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dealing with chin hair
As I get older I realize a few hairs on my chinny chin chin are getting too obvious. Short of shaving what is the best means of removal for someone with sensitive skin?
I use the tweezer method. First get the magnifying mirror and then try and find a discreet place that allows direct sunlight - you will find that you have more hairs to pluck than at first thought - regular light won't show them all. So then you get in the car and look in the car mirror and see the strays in all of their glory. Also need to watch out for the white hairs - they are very strong and really show up under eye shadow.
I agree with the above poster. If you just have a few tweezers work the best. Use a magnifying mirror and good daylight.
I find I have a lot of peach fuzz all over my face. After trying creams to remove it and getting irritated skin I decided to try shaving it. After all, it is what men use and they should know!
It works great, never irritates, and is fast and easy. I think sometimes women feel funny shaving their face hair but we shouldn't.
I'm 67 years old, and I've finally reached the conclusion that shaving is the best solution to my facial hair - cheeks - chin and also upper lip area. Waxing for me causes ingrown hairs. Plucking sort of works, but it doesn't get it all by any manner of means. And the white hairs that pop up are like steel wool. So now, I use the electric shaver that my Dad gave me when I was 17 - Sunbeam and still works great - about every other week, and when the white wires pop (I feel for them regularly) I do pluck those. I do agree that we shouldn't be embarrassed about shaving. but so far I have hidden it from my life partner. He has had a beard for 30 years, because he hates shaving, but he trims it carefully, and does it fairly well. I guess I need to draw on my courage and tell him I shave! Bet he'll say "Good solution" Shall I let you all know?
Yes Elsie, let us know how it goes! LOL!
Eccentric is right about plucking in a "discreet" place. Daylight is the best, but I remember a neighbor used to go outside and put her mirror on the trunk of her car and pluck there with all the neighbors able to watch. Ugh!
I tweeze, but every so often I get fed up and go for electrolysis. The only place it's uncomfortable is on the upper lip. I try to time visits with going to the dentist. He freezes my upper lip and then I head straight to my electrolysist and ask for a half hour. That takes care of all of them for quite awhile. A dermatologist is the person to ask for a recommendation.
Permanently? Not 'forever', but for a long time. I had electrolysis done on my upper lip when I was 20 (no other little hairs were visible then), again when I was around 38, then again, along with some nasty chin hairs, when I was 48 or so. Now, over a decade later, I have almost no upper lip hair, but those darn little chin hairs are growing in faster than I'd like, so will probably go back for more. If I feel discomfort - okay, some pain - my electrolysist turns down the zapper, but then the hair may grow back, albeit thinner and lighter. So it lengthens the treatment somewhat. I think electrolysis is a great solution, not all that expensive and gives you years of freedom! Just check with your dermatologist. Also make sure that the electrolysist designates a new needle just for you (in a holder with your name on it). All the good ones do, in fact, it may be required by law now.
Elsie80 - glad to read that you also enjoy the thrill of the wire like white hair. Actually I had a book written by ex-model Dayle Haddon who was in her 50s at time it was written. She devoted a good section to just this subject -gave all of her girlfriends magnifying mirrors for Christmas. She really stressed the white hairs - actually I find that sometimes I can see them in not as bright a light as the darker hairs - but sure can feel them. I also have naturally wavy hair so many become ingrown with very strong roots.
I have three or four of these chin hairs. When I was younger, they were brown and I could tweeze them easily. Now they come in white and stiffer,but they're hard to see. I have a full length-mirror on a closet door near a window. That's my preferred plucking place.
another tweezer here - swear byt Tweezerman, I might add !
have a pointed pair and a slant pair at home, and keep a mini pair in my desk drawer at work for the ones I don't catch at home...
mine are mostly gray (ironic, at 36) and thankfully, they're UNDER my chin, but they're really the only thing that I won't tolerate :)
So far I have one chin hair. Stiff as a wild boar's hair. Of course I never feel it at home, usually discover it at work.
I have the fuzzy blond hair all over my face. I say I need to wear makeup just to make it lay down.
One of the funniest thing I read on here was, it's not fair we lose our eyesight at the same time we get chin hair.
Elsie, I totally agree with shaving. I've been doing it for years now. Waxing just cannot take care of this hair, and plucking?? I'd be in front of the mirror 24/7 still plucking.
