like having a personal trainer without the massive inferiority complex that inevitably goes along with this. Oh, and it will also measure heart rate as well as working with many a fitness app that's out there too. And, looks wise, it definitely gets our vote.
Indiegogo | Out: December 2014
22. Avegant Glyph
While Oculus Rift has the VR headset market all sewn up before it is even launched, there is still plenty of space for headsets that offer an experience that strips out the virtual and focuses much more on the reality. This is what the Avegant Glyph is promising. It's a personal movie theatre that immerses you in the film, offering a 45-degree image to bathe your eyes in. The Glyph is packed with DLP (digital light processing) technology and while it may look like your headphones have slipped from your head over your eyes the results, according to those who have tried it at CES 2013, are incredible.
Kickstarter | Out: December 2014
23. Pine Smartwatch
While the smartwatch revolution hasn't exactly started yet – no matter what Samsung says – there are a trickle of devices that prove there could well be something in strapping a smart device to your wrist and letting it control bits of your life. The Android-powered Pine Smartwatch goes even further – offering everything from the ability to text, video chat and take photos from your wrist. This is the Dick Tracy watch you are looking for, but you do have put up with a bit of bulk to accommodate the sizeable 2.4 inch screen.
Kickstarter | Out: March 2014
24. Lima
Dubbed 'the brain of your devices', Lima is a tiny plug-and-play device that can hook up to any USB stick and then share whatever media is stored to as many devices as you want. It's a bit like a non-virtual Dropbox. But instead of relying on the cloud it finds a use for fading USB storage, unleashing your content and allowing access whenever you want through the Lima app. When it is released it will be Mac, Windows and Linux compatible.
Kickstarter | Out: March 2014
25. Ninja Sphere
When you name your product Ninja Sphere, it better be something to shout about. This future-styled gadget offers a way into the internet of things that is actually cool. It allows you to control your home's environment by monitoring things like temperature, lighting and energy usage. Hook it up to your home via a smart plug and it will tell you through an app if you have forgotten to turn off a light or if someone has been rummaging in your fridge.
Kickstarter | Out: June 2014
26. The Pocket Drone
Before the AR Drone made automated flying machines cool again, drones were destined to have a bad rep forever – what with their association with various armies using them as killing machines. Of late, though, everyone is getting into the drone business, even the likes of Amazon, and The Pocket Drone is a perfect addition to this category. Coming complete with a collapsible design, The Pocket Drone is completely hackable and upgradeable and can be used straight out of the box – just strap a small camera to it and away you go.
Kickstarter | Out: June 2014
27. PrioVR
'Suit up. Game on.' That's the sort of tagline we can get behind and it just so happens to brilliantly describe PrioVR, a new virtually suit by YEI Technology. The PrioVR is a suit that comes equipped with two hand controllers that allow you to 'walk' through virtual worlds by merely pressing a thumbstick. Promising low latency and real-time motion tracking, PrioVR could well be a successful successor to Kinect – except without those messy privacy issues as it doesn't use a camera.
Kickstarter | Out: June 2014
28. Robot Starter Kit
The Robot Starter Kit is for those who think LEGO is strictly for kids. Inside the kit you will find everything you need to build your own robot companion. That is if your idea of a robot companion is something that looks like a cross between a raver and a tripod. As this is a modular kit, you can build the robot to whichever specifications suit you best and then rip it apart and start over again. Or buy more and create your very own robot army.
Kickstarter | Out: April 2014
29. WiseButton
A button, we hear you cry? A button? Yes, and a smart one at that. The WiseButton is a good-looking addition to your keychain that not only allows you to control a number of devices remotely, it will notify you if you are about to leave your phone somewhere you shouldn't. WiseButton support smartphones and computers alike, is Android, iOS and Windows friendly and comes in a variety of colours. And if you want to stretch the whole tracking thing further, it also comes with stickers that can also be used to track other objects that may go missing.
Indiegogo | Out: June 2014
30. Touch Base
Business cards are one area of the office that haven't really been given a tech makeover – that is until now. No, we're not enamoured with the name either but it does go some way in explaining just what a smart business card is. Touch Base is the idea that you can have a business card that won't get lost in someone's wallet as once it is touched on a phone, all the details are instantly recorded.
The best thing about the cards is that they don't use NFC but reacts with the capacitive nature of your phone screen. Great stuff and not a QR code in sight.
Indiegogo | Out: May 2014
31. uArm
This is definitely one for the 'awesome but I don't think I have a need for this' category. Essentially it is your very own miniaturised robot arm that you can plonk on your desk and do whatever you want with it. The uArm is a 4-axis parallel mechanism robot arm that was inspired by those giant arms that are used to put cars together and the like. The smaller version can be used as a light, a grabber... whatever you want really as the makers have made the arm as mod-friendly as possible.
Kickstarter | Out: June 2014
32. Sammy Screamer motion alarm
Okay, you've got us. The first thing that attracted us to the Sammy Screamer was that face. Just look at it – it's like a cartoon character stuck in perpetual fear. But then we looked a bit further and Sammy Screamer isn't just a scared face, but a great little motion alarm as well. Hook the small plastic device up to your smartphone and Sammy Screamer will let you know if something is on the move. Whether that something is your bag, your dog or even your baby's buggy. This gadget proves that simplicity is the key to the Internet of Things.
Kickstarter | Out: April 2014
33. Ark
The Ark is a wireless charger with a difference. It is 100% cord free (crazy, we know) and is small enough to carry around with you so you are never without a power boost. How does it work? Well, like most chargers you do need a case or patch for your phone but the device has enough juice in it to power three phones while on the go. And you can charge two devices at once on the block.
Kickstarter | Out: February 2014
34. EmoSPARK
It may sound like a band whose sound is dripping in angst and desolation but EmoSPARK is actually a great spin on AI in the home. Feed the box your music habits, speak to it and allow it to access your TV, smartphone and computer habits and it will offer up recommendations no matter what emotional state you are in. It's all a little HAL on earth but EmoSPARK is hooked up to Google and the like so can offer information as well as trying to please you when you are a bit down.
Indiegogo | Out: May 2014
35. Drone
With the advent of Android gaming has come a glut of controllers and devices that aren't actually very good. The Drone controller is hoping to change this though. It is a controller that is for any smart device and made by developers that lovingly embrace open source. This means that no matter how you use your controller it can be modded to your specs and so can game developers. It's pocket friendly too so there's no worry that you will leave home without it.
Evolution Controllers | Out: Mid 2014
36. Fin
With rumour of Apple looking to release it's very own iRing, the idea that you can have connected jewellery is certainly an intriguing one. Fin is a wearable ring that actually turns your palm into a gesture interface or numerical keypad – whichever takes your fancy. It is done by hooking the ring up to your smart device via Bluetooth and using sensors to track movement. It looks like something Apple would make and that is definitely no bad thing.
Indiegogo | Out: September 2014
37. Dash Smart Earphones
These Tron-flavoured wireless in-ear headphones are a huge step in the right direction for audio kind. They are Bluetooth 4.0 ready, so you can stream music from your phone, and equipped with 4GB of storage in case you want to leave your handset at home. But the real 'wow' factor is that Dash Smart Earphones double as a fitness tracker, come complete with touch control and can even be used as a phone headset thanks to some interesting bone conductive technology. Impressive.
Kickstarter | Out: November 2014
38. Wood keys for MacBook & Apple Keyboards
If you often think the only downside to your MacBook is that it doesn't offer enough wood, then some folk over in a Brooklyn design company have a product especially for you. Crafted from Rosewood and Bamboo, the keys fit over your keyboard and can be easily removed without leaving a sticky, gluey residue.
Designer: RAWBKNY | Kickstarter
39. AGENT smart watch
Another project to smash the million dollar Kickstarter pledge barrier is the next in a long line of smart watches designed to give you glancable information on your wrist. Connecting with your smartphone using super low powered Bluetooth 4.0, the AGENT watch will let you know when your phones ringing, if you have new texts and remind you if you leave your phone in Starbucks. Its nifty fitness features, and Qi wireless charging pad could give this the edge over other smart watches. Until of course, Google and Apple decide to release theirs.
Designer: Secret Labs + House of Horology | Kickstarter
40. Arkyd
Space has always fascinated us. Right from the classrooms, to the movies it has been seen as mysterious and just down right exciting. Arkyd, created by private space company Planetary Resources, aims to allow us normal folk the chance to control a space telescope, for purely personal reasons. It has received the support of NASA and will cost just a fraction of what was spent on the Hubble telescope.
Designer: Planetary Resources |Kickstarter
41. BubblePod
One of the best things about Kickstarter is its ability to allow people to create ingenious things that most would never even have thought about. The BubblePod is exactly one of those ideas, letting you create professional looking, high-res panorama photos, without those annoying blurry spots. The ingenuity doesn't stop there, BubblePix has also designed it to fit on a tri-pod, and even on a wine bottle, for perfect 360 degree party snaps. An online sharing service lets you distribute your creations with other users.
Designer: BubblePix | Kickstarter
42. The Buccaneer
Gaining over a million dollars in Kickstarter pledges, The Buccaneer is certainly making its impact felt on the crowd sourcing site, and with good reason. Aiming to make 3-D printing accessible and affordable, this brushed aluminium and clear plastic rectangle looks like it could have been cooked up by the design chiefs at Apple. It is feature packed too, with cloud printing, easy set-up and the ability to print from mobile devices.
Designer: Pirate3D inc | Kickstarter
43. Darkmatter Xbox Laptop
If a PS Vita just doesn't satisfy your portable gaming needs, then the Darkmatter Xbox kit could be just your thing. It may not be exactly pocketable, yet it still offers full Xbox 360 and Xbox One gaming on the go and even has Xbox Live access. Perfect for a bit of online Call of Duty when you're out of the house.
Designer: Techjango | Kickstarter
44. Goji Smart Lock
Keys are so 2012. The Goji Smart Lock ditches those metal things and replaces them with your smartphone, offering easy access to your humble abode. What sets this apart is its ability to easily send access to other people who may be coming to stay, allowing them to enter the house from a particular time. Even more inventive is the embedded camera that sends a snap of anyone at the door to your phone. This truly looks like something straight off the Enterprise.
Designer: Goji | Indiegogo
45. Jamstik
Jamstick claim that their product offers a real guitar playing experience that connects to your iOS device, and from their introductory video it seems they may be telling the truth. With the looks of a severely decapitated guitar, the Jamstick integrates with apps, like Apple's Garageband, and allows you to record music anywhere. It features in-depth tutorials, no need to keep it tuned and some nifty finger tracking tech.
Designer: Dan Sullivan | Indiegogo
46. Micro Phone
Smartphones are all well and good. Yes they can direct you anywhere, take great photos and hold your entire music collection, but can they fit inside your wallet? Definitely not. The Micro-Phone however, can. It's the shape of a credit card and would be perfectly suited to someone who can fore-go the needs of a modern smartphone. A clever locator function means the phone can be tracked so you can keep an eye on your kids.
Designer: Yan Yan Li | Indiegogo
47. MonkeyLectric's Monkey Light Pro
Bicycles are everywhere, yet for some unknown reason (to us anyway) no one has yet managed to do something colourful and wacky with that untapped space on the wheels. MonkeyLectric's Monkey Light Pro looks to change this, by adding LED lights that can show animations and customisable patterns transmitted by Bluetooth. The images shown also look steady, even while the wheel is spinning, due to something called "persistence of vision".
Designer: MonkeyLectric | Kickstarter
48. NanoState Flash Flood
Nanostate is an innovative solution to that age old tech problem of accidentally spilling your morning brew over your pricey phone. All that is required to waterproof your device is to cover it in the military used product, leave it to dry and you can spill to your hearts content. Nanostate claim one coating lasts around 12 months and it won't cause any ill-effects to the phone.