I'm looking into laser hair removal since it's become so much cheaper now. It is suppose to work well on fair skin with dark hair, which is what I have. I spoke with the plastic surgeon, and I can continue to shave during the process also. It should take care of about 85% of the hair I have. That would be a miracle.
I love my electric razor. Don't be afraid to let DH know you use one. Mine knows and is fine with it. I'm sure it beats getting razor stubble burn when we kiss.
I also give a vote for keeping one of those $5 disposable battery operated shavers in your purse or glove compartment. I get mine at Walmart and it is called "Shaveman". Looks just like a normal electric razor -- but at $5 its disposable.
I got one and it really does do a great job -- just as good as an expensive electric shaver. If I'm going out to dinner after work, I give a little once over to my chin and neck to make sure I'm not sporting a five o-clock shadow in my pretty high heels.
Waxing is the easiest and fastest in my opinion. I do my own waxing at home. I buy my wax at the Sally's beauty store and it last forever. You might want to go to a salon to have it done the first time. I think it cost about $6.oo for the chin in my area. Chin waxing is almost painless. It's the upper lip that gets me!
I have my upper lip waxed about every 3-4 weeks when I get a manicure. She plucks my chin hair with a tweezer. She can get them all and I can't see to do it.
The cost is only about $7.00 and well worth it ! Those hairs grow in little clumps and there are more ofthem all of the time!
I've done electrolysis treatments in my 20s and again in my 30s. Hair all grew back. In my 40s I tried laser hair removal--I am the perfect candidate---light skin, dark hair. The hair came back even faster than after the electrolysis treatments. I now shave daily. My husband doesn't know. One day I was talking about exfoliation with one of my female co-workers. A male counterpart chimed in---"I don't need exfoliation---I shave!" So shaving does have its extra side benefits...
I had been under the belief of the old myth, that if you shave it will come in thicker and coarser. About a year ago I read that that is simply not true . . . the hair folicles are not changed by a surface shave. So I tried it. I shave my lip and my chin and it is always soft and perfect! Makes my make-up look much smoother too. I have yet to fess this up to my husband! He just thinks my complexion got better! LOL!
No it comes back soft, because we have soft facial hair not whiskers there. Whiskers come from hormone or testostorine changes, not by shaving frequently. That is truly a wives tale. Other than my one "whisker" that has driven me mad for years, all my other hair is still soft and light colored.
Shave it off.You will fined your face will be so much smoother.Do you see men with wrinkles?Not many.When you shave you get rid of dead skin and dead skin causes wrinkles.After shaveing my chin I run the razor over the rest of my face.My skin is so soft it's like baby skin and I'm over the hill.
If this helps you to be a believer in shaving, I recently read that both Christy Brinkley and Heather Locklear shave their chins and lips! Truly it is a simple solution and much gentler on the skin than those hair removal cremes that make your face burn. I am a true believer!
I tried shaving my chin for awhile but had lots of problems with ingrown hairs. I figured that maybe I just wasn't exfoliating enough, but then decided to go back to plucking. The problem is that I basically obsess about it all day long. I check them in the morning, feel for them during the day, then go for another round of plucking after I take my make up off. My mom and grandma both have chin hair which has grown denser as they aged. I am 25 now and pluck while they both shave. Maybe that's just where I'm headed: from the tweezers to the razor. Ugh... I shave my upper lip, but I would never confess to my partner that I shave my chin. I guess it just seems stealthier to pluck....
Once again...shaving will not make hair thicker! This is an old wives tale and frankly is quite silly if you think about. Just think if shaving made hair thicker there would be no bald men...they could just shave there heads a few times and voila...thick full hair...HAHAHA! What does happen is the thicker hairs will be blunt and stubbly but on those, I prefer to tweeze...I use a shaver all the time for the peach fuzz...have been for years...a shaver cannot affect the hair folicle which is what's responsible for if a hair is thick or fine or black or white. Hormones are most likely responsible for if someone notices a sudden increase in hairs and let me tell you..this can happen seemingly over night!!!!! If someone is shaving and they notice the hair getting thicker and thicker...it's not from shaving, it's from hormones!
I disagree with you for one reason.Shaving CUTS hair at an angle that makes it APPEAR more course and thick. Waxing actually rips the whole hair out causing it to grow in thinner and finer looking. So,while it may not actually CHANGE the hair,it has an effect on how it looks when it grows in.