Designer: Steve Mich |Indiegogo
49. Omni
Sitting down while gaming may be the norm, yet it can get a tad boring. The Omni hopes to change this by adding an element of movement, allowing you to actually walk to move around, instead of flicking a controller nub. It looks a little sci-fi fantasy and wouldn't exactly go un-noticed in the lounge, yet its support for Oculus Rift could finally make complete VR gaming a possibility.
Designer: Virtuix | Kickstarter
50. SONTE windows
So, you have Wi-Fi in your phone, laptop, camera and even your fridge. Think that's enough? Course you don't! These windows from Californian tech start-up SONTE integrate Wi-Fi so you can do away with blinds and simply alter the transparency of the glass with a smartphone app. Best of all it's completely DIY and the special film can be used on your existing windows.
Designer: Bernard Kwan |Kickstarter
51. The Practical Meter
Pretty much every gadget you own - whether it's a brand new smartphone or some brick-sized MP3 player from the dark ages - tells you roughly how much battery you have. So why does nothing ever tell you how close you are to being fully charged? Enter 'The Practical Meter', a simple USB dongle that tells you roughly how long you have to wait before your tech is fully charged. Neat.
Designer: David Toledo | Kickstarter
52. CollapseMini
This Android-compatible speaker/docking station hybrid is completely wireless - that means no power cables and no charging cables either. Just place your Android device on the top, and it will charge automatically as well as connecting to the dock so you can stream music to the speaker. Rotating the device will adjust the volume too - genius.
Designer: Matteo Massimi
53. Apple iLens concept
What if Apple made (another) camera? This ultra-slim digital snapper has a 50mm interchangeable lens that fixes onto the camera magnetically - the idea being to make the camera sleek for casual users as well as capable enough to be useful to serious photographers. The 4.8-inch Retina display on the back is a nice touch, too.
Designer: Rishi Soman
54. Grand Wizard
This is technically a smartphone, but it's not really built for calls and texts. Slide the unit open, and what you've got is a portable set of DJ decks, complete with turntables for each thumb, and equalisers in the middle, along with touch screen controls at the top. Looks like great fun - almost certainly will never, ever happen.
Designer: Yu Hiraoka
55. Klenzi
For those moments when you're without running water, Klenzi is like a Karcher Window Vacuum, but all up in your face. It has interchangeable heads for body, face and hair and cleans your skin with water and detergents which it then reabsorbs. Perfect for festivals, camping and lazy couch potatoes.
Designer: Hamed Kohan
56. LifeHub
Thanks to a flexible OLED touch screen, Bluetooth earpieces, and a myriad of other connectors, LifeHub can be shaped into a watch, a smartphone, a headset... even a Bluetooth speaker, or a projector. The idea is that you don't need all these separate devices - the convergence of digital technology should mean that we can have it all in one.
Designer: Lucid Designs
57. Y-Drum
The Y-Drum is a portable drum kit consisting of nine minimalist grey drum pads and two cymbals. The whole kit slots neatly into a combined case/Bluetooth receiver/amplifier, and it connects to Roland's drum app on smartphone or PC for digital drumming on the go. The drumsticks even double up as a carry handle.
Designer: Kevin Depape
58. Amber
This concept for a Bluetooth portable speaker features a sleek circular grille surrounded by hundreds of tiny bubbles, all embedded in a lozenge of crystalline silicone. The bubbles are micro-sized solar cells called Sphelar, and the curvaceous design lets it soak up rays from every angle.
Designer: Jeabyun Yeon
59. Heat-electricity Conversion Storage Device
Snappily titled, this battery clips around fluorescent lighting tubes and turns waste heat into useful electricity through a thermoelectric conversion material. A LED screen shows the charging process, outputting power through a USB port. Cleverly, the plastic clip lets you clamp together batteries for an ersatz USB charging station.
Designers: Shuguang Li and Xiaoping Chen
60. Ka-mu-ra
This tiny snapper designed for Japanese retailer Muji aims for simplicity both in its form factor and in use. With two touch interfaces that you can interact with via finger gestures, the button-less camera uses an accelerometer to recognise which of the surfaces you are using to avoid confusion. Specs-wise there's an 8-megapixel sensor with LCD flash, mini USB charging support and 4GB of built-in storage.
Designer: Forrest Radford
61. Papertab
One of the standout concepts from CES 2013 that might not be too far away from production, Paper Logic is hoping its 10.7-inch flexible paper tablet could usher in the next generation of slates. Running on an Intel Core i5 processor, PaperTabs can work together to help you get tasks done quicker. Sending an email? Simply type it on one tab then place it on another and off it goes.
62. Colour Clock
We're suckers for innovative-looking timepieces and this watch which appears to have an iPod Nano as a screen, swaps conventional time-telling methods for shades of colour to indicate different times of the day. So, five to green means it's time to get up and jump in the shower and if it's half past red it's time to power down the computer and leave the office.
Designer: Maxim Mezentsev
63. Ghetto blaster backpack
Taking the boombox off the top of your shoulder and strapped to your back, the 80s inspired portable sound system packs eight speakers that deliver 100 watts of sound and a built-in rechargeable battery to give you six hours of power. There's plenty of connectivity with USB and SD support alongside 32GB of internal storage and a 200 lumen pico projector to shoot out video and images making it perfect for building up the atmosphere at a dance-off in an empty car park.
Designer: Massimo Battaglia
64. Pinch
Unifying all of your mobile displays, researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology have been working on this prototype that lets you pull together content from tablets and smartphones that sit adjacent to each other with a simple pinch of the fingers. This simple action can then create one giant display making it possible to share photos as easy as it is with NFC but without the fuss.
Designers: Tokyo University of Technology
65. Wallet
Aiming to offer the ultimate tablet, phone and camera experience that can fit snug in your pocket, the all-in-one 'Wallet' concept is made up of three folding screens that will allow you to multitask across and link up to expand the space for watching videos. With a 12.1-Megapixel camera, 1080p HD recording capabilities, mic, speakers and USB port to connect external devices it packs some pretty impressive specs for such a small device.