What I actually said was shaving course hair will make it feel blunt and stubbly (when it first grows back). It is scientifically impossible for shaving to make you have more hair! That's a huge myth. Waxing and tweezing actually does make the hairs finer and sometimes they will actually stop growing back.
I shave with an electric razor. The hairs seem to grow in softer if I use an electric razor rather than a blade.
I have a friend who had dark course chin hairs and a dark moustache. She had the laser hair removeal done and is quite pleased. No more hair. Forever. She is mad at herself for not doing it sooneer and all the years and years she spent money on electrolysis and it always grew back.
Has anyone tried the funny-looking Epicare? It is a little spring with handles which is rolled back and forth over the area (faces only) with excess hair and it pulls the hair out by the roots. IMO, better than waxing, at least for me, because it doesn't cause a rash or bumpiness, not even redness . It claims to be similar to threading.
Well girls, I have been using VANIQA for @ 6 weeks now. I got a presc. from the dermo. It is spendy @ $85 a tube. You apply it am and pm. I have been plucking my 'stouche for years 2X a day with a magnifying mirror/sunny window. (hair grew in very fast). I am happy to report that after @ 30 days of being very faithful with the VANIQA that I am down to plucking only a couple times a week and finding very few hairs. I have been putting it on my chin/jawline for the same time and have not noticed any difference there BUT I have never done any hair removal in those places because the hair at those places were blond. So I am thinking if I remove those hairs (chin/jawline) that the result should be the same as the upper lip. To make a long story short, I am a believer on the VANIQA. No side effects. I think this tube will last 4 to 5 months so it's not a huge expense.
Thanks for sharing hamster! That is great to know! Can I ask,did you notice any side effects,like burning or maybe some small pimples or anything? Just curious cuz I have very sensitive skin.So glad it is working out for you.I have been wanting to try it for years now.
coolmama- I have not noticed any side effects. I was cautious as I have been known to react to certain things. The dermo said to use 2X a day but I started out by using 1X a day for a few days and everything was fine so I have been doing it 2X for almost 2 months now. I didn't notice any drying, burning,etc. I'm not sure yet but I may use a depilitory on the rest of my face (as I have never done that before). I very carefully put a small amount in the eyebrow area and have noticed a big difference there also. I believe for the VANIQA to work, the hair has to be eliminated first because I have been putting it on my jawline and I don't see any difference. My jaw line is blond peach fuzz. What does everyone else do with theirs (if it is just peach fuzz)? Like I said, insurance doesn't cover it and it is $85 for @ a 1oz. tube. I think it will last me @ 6 months if I continue to put it on my jawline too. The instructions say to really rub it in. Otherwise, if you just put it on the upper lip..it will last forever. If you quit using it, it is my understanding,that the hair will return to the pre VANIQA.
I tried epicare and it's been one of the best things I've ever spent my money on. It takes only one min to do my upper lip, and a couple of minutes for my chin & jawline. I have lots of peach fuzz. Initially it hurt but I got used to it. best of all, I don't need to use a mirror to remove all that hair.
Here is a link that might be useful: Epicare Facial Hair Remover
As I get older, I noticed that my eyesight is not as sharp, and that I am sprouting more facial hair. I use Epicare which has been great as I do not have to look in a mirror. I see from the other posts that many women shave. In my opinion, I think that only very light-hair women can shave as their hair seem to come back light and soft. I have dark hair and even when I plucked or tweezed, my hair would grow back dark and I have some thick dark hair on my chin that no matter what I do, they still come back thick and dark. So, I would be afraid to shave for fear of walking around with a beard. So far, Epicare has been the best for me. It's really inexpensive and does what I need to get done.
Here is a link that might be useful: Epicare Facial Hair Remover
MANY (about 25) years ago I bought an Epilady. I have been using (and loving it) on my legs for all these years. Now I've been seeing the ads for Epicare. A light went off in my head and I thought, "Why can't I use my Epilady the same way?" I tried it and it works just fine. Problem solved for me.
I have many coarse white hairs. When I pluck them, it pulls the skin out and then I have this rough, flaky skin. The hairs also cause bumps. My chin looks awful. Sometimes, they also get infected. Does anyone have any advice. I just have not been able to conquer this problem.