Designer: Claudia Copersito
66. Airdrop
This innovative irrigation tool catches water vapour as it rises, cooling it to soil temperature and hence back into plant-nourishing H2O, which is stored in an undersoil tank. The drought-alleviating gizmo scooped Edward Linacre the James Dyson Award for 2012.
Designer: Edward Linacre
67. 3to1
Condense your home gym into this do-it-all Penny Farthing of fitness. The 3to1 combines an exercise bike, an elliptical bike to give you buns of steel and a rowing machine, with simple switching between all exercises. It also looks very stylish during periods of inactivity.
Designer: Michael Imbert
68. Blind Spot
One for social networking lovers who need to know the precise locations of friends (both virtual and real) ,this white cane detects obstacles using sensors and finds friends using Foursquare. Yes, really.
Designer: Selene Chew
69. Hula Washer
What would make doing the laundry more fun? How about if your dirty clothes and a dash of detergent were packed inside a giant, hollow hula hoop that you then had to gyrate on your hips like a human spin cycle? What's that? You'd rather stick to your Zanussi? Oh.
Designer: Sang-Soon Lee
70. Solar Shelter
In the words of designer Samuel Wilkinson: "I want to create a solar 'forest' that could be used to create autonomous, powered street landscapes. A tree-like structure with solar panels on the top of the canopy supplies electricity to the street it's on, powering everything from lighting and kiosks to, in future, charge points for electric cars. The canopy is shaped to maximise efficiency and also to provide shelter from both sun and rain."
Designer: Samuel Wilkinson
71. 2011: PlayStation 4 concept
PlayStation 4 concept
No doubt likely to be the first of many, this mooted design concept for the next generation PlayStation suggests it will include a 1.5TB HDD and Full 3D 4K2K compatibility amongst other high end features. Crafted from 60 per cent recyclable materials, there's further green points gained by using 0 watts of power in standby mode with an ECO Restart feature meaning gamers can resume games at the point they turned the console off at without requiring large amounts of power. Throw in a 3D Blu-ray player, HDMI connection ports and USB 3.0 connections, Qriocity integration, Sony Ericsson sync PlayStation widgets and we'd be quite happy with that.
Designer: Joseph Dumary
72. 2011: Ford Evos Concept
Ford Evos Concept
We may never be able to drive it, but this could well be the blueprint for cars in the near future. Connecting driver and vehicle through a 'personal cloud' Ford explores the idea of making your driving experience unique to the individual by choosing the same music you stream in your house in your car and selecting the ideal interior temperature before you get in. When will we see it in action for real? We hope it's not too long...
Video: Ford Evos Concept
73. 2011: Citroen Taranis off-road racer
Citroen Taranis off-road racer
Like the offspring of an drunken fumble between a Citroen Saxo and Christopher Nolan's Batmobile, the Taranis rolls around on double-jointed wheel arms and is accessed through gullwing doors. Also, it's named after the Celtic god of thunder, which can only ever make things more awesome.
Designer: Peter Norris
74. 2011: Honda Chopper
Honda Chopper
If driver-less car pods sound a little too detached from you your sci-fi future, try this Honda chopper on for size. Designed by Peter Norris, the chopper is fully electric and takes design pointers from Star Wars and Japanese manga.
Designer: Peter Norris
75. 2011: Lockheed Stratoliner
Lockheed Stratoliner
The Stratoliner is monstrous bird, designed to fly higher and further than any plane in history. It's trick is to switch off it's engines for the last 20% of its inter-continental flights, using its onboard computers to glide it back to Earth, thereby saving on fuel.
Designer: William Brown
76. 2011: Spiderbot
These spider robots have been designed to perform repairs and sort problems in places human beings can't go. At least, that's what the scientists who designed them say. As far as we're concerned, the arrival of running, jumping mechanical spiders our cue to start bulk buying tinned food and pulse grenades.
Designer: Fraunhofer
77. 2011: BeFresh fruit storage
BeFresh fruit storage
Remember those episodes of Dr. Who where everyone wears jump suits and sustains themselves by eating nothing but nutrient pills? Well, we prefer this vision of the future, in which fruit is not only still on the menu, but kept ripe and fresh for longer in a BeFresh fruit storage unit. Using a process called photocatalysis (one for Wikipedia), the BeFresh fridge would remove the gas ethylene that causes fruit to go mouldy, keeping our future fruit crisper for longer.
Designer: Davide Pietrasanta
78. 2011: Razer Switchblade
Razer Switchblade
Named 2011 Innovation of the Year at this year's T3 Gadget Awards, we still hold out hope that this portable gaming console will still come to life. Developed with Intel, this is about the size of a CD case, making it the most portable gaming laptop ever. There's no need for a mouse, as the keys adjust their configuration depending on what you're playing, so all your weapons are to hand in a first person shooter. The screen is also multitouch, adding another dimension to this pocket-sized gaming demon.
79. 2011: Autonomo autonomous vehicle
Autonomo autonomous vehicle
A sci-fi movie staple, the pilot-less car of tomorrow could one day look a bit like this sexy piece of automative futurism. The Autonomo would use a drive-by-wire system to direct it while pootling about, and is wrapped in a photovoltaic skin that turns the car into one big solar panel.
Designer: Charles Rattray
80. 2011: Phillips Beehive
Phillips Beehive
Fresh honey with none of the bulky beekeeping suits? Phillips reckons it's all in our futures, with this concept Urban Beehive which lets you keep your very own bee colony in your living room. Bees come and go through an entrance hidden under the flower on the front panel, and then toil away making honey in the pre-constructed hive. Getting at the honey requires pacifying the bees first, which is done by pulling on the dangling cord, which releases a puff of smoke into the hive that makes the bees sleepy.
Designer: Phillips
81. 2011: Airborne Avalanche Rescue System drone
Airborne Avalanche Rescue System drone
An unmanned aerial drone that would hunt down victims caught in avalanches, the AARS (quiet at the back) launches from its solar power dock and sprays the locations of any buried people it finds with bright paint, making it easier for search and rescue to dig them out.