I had hair above my lip and i used my Viss beauty home IPL hair removal unit for it. It worked perfectly. No harm to my skin and worked after treating it 2 times! and at home so no embarrassment! It was definitely worth the money ( www.vissbeauty.com ) its safe and worked for me! so i thought i would let you know!
I started growing hair on my chin when I was only 14 but it was only one hair. I trimmed it and then later on they started to scatter but they're not thick. Now I'm 17, my dad said to pluck it.
I'm afraid that if I pluck it, it might get thicker and it might scatter.
Which is better continue trimming or pluck it?
I have to shave daily. I can feel the course hairs growing by noon. I use a 4 blade razor and shaving cream. I would love to feel a smooth chin. My hair is white so not a candidate for laser. You'd think that by now they would of invented something. I know there are many more like me that just want the smooth feel of a baby's but on our chins. Right ladies? I wonder if I invest in an electric razor that would make a difference... I highly doubt it. Thanks grandma for the beard genes... lol
Interesting to read so many women who shave their peach fuzz.
I have peach fuzz on my cheeks but quite a few long brown hairs on my "moustache" and lots of real coarse hairs on my chin.
I've had a couple of rounds of electrolysis. I went weekly for a year about a decade ago and then waxed for ten years and now I've recently started electrolysis again. I don't know if the electrolysis helps or not. The "zaps" sure sting! But it seems that the hair comes back just as quickly as ever.
Has anyone had any success with electrolysis?


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My father attended school during the 1950s. He often speaks of a dessert that was served and how he would like to have it again. It was a peanut butter square. I think it was something like peanut butter fudge, maybe. If anyone has this recipe or remembers eating it, I would really like to hear from you.
I don't think you are looking for peanut butter fudge because that would be too time consuming for a school's cook to make in large quantities.
Perhaps you are thinking of Peanut Butter Squares? The one I have is from a cookie cookbook from 1971. Since it makes a huge amount it may have been originally developed for institutional baking and, given the simple preparation method, it would be likely. These have the consistency of a chewy brownie, not like a cake brownie. I do remember making them in the late '70's for a grade-school party and all the kids loved them but I haven't made them since. Nowadays everything has to be peanut-free because there are so many children/people who are allergic to peanuts.
Peanut Butter Squares
from 1971 Farm Journal "Homemade Cookies"
Makes about 8 dozen squares (that's 96 pieces!)
6 eggs
3 C granulated sugar
1 1/2 C brown sugar, packed
1 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
1/2 C shortening
1 Tblsp. vanilla
4 C all-purpose flour
1 1/2 Tblsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
optional - 1/2 C chopped peanuts for sprinkling on top
Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix well together the eggs, sugars, peanut butter, shortening, and vanilla. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix only until dough is smooth, don't over beat. Spread out evenly on two lightly greased jelly roll pans (15 1/2"x10 1/2"x1") or three (yes 3!) 13"x9"x2" pans. Sprinkle with peanuts if desired.
Bake for 25 minutes. Cut into 3" squares and cool in the pans on a rack.
I found the recipe that I remember.
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
6 cups cornflakes
Bring sugar & corn syrup to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat, add peanut butter, stir until dissolved. Add cornflakes. Drop on waxed paper.
Here's the one we had:
3/4 c. powdered milk
1/2 c. honey
3/4 c. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix peanut butter, honey and vanilla. Blend in powdered milk, using hands when mixture becomes stiff. Pat into 8-inch square baking pan. Chill. Cut into squares.
I actually got this from one of the lunch ladies at the cafeteria when I was in grade school back in the 60's. One of the first things I ever learned how to "cook". Mom had to drop me at school early to get to work. I'd hang out in the kitchen and the gals would put me to work "helping" until it was time for school to start. May be what instilled my love of cooking. Bless their hearts!
Peanut Butter Brownies
1 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup margarine or butter
1 1/3 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 eggs
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Chocolate Frosting
Grease 9x13 pan. Mix peanut butter & margarine till creamy. Gradually add sugars, beating until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well mixed. Set aside. In another bowl, stir together flower, baking powder and salt. Gradually stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture until well blended. Bake at 350 ð for 35 to 40 minutes. (Until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.)
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Researchers at the Kagawa Nutrition University in Japan fed a diet consisting of 5 percent asparagus to rats with high blood pressure. As they report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, published online on May 30, after 10 weeks, the rats on the asparagus diet had lower blood pressure than the ones fed a standard rat diet without asparagus.
The rats on the asparagus diet also had less protein in their urine, a sign of a healthier kidney. And they had less activity of ACE, or angiotensin-converting enzyme. Drugs that reduce the activity of ACE are used to treat hypertension in humans.
The Japanese researchers think a compound found in asparagus called 2"-hydroxynicotianamine is responsible for inhibiting ACE activity in the rats. There's not a lot of literature on hydroxynicotianamine. It seems to be found in buckwheat sprouts, buckwheat leaves and buckwheat, where it also seems to be an ACE inhibitor.
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Sorry, no pics of the wiring, and it's all wrapped up in electrical tape and installed into my keezer collar in a mounted electrical box. However, I can tell you that I followed Rick500's diagram exactly, and it worked no problem.
I did not wire directly into the freezer--I didn't want to mess up the freezer's power cord in case I want to unconvert it one day. Instead, I used a 10ft heavy duty extension cord. Cut it in half. Wired the extension cord into/out of the controller. Plugged the male end of the cord into the wall (hot side) and then plugged the freezer into the female end of the cord.
Clear as mud? Let me know if that isn't clear, or if you need any extra thoughts on this.
I'll see if I can take a pic or two tonight. If nothing else, it will show you how I installed the thing into the collar, and how I ran the extension cord to and fro...
While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats. - Mark Twain
I took a somewhat different (but electrically identical) approach, and cut the female end off the heavy duty extension cord and put on a junction box with a double wall outlet in it instead. (Only really needed one outlet, but having two doesn't hurt. Now I can plug in a lamp or something that goes on and off with the compressor. If I get really bored. ) Just gave me a nice sealed box to contain the connections.
I just wrapped the connections at the controller with electrical tape.
My wire was, I think, 14 gauge stranded, so it was pretty heavy. I tinned the ends that go into the controller with solder to guard against stray copper strands at the controller. Don't want any AC wires touching that shouldn't.
Here are some of my keezer pics. Sorry so grainy.
I used the same black and red heavy duty extension cord.
Hi all- I've been thinking about using a chest freezer for fermentation temp control, the caveat being that it will be in my garage which means I will probably need to provide some heat during the winter, rather than just using it to cool. Is there a temp controller similar to the Love that will switch between heat (I haven't figured out what to use as a heating element yet) and cooling automatically?
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When I wired up my controller with an extension cord, I had to cut the ground wire because I couldn't get the cord apart otherwise. I just put it back together with a wire nut. I think that the ground from the freezer still runs through the extension cord to the wall, so you should be good.


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update on raw fed dogs
it will soon be one year since i switched my great danes to the prey model raw diet. i do believe the switch to raw added a few months to the life of my senior dane. until arthritis took her, her health was perfect.
my two remaining danes are doing great. they adore feeding times and are always anxious for meals, very much unlike it was when i was feeding kibble where they would sniff, walk away, sniff again and refuse to eat.
i recently had pea and bentley to the vet for their yearly wellness exam. both had perfect blood work and the vet was amazed at the condition of their coats and especially their teeth. both of these dogs needed a good teeth cleaning. after just 2 weeks on raw food, every bit of tartar was gone!
for whatever reason, they have both even decided they like liver. after months and months of freezing it in ice cube trays and giving it to them frozen, they are now quite willing to eat it fresh. yayy!!!
My Tasha girl was the same way when I was feeding kibble. She would sniff it, maybe nibble a few kibbles, then walk away. It would often take her most of the day to finish her food. As soon as I switched to raw prey model, though, her enthusiasm for meal time went through the roof. She snarfs down her RPM meals within a minute or two. Occasionally she'll reject pork organs (she always eats beef, game, and poultry organs), and she'll sometimes reject certain game birds (go figure), but all other animal parts are candy to her. It makes a big difference when you feed them what they were designed to eat.
That's good to hear. I've thought about going raw but just haven't gotten around to researching it enough to try it. One of our dogs is so finicky he would be a good candidate I think. We have to urge and praise him for eating, and he still tends to walk away. Plus he was on his own in the woods for a few months before he was rescued (had a face full of porcupine quills!), you'd think he'd gobble his food, but he just doesn't care to eat.