Designer: Tatjana Rolle
82. 2011: Scan Board portable scanner
Scan Board portable scanner
A portable scanner that allows you to take it to the book, rather than the other way round. The concept is simple: just pop the clear display over the page, snap a scan of the text and then upload it to the computer via USB. The actual business of scanning uses a moving laser pane inside the clear panel, just like in a regular desktop scanner - although how well this would work without darkness could be a sticking point.
Designers: Jo Jae-Hwan and Shin Se-Hwah
83. 2011: Split Computer
Split Computer
The next logical step on from current devices like the Lenovo Ideapad and the Motorola Atrix, the Split is a modular laptop that lets you pick which of the components you'd like to use. So, you can use the display on its own like a tablet, or from a distance with the wireless keyboard, or chuck everything in together and be left with a laptop.
Designers: Dae Hoon Jung
84. 2011: Tropical Island Paradise Yacht
Tropical Island Paradise Yacht
What to give the oligarch who has everything? If they've already splashed the cash on a couple of megayachts and a private island, why not offer the convenience of both in the same, monstrous entity? That was the thinking by the folks at Yacht Island Design, who cooked up this floating middle finger to poverty, starvation and economic recession. There's even a little volcano on the top, which we can only pray erupts and buries the whole thing in magma.
Designers: Yacht Island Design
85. 2011: iFood remote control kitchen
iFood remote control kitchen
The iFood is a remote-controlled kitchen, kitted out with Tron-like appliances that take orders from a touch-display on the fridge. From here, you (or your robot butler) can control the temperature of the hobs, monitor the kitchen's power usage and predict potential glitches or meltdowns, while the iFood's LED displays blink through important information like food temperature, weight and readiness timers.
Designer: Chiara Daniele
86. 2011: Tanning Printer
Tanning Printer
An environmentally friendly solution to the world's printing needs (and perhaps finally putting an end to all that "think before you print" bumf at the bottom of e-mails), the tanning printer uses a magnifying eye to concentrate natural light into a beam that burns black and white text or images onto the page. We can see some problems cropping up during the winter months, but with enough light to absorb the tanning printer would do away with black printer ink altogether.
Designer: Hosung Jung, Junsang Kim, Seungin Lee and Yonggu Do
87. 2011: Wine Stopper
Wine Stopper
The perfect stocking filler for the tech-savvy oenophile, this futuristic wine stopper assesses the drinkability of the stoppered wine, reporting the temperature and even suggesting a time at which the wine will be at its most quaffable. Being from the future, it would also beam updates on your wine to your phone or tablet via WiFi. Madness.
Designers: Kwang-wi Park and Eun-ji Lim
88. Galileo for iPhone 4S
Josh Guyot and JoeBen Bevirt are the founders of Motrr, and the sort of robot enthusiasts that you expect to come up with whacky ideas like the Galileo. Stick your iPhone in this robotic dock, connect it to your iPad, and BAM! You have a remote control camera stand, one which you can use for video conferencing, Skype calls, video, cinematography and a whole host of other stuff.
The Galileo is capable of full 360° pan, and moves at 200° per second, so it's no slouch either. We love the idea, and clearly we aren't the only ones. The project smashed it's target of raising $100,000 by raising over $700,000 from over 5,000 interested backers.
Link: Galileo
89. Ringbow
Gaming accessories for tablets and smartphones have been largely more novelty than useful, but the Israel based company has dreamt up this mobile gaming add-on that you wear around your index finger and will play nice with your touchscreen device. Claiming to bring the best capabilities of a joystick and a mouse, the Ringbow hosts a D-pad with nine direction control, supports Bluetooth and can automatically integrate with mobile operating systems like iOS and Android. The SDK has already been available to developers to optimize the accessory for games so it could be coming to an iPad or Galaxy S3 soon.
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"As we all know, kids will eat anything, especially pills. They will stop at nothing to get at them. It's probably due to the early-in-development appreciation for rattles, which I personally feel should be banned, but that's an argument for another day.
"Now, what else do we know about children? They're dumb. It's not their fault. It's just a question of experience. They don't know most things. But one day they WILL. However, today is not that day.
"That is why, ladies and gentlemen, I have invented and am pleased to share with you all, the child-proof cap! Surely, you're thinking, 'Child-proof cap? How?' It's simple. Yes, a child could pull a cap off. Yes, a child, given his or her druthers, could even twist a cap off. But what if the cap requires you to PUSH-- not pull-- the cap down, THEN twist and pull? Even with the instructions printed on the bottle (which I have done)-- the very solution to their problem in the palm of that child's hand-- they will not be able to 1) read those instructions, and 2) will not be capable of implementing the multi-stepped process due to their general, age-appropriate idiocy, lack of tactile coordination, and absence of patience, rationality, and critical thinking skills. My caps are a child's worst nightmare.
"I have designed several different variations of these child-proof caps and bottles that I will make available all at once to our proud populace of concerned child carers post haste, lest one more child get their hands on our adult medicines.
We have this push-down-and-turn variety that I just introduced. We have the push-in-the-sides-and-pop-the-top version for those looking for a gratifying sound to accompany a parent's delight that no child of theirs has made off with any pills. We have the hold-down-the-side-tab-of-the-bottle-before-then-unscrewing-the-cap version for those accustomed to cocking their sidearms. And for those adults who appreciate a good puzzle, I present to you the line-the-arrow-on-the-cap-with-the-arrow-on-the-neck-of-the-bottle-before-popping-the-top version.
"No child will master these medicine cap-equivalent riddles of the Sphinx. Most of you adults, I anticipate, will also be thwarted initially, and a good percentage of you possess all your faculties, fingers, and are literate. That is the brutally efficient effectiveness of my designs."
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Following the success of the "Sounds of Christmas," New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day and the St. Patrick's Day Holiday Cabarets, The Holiday Innkeepers of Bellevue Society for the Arts are preparing for their next event on Friday, April 10.