What does your vet say about it? I've read on other forums that some vets really do not like it. Meghane, if you're reading this, any thoughts you'd care to share?
Also, do you worry about germy faces? That's one of the concerns I read vets have, that you can be exposed to stuff if you don't keep the dogs clean after eating.
I don't do raw. but I have two dogs who need NO encouragement to eat. They bolt their food morning and night. First is Purina One&Beyond dry. Second is the same with a 1/4 cup of a premium wet food mixed. They even spend times licking the bowls to get every morsel.
jomuir, my vet is in favor of raw as long as i do regular blood work to make sure the dogs are getting everything they need. i don't have a problem taking them in a couple of times a year for that.
i do not worry about germy faces, i just make sure i give it an hour or two before i let them give me face kisses. :)
i do use a bleach solution to clean my counter tops after each feeding. also, i lay plastic table cloths (cut in half) under each feeder and i wipe those also with a bleach solution. stainless steel bowls are put through the dishwasher 2 or 3 times a week and washed in hot soapy water if not. if proper precautions are taken, germs just aren't a problem.
I am getting a female black standard poodle from a man who raises poodles to show, not just to sell. I will get the first pick after he makes his choices. We were discussing feeding my puppy during the different phases of his life. He mentioned he would never feed his dogs raw meat and he is really against dog food with grains in them, so that means very expensive food. He said one or two percent would be okay. I am so excited about my puppy. I am going to let the breeder pick my dog. A dog trainer that I know told me I was lucky to get one of his dogs and especially at the price he quoted me.
Good for you for giving your dogs not just good nutrition but an enriched life. And yes there are excellent kibbles out there (Orijen 6 fish is one), but if eating the same extruded crunchies were all it's advertised to be, wouldn't humans be eating this perfect food too? :-)
Cynthia with 4 dogs and 2 freezers just for them!
Again, a newby here. Hope you don't mind my jumping in.
One of my friends was also my vet for many years, like ten or twelve. She went into Holistic medicine and began recommending a raw diet and changing treatments; I love her to death and was more than happy with her vet services but when she went Holistic that just wasn't a choice I wanted to make. Nancy, the vet, really became a believer in the raw diet and put all her dogs on it. If my dogs really needed it for health reasons I would have to do it but my dogs have always been healthy and have usually lived past the normal life cycle. The shortest life span of my shepherds was eleven years which is about average; he had a tumor, which hadn't shown up in any exams, burst and was dead before I could get him to the vet. The oldest one lived to be almost sixteen. My mixed breeds have all lived to be from fourteen to seventeen.
I have no problem with people who want to use the "raw diet" but I just can't handle it........might have something to do with my being a vegetarian.............. just can't cope with that raw flesh. I do cook chicken for my dogs to mix with their dry food.


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text: DERBI SENDA 125 SM (2009-on) Review Published: 09 September 2009 Sections: MCN Review Owners' Reviews Photo Gallery Facts & Figures History & Versions Bikes For Sale "125SM ownership is not only guaranteed to put a ruddy big smile on your face, but also pull the girls outside the local KFC" "125SM ownership is not only guaranteed to put a ruddy big smile on your face, but also pull the girls outside the local KFC" At a glance 124cc - 15 bhp 52 mpg - 110 miles range High seat height (910mm) Suitable for A1 licence £2,899 Overall Rating 4 out of 5 If your parents have a fair old wedge to chuck on your first bike, 125SM ownership is not only guaranteed to put a ruddy big smile on your face, but also pull the girls outside the local KFC. Nothing in its class looks as good. In 30 and 40mph limits (its natural hunting ground) it's rapid enough. But anywhere else you'll really need to hold on to those revs. Ride Quality & Brakes 3 out of 5 The quality of the ride is good enough for any budding Christian Iddon to practice his foot-out cornering on their housing estate, though feel from the front end is not the best in the world. Sizeable 120-section rubber on the rear grips well enough, and seems durable (it takes a fair few skids to show evident wear). Front suspension is forgiving, with more than enough travel to soak up jumps from kerbs and unplanned-for potholes. Engine 4 out of 5 The four-valve single punts out a claimed 15bhp, and the key to feeling all of