In the style of the 1942 film, Irving Berlin's "Holiday Inn" starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, where every holiday prompted singing and dancing, Bellevue Society for the Arts is proud to announce April 10's Spring Fling Cabaret at 7 p.m. This is the fifth of several planned events featuring an array of fun, patriotic, romantic, and traditional songs incorporated into each show, performed by familiar BSA personalities.
Each event will be accompanied by a meal or an appetizer and dessert bar. The April 10 menu will consist of glazed ham, macaroni salad, green beans, and banana parfaits, as well as a cash bar featuring a selection of beer and wine. Must be 21 or older with valid ID to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Performances are by reservation only and are limited to 100 in attendance. Tickets are $15 each. Reservations must be made in advance by calling 419-484-ARTS (2787) beginning Friday, March 27.
The 'Holiday Innkeepers' are directed by Jimy Foreman, Whites Landing.
Performers, which vary by event, include Benjamin Archer, Clyde; Anthony Gardner, Bellevue; Charlene Gardner, Bellevue; Laura Horn, Bellevue; Melanie Kennedy, Bellevue; Jennifer Miller, Bellevue; David Riegel, Bellevue; Brad Rowe, Bellevue; Luke A. Siegel-Schaefer, Bellevue; and Samantha Trapp, Clyde.
Angel Kuhn, Castalia, will provide piano accompaniment.
Performances may also feature surprise guests!
Bellevue Society for the Arts is located at 205 Maple Street, Bellevue.
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"saying an al-Qaeda training manual instructs members to blend in."
Why did you have to tell them that? Now they'll consider everyone blending in to be potential al-Qaeda terrorists.
You know, soft moaning like you're enjoying the experience, and asking them to do redo particular parts works very well too. It's not a "complaint", but it'll weird them out enough to not want to touch you ever again.
I'm very straight, so it's hard to fake it, but apparently I do well enough.
Mmmm.. oh ya.. right there. do it again.. faster.. oohh... What are you doing after work, I fly back at 10pm..
Wait you need to bitch about the guy to get felt up? I though that you get felt up unless you follow their very specific guidlines:
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The NRL says it plans to review its interchange rules to reduce the number of potentially dangerous collisions on the field.
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Knights coach Rick Stone expects to have a near full strength side for Saturday's NRL encounter with Penrith at Hunter Stadium.
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Cronulla is set to select Luke Lewis at five-eighth as the Sharks bid to kickstart their season against the Titans.
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Mineworkers from across the Hunter Valley have today present the Newcastle Knights with their hi-vis jerseys ahead of Saturday's NRL encounter with Penrith.
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The Sydney Roosters handed the Penrith Panthers their first loss of the season, winning their NRL clash 20-12.
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Grandstand brings you live updates from the NRL clash between the Sydney Roosters and Penrith Panthers.
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Cronulla five-eighth Ben Barba is facing a three-week NRL ban after being hit with two charges by the match review committee.
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The Warriors received another injury setback, with full-back Sam Tomkins to miss up to six weeks with a knee injury.
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The NRL says it will "impose heavy penalties" and may bring in new measures to ensure teams follow concussion rules.
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Prized Brisbane Broncos recruit James Gavet it expected to miss the rest of the season after rupturing his ACL at training.
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The NRL Integrity Unit is investigating an incident involving Manly winger Jorge Taufua and Canterbury's Jacob Loko.
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South Sydney Rabbitohs' Dylan Walker will miss up to four weeks of the NRL season with a broken hand.
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Akuila Uate of the Knights celebrates victory during the round three NRL match against the Titans on March 22, 2015 on the Gold Coast, Australia.
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Dylan Walker could face up to a month on the sidelines after sustaining a suspected broken hand.
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A late try converted try helped Newcastle steal a 20-18 victory over Gold Coast in Robina.
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Alex Johnston of the Rabbitohs scores a try during the round three NRL match against the Tigers at the Olympic stadium on March 22, 2015 in Sydney, Australia.
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Grandstand brings you live updates from the Rabbitohs-Wests Tigers and Titans-Knights NRL matches.
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New South Wales coach Laurie Daley told Grandstand he is looking at club combinations in the early stages of the planning for his Blues squad for the State of Origin.
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Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy told Grandstand he is satisfied so far with the Storm's start to the NRL season.


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Layering Apple Trees
Why are apple trees propagated by grafting scions onto rootstock, when the rootstock itself is propagated by layering? Isn't it adding a step to do the grafting? Why not just layer the tree the scions are taken from and plant whole seedlings? Is it really worth it to get the properties the rootstock provides? I'm sure there's a reason it's done this way; just wondering if someone knew why. Thanks!
Some want the dwarfing characteristics or disease resistance given by a different rootstock. Others need roots that are hardy enough to handle extreme cold winters. If you want a regular tree, in a relatively mild climate, air layering would work I think. Never tried it myself though....
They type of rootstock is very, very important. It determines or influences:
1. ultimate size of your tree
2. growth rate
3. amount and complexity of maintenance
4. ease of harvest
5. productivity
6. preciosity
7. senescence
8. hardiness
9. adaptation to different soils and soil conditions
- drought tolerance
- how well the tree will be anchored
- whether the tree will need permanent or temporary support (not just how well it's anchored)
- fruit size
- resistance to certain diseases
- resistance to certain pests
- rootstock and scion graft compatibility
- tendency to sucker
- and I'm sure I'm leaving off something.
Also, grafting is faster and more reliable. Some apple cultivars are impossible or very difficult to layer (some are much easier).


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Glen Ellyn, IL (PRWEB) June 02, 2014
DuPage Health and Wellness Center of Glen Ellyn, IL is now enrolling participants for its new wellness program, 30 Days to Health, which custom-tailors a healthy lifestyle for each individual patient based on his or her own specific needs. Clinic owner Jim Flaherty stresses that this is NOT a dietrather, it is a lifestyle program geared towards improving health and quality of life. Unfortunately, due to unhealthy habits, many Americans are not in control of their own health and dont know what to do about it. If you think wellness is expensive, try illness, Flaherty quips.