those horsies is wringing the DRD's neck. The motor, though a sprightly affair that requires you to really hold on to the revs in each of its six gears, has an adequate hit of torque at the mid-top of the rev range. Runs out of puff in the higher revs, though, making it all too easy to hit the rev limiter and lose vital seconds on the run into town. Build Quality & Reliability 3 out of 5 Although it's a case of time will tell when it comes to the longevity of components, there's no reason to believe that, with regular cleaning (like that's going to happen… have you seen the state of most 17-year-old kids' bedrooms?), it'll stand up well to the rigours of hard use on UK roads. Insurance, running costs & value 4 out of 5 The Derbi DRD 125 SM will see off a full (eight-litre) tank of fuel in 100 miles if you're not careful (but who's going to worry about fuel consumption when they're king of the precinct?). It's comparable on price with Suzuki's DR125SM and £300 more pricy than Moto Hispania's Duna SM125. When it comes to reliability, we'd figure it's fair to reckon somewhere between the two. Find a Derbi Senda for sale. Equipment 5 out of 5 This is where the DRD excels when compared with its rivals. It's not often you see pukka upside-down Paioli forks and a whopping great 260mm front wavy disc on a learner bike. Those brakes are powerful enough for stoppies – just don't crash it in front of the girls, you'll never live it down. Compare and buy parts for the Derbi DRD in the MCN Shop. By MCN Staff Owners' Reviews 1 owner has reviewed their DERBI SENDA 125 SM (2009-on) and rated it in a number of areas. Read what they have to say and what they like and dislike about the bike below. We're currently improving the way this section works, which means we've had to suspend the submission of new owners' reviews for a short period. Please check back soon. Summary of Owners' Reviews Overall Rating 5 out of 5 Ride Quality & Brakes 4 out of 5 Engine 5 out of 5 Build Quality & Reliability 5 out of 5 Value & Running Costs 5 out of 5 Equipment 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 125cc beastie 29 January 2013 by bertiem92 I use this bike as my daily commuter and weekend entertainment. This is my third 125 and my second derbi motorcycle. I'd recommend one to anyone tall enough to get on it. It's an almost perfect bike from stock. Read more Overall Rating 5 out of 5 Ride Quality & Brakes 4 out of 5 Engine 5 out of 5 Build Quality & Reliability 5 out of 5 Value & Running Costs 5 out of 5 Equipment 4 out of 5 Read all 1 owners' reviews in full Facts & Figures Model info Year introduced 2009 Year discontinued - New price £2,899 Warranty term Two year unlimited mileage Running costs Insurance group - Annual road tax £17 Annual service cost - Performance Max power 15 bhp Max torque 11 ft-lb Top speed 77 mph 1/4-mile acceleration - Average fuel consumption 52 mpg Tank range 110 miles Specification Engine size 124cc Engine type 4v four-stroke single, six gears Frame type Aluminium Fuel capacity 8 litres Seat height 910mm Bike weight 120kg Front suspension none Rear suspension none Front brake 260mm wavy disc Rear brake 220mm wavy disc Front tyre size 90/90 x 21 Rear tyre size 120/80 x 18 History & Versions Model history 2009: DRD 125 SM introduced. 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A small Irish parish is in mourning after a man shot his former lover dead then turned his gun on himself just days before Valentine's Day.
Police discovered the double tragedy in the remote Roscommon village of Cloonfad on Saturday.
Five children have lost a parent after Robert Hartrey shot former girlfriend Sarah Regan then killed himself.
The pair, who had five children between them from previous relationships, had broken up in recent weeks.
They were living near Sarah's family home in Cloonfad until the break-up of the relationship,
Sarah (30) was born in Manchester but had moved back to Ireland with her family and had lived in Hartrey's home village of Grangemockler in Tipperary.
Hartrey (45) was the father of three children from a previous relationship. He had arranged to meet Reagan, a mother-of-two, to pick up some of his belongings.
A friend who drove him to Roscommon from Tipperary was left waiting in a pub when he went to meet his former girlfriend. The friend raised the alarm after she found Hartrey dead in the front seat of his car outside Cloonfad national school.
Police then discovered Regan's body in her car, a mile and a half from the scene.
It later transpired that Hartrey had borrowed a rifle from another friend as he wanted to "go hunting."
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"Shocked, horrendous, we had a lot of tragedies around the years but nothing like that. It is hard to come to terms like that especially in a rural area, a peaceful community of nice country people."