The 30 Days to Health program involves undergoing regular chiropractic adjustments, maintaining proper nutrition, working with DuPage Health and Wellnesss experts to attain fitness goals, and taking time for relaxation techniques such as regular massages.
Each participants experience with the program is based on his or her own Wellness Score, which can range from A to F. A clients Wellness Score is based on a variety of bio-markers, such as body mass index, cellular health, core strength and flexibility, posture, and neurospinal function indexto mention just a few. The healthcare professionals at DuPage Health and Wellness take all these factors into account, assign each patient a grade, and design a personalized wellness program to address any problems or potential issues. We start first by designing a nutrition program that helps the patient feel better and then work on core strength and better long-term habits, explains Jim Flaherty.
Results can obviously vary depending on each clients initial starting point and his or her own needs. However, the program is designed to educate every patient and to develop new health and wellness-oriented habits that will bring benefits for years to come. Individuals who have tried the program already have glowing praise for it. Says one participant, I and two other people have done the program because we wanted to make sure it would result in positive changes. I lost 18 pounds and 4 inches in my waist during the 30-day program. What I learned has allowed me to maintain a much healthier lifestyle.
About DuPage Health and Wellness Center
DuPage Health and Wellness Center in Glen Ellyn, IL has been caring for patients in the community since 1998, providing comprehensive healthcare that bridges the gap between conventional and alternative medicine. The Center specializes in testing and treatments for the endocrine, gastrointestinal and immune systems as well as metabolic and general nutritional issues. The practice also offers chiropractic care, massage therapy, spinal decompression, orthotics, acupuncture and nutritional counseling.
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Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) November 20, 2014
Nature recently dropped five feet of snow on the Buffalo, NY, area with more on the way. Accompanying news photos showed Buffalo residents digging with snow shovels and straining to push their cars.* Fresh water advocate Sharon Kleyne recently offered some health advice for people facing severe winter weather and unaccustomed heavy exertion: Keep the body hydrated by drinking a glass of fresh water before going outside and another when you come back in.
Draper, Utah (PRWEB) August 04, 2014
The Amino Diet, a weight loss program provider, has begun offering individual coaching through weight loss health advisers to their clientele. They also have plans to redesign and improve their website at http://www.LiquidAminoDiet.com. This website will be revamped for user friendliness and is devoted to better aiding the Amino Diet clients in finding the help, products, and information they need.
The Amino Diet certified health coaches have already been able to help thousands of people lose weight, and this support system is a powerful tool to help their clients succeed in their healthy living goals. Clients are able to utilize health coaches assistance while on the program, and afterwards to help them maintain the weight loss they achieve. These coaches can be reached through a variety of methods, including over the telephone or by email.
LiquidAminoDiet.com will provide the products and necessary support to aid Amino Diet clientele in losing weight. More than providing information about access to health coaching, clients can use the site to purchase nutraceuticals to aid in their diet plan, read health and dieting tips, and learn Amino Diets dieting protocol for success.
Amino Diets developer and founder, Dr. Humble Finsand, has said, Our health coaching and website are specifically designed to empower our customers with the tools and applicable knowledge they need to meet their weight loss goals and achieve life-long results. Those who visit http://www.LiquidAminoDiet.com are also able to look through an array of reviews and success stories so they can be inspired by the successes and hard work of others who followed Amino Diets weight loss program.
The Amino Diet also offers a weight loss program for those suffering from diabetes (more information can be found at http://www.LiquidAminoDiet.com).
About the Amino Diet and Its Founder:
The Amino Diet was developed and founded by Dr. Humble Finsand, a chiropractic physician and the co-owner of The Amino Diet. Dr. Finsand has helped thousands of people lose weight at his clinic based in Utah, and online with the Amino Diet weight loss plan.
He received his professional degree in 2000 as a Doctor of Chiropractic, before that, he was a certified personal trainer & fitness coach. At his clinic, Pro-Active Health, he continues to work daily with patients, treating them and consulting them about chiropractic care, nutrition, weight loss, and fitness. Dr. Finsand is an active member of the Institute of Functional Health, which focuses on restoring health and function, rather than simply controlling signs and symptoms. His philosophy is to look at all components that contribute to health and illness: nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and the environment among others. In practice for over 10 years, he remains on the forefront of advances in nutrition, weight loss, and optimum wellness, and is passionate about sharing research findings and treatment solutions for patients and the general public.
After seeing the success of the Amino Diet weight loss plan with tens of thousands of patients and customers, Dr. Finsand then began developing the Amino Diet Diabetes program. This program follows the same guidelines as the weight loss program low glycemic diet and homeopathic supplementation but has added supplements and guidelines to specifically fit type 2 diabetics.
Both programs have shown great success in helping people reach their weight loss goals, get healthy, and improve their quality of life.
Simpsonville, SC (PRWEB) October 08, 2014
AlignLife is a chiropractic and natural health franchise focusing on their signature Five Star Services which includes Chiropractic, Toxin Elimination, Nutrition Enhancement, Hormone Balance and Weight Loss. Patients who embrace an integrated approach to health care are realizing not only results in their current symptoms but an entirely new outlook on life. I no longer look at trying to get up a flight of stairs but focus on my goal to climb a bigger mountain, says a long term patient of AlignLife. AlignLife is proud to introduce our newest location in South Carolina which will be located in Simpsonville at 419 SE Main St. Drs. Allie & Michael Hamstead are the clinic owners and practicing chiropractors at the Simpsonville location and is excited about serving the local community.
Dr. Michael Hamstead and Dr. Allie Hamstead are board-certified and licensed chiropractic physicians who graduated from Sherman College of Chiropractic. Dr. Allie Hamstead was born and raised in the area and therefore feels a strong commitment to helping people within this community. Dr. Michael Hamstead graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelors of Science in Biology and Dr. Allie Hamstead also received her Bachelors of Science in Biology from the University of South Carolina. By serving a variety of age ranges and conditions, Drs. Hamstead are able to see and care for just about anyone in need of chiropractic care. This includes infants, children, moms-to-be, athletes, patients with disc herniations, and the elderly, amongst others. Applying a personalized approach to each patients needs, they use specific adjustments and techniques to achieve successful realignment of the spine and extremities. Their well-rounded approach in optimizing chiropractic care can be seen in the personal time they spend with each patient. Drs. Hamstead manage patient care by providing superior chiropractic treatment and specializing in nutritional care and illness management for each and every patient. Any person interested in chiropractic, nutritional counseling or both can be evaluated by Drs. Allie or Michael Hamstead.
Drs. Hamstead live in the Simpsonville area with their two dogs, Callie and Stella. They met in Chiropractic College and were married in Greenville, South Carolina in November 2013. They are expecting their first child in March 2015. When they arent in the office, they spend their free time running, seeing their families and reading. When looking for a Simpsonville chiropractor, call Drs. Hamstead for a free consultation.
AlignLife is a chiropractic and natural health franchise founded in 2007 with the mission to provide the highest quality of natural healthcare services to communities around the nation. The integration of chiropractic with other natural health services has proven to save time and money while reducing the hassles of dealing with the complex American health care system. AlignLife is operated by founder and CEO, Dr. Joseph Esposito and President, Dr. Cristina Esposito. There are currently 30 AlignLife locations within nine states around the nation and expansion plans are to have 40 locations by the end of 2014. For more information or to find a clinic new you go to http://AlignLife.com.
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) May 21, 2014
HealthForumOnline (HFO), a nationally-approved (APA, ASWB, NBCC, CA-BBS) online provider of continuing education (CE) for psychologists, marital family therapists, social workers, counselors, and other allied healthcare professionals announces updates to its online CE course The Psychological Impact of Diabetes: What Every Clinician Should Know. This is a relevant and timely course for health professionals as more than 25.8 million people in the U.S., or approximately 8% of the national population, have diabetes; 7 million of these cases yet undiagnosed (1). More than 26% of people over age 65 have diabetes (1). These statistics are even more alarming when one considers that the number of cases of diabetes is expected to increase by 42% in developed countries by 2025, largely as a result of lifestyle factors, including obesity. As alarming is the fact that 17% of youths in the U.S. have a Body Mass Index greater than or equal to the 95th percentile, substantially contributing to the increasing number of young people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Today, diabetes has reached epidemic proportions, notes Dr. Michelle Rodoletz, Clinical Psychologist and Director of HealthForumOnlines Continuing Education Program. In a disease in which blood glucose control makes or breaks the road to a healthy future, diabetics encounter numerous emotional and behavioral challenges that directly affect this control. The objective of HFOs online CE course is to provide mental health professionals and other allied health care providers with the tools necessary to understand the biopsychosocial complexities presented for patients with diabetes and to facilitate disease management.
This online CE course addresses specific clinical aspects of diabetes that may be affected by inadequate psychological adjustment to the condition. For example, understanding the association between diabetes and several common mental health and medical conditions is relevant when working with those with type 2 diabetics. The course also identifies practical theory- and evidence-based psychological interventions and strategies that can be easily adopted into clinical practice to improve mental health, disease management, and medical outcomes for people with diabetes.
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Mental health professionals can chose from HFOs 20 categories of continuing education (CE) topics related to health psychology and behavioral medicine (i.e., ethics, cancer adaptation, womens health, cultural diversity, eating disorders, reproduction/sexuality, aging, pediatric behavioral medicine, assessment, chemical dependency/substance abuse/addiction, chronic/acute illness, clinical intervention, mindfulness-based interventions, positive psychology, PTSD, group therapy, infectious disease, long-term care, neuropsychology, pain management, spirituality, LBGT issues) containing over 90 online CE courses that are fast, convenient and cost-effective. HealthForumOnline (HFO) is [approved as a provider of CE courses by the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CA-BBS). HFOs CE Programs Advisory Committee and authors are comprised of over 65 nationally-recognized experts in the field of mental health.
Hershey, Pa. (PRWEB) May 21, 2014
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Like millions of other American parents, my husband and I received a warning letter from the BMI police last week. Our active, healthy 8th-grade daughter is "very lean," according to her school-administered "Fitnessgram." The national student body …
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Leeds, West Yorkshire UK (PRWEB UK) 27 November 2013
Fitness Training and Pilates specialists at Equilibrium Health in Leeds, have launched an online version of their studio-based business, The EQ Plan.
Founded by Jon and Claire Wray, Equilibrium Health has provided one to one fitness and Pilates training from its exclusive studio in the heart of Leeds for over 10 years.
A chance remark from a client was the inspiration for The EQ Plan. "A long-standing customer was leaving to work in Australia for three months and she mentioned how she wished she could pack up the studio in her case and take us with her," explained Claire. "That chance remark led to what has become The EQ Plan. We offer all the services of the studio and more. Were now accessible from anywhere and at any time."
The EQ Plan features an extensive video library, with Claire Wray teaching Pilates, Yoga and Barre Technique. Former Rugby League professional and Sports Science lecturer, Jon Wray, provides strength and fitness training videos and TVs Paul Darby – Everyman, Big Brothers Little Brother, The Salon and Housebusters – teaches positive breathing, meditation and Qi Gong.
In addition, The EQ Plan offers a 14 day weight loss programme, delivering 10 minute workout videos and eating plans for each day of the plan.
Jon Wray explains "The weight loss plan works on controlling appetite hormones and blood sugar levels through eating specific natural, whole foods. There is no calorie counting, supplements or shakes. Its all natural and not at all difficult to fit into daily life. We even recommend bacon, egg and mushrooms for breakfast! Combined with short burst of regular exercise, the weight loss plan really does produce fast fat burn. One of our participants lost sixteen pounds and four inches from his waist in a fortnight and the average weight loss is just under ten pounds."
Further details of The EQ Plan can be found at http://www.theeqplan.com. The site offers a free trial, providing a day of full access to all EQ Plan resources.


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