Roscommon Fine Gael councillor Michael McGreal said: "She has not lived locally until recently, people have told me. Her family and extended family would be very well known and respected people. It is a rural community and understandably there is a great amount of shock and upset. There is a great community spirit in Cloonfad."
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Victorian hotel in Manitou Springs (Manitou Springs Historic District) near Manitou Springs Cave Dwellings
This historic hotel is located in Manitou Springs (Manitou Springs Historic District), close to Arcade Amusements, Manitou Springs Cave Dwellings, and Cave of the Winds. Also nearby are Ruxton's Trading Post and Miramont Castle.
Hotel Features
In addition to 2 restaurants, Cliff House at Pikes Peak features a fitness center. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measure 9000 square feet (810 square meters). This Victorian hotel also offers a fitness center, coffee/tea in the lobby, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Conference space size (feet) - 9000
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- Number of floors - 4
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A key switch includes a switching member supported on a resilient member and connected to a key cap and driven by it to slide in a locating member. The switching member has two opposite, curved side plates caused to slide in the locating member along two opposite sliding ways. The elastic member has a plurality of small raised portions supported on the PC board, a plurality of spaced ribs on the inner wall surface to reinforce the structure and the elastic resilient property thereof, and a plurality of notches between the raised portions for exhaust of air squeezed by the circular flange of said switching member.
1. A key switch, comprising:
a locating member including a substantially ring-shaped body defining therein two opposite sliding ways within a central opening thereof, the central opening having two opposite locations and the opposite sliding ways being located at the two opposite locations, said sliding ways each being formed of a lower surface portion, and upper surface portion and a sloping surface portion therebetween;
a switching member inserted in said central opening of said locating member, said switching member comprising a cross rib and a circular flange longitudinally aligned at a middle portion of the switching member between two opposite sides, and two opposite side plates attached to said cross rib at the two opposite sides, said side plates being moved to slide in said two sliding ways, each of said side plates having an extension obliquely extending downwards and outwards and arranged to engage said lower and sloping surface portions of said sliding ways;
a key cap movably connected to said switching member to drive it to slide in said locating member, said key cap having a cross slot on a bottom at a center into which said cross rib is engaged;
an elastic member adapted to support said switching member on a PC board in a keyboard, said elastic member having a ring-shaped bottom, said ring-shaped bottom having a plurality of notches defining therein a plurality of raised edges, each of said edges having a plurality of raised portions adapted to be supported on said PC board,
wherein said elastic member is electrically conductive and adapted to contact said PC board and close an electrical circuit thereon when said button is pressed, and wherein said elastic member further comprises a plurality of spaced ribs on an inner wall surface thereof to reinforce the structure of the circular flange and the elastic resilient properties thereof.
The present invention relates to a key switch which is easy to assemble, which is smooth in operation, and which does not produce noise during the operation.
Various mechanical key switches have been known. These known structures of key switches are generally expensive to manufacture and complicated to assemble. Further, they produce loud noise during the operation. The present invention has been accomplished to eliminate these disadvantages.
According to the present invention, there is provided a key switch which is generally comprised of a switching member supported on a resilient member and connected to a key cap and driven by the key cap to slide in a locating member. The switching member has two opposite, curved side plates caused to slide in the locating member along the two opposite sliding ways in the locating member. The elastic member has a plurality of small raised portions supported on the PC board of a keyboard, a plurality of spaced ribs on the inner wall surface thereof to reinforce its structure and elastic resilient property, and a plurality of notches between the raised portions for exhaust of squeezed air so as to eliminate possible noise.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the key switch of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an assembly view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a sectional elevation thereof when it is switched off; and
FIG. 4 is a sectional elevation thereof when it is switched on.
Referring to the annexed drawings in detail, therein illustrated is the preferred embodiment of the key switch of the present invention which is generally comprised of a locating member 1, a switching member 2, a key cap 3 and an electrically conductive elastic member 4, the center of which is adapted to electrically contact a PC board when the button is pressed to thereby complete an electrical circuit on the board.
The locating member 1 is comprised of a substantially ring-shaped body defining therein two opposite sliding ways 12 at two opposite locations within the central opening 11 thereof. Each of sliding ways 12 is formed of a lower surface portion "a", an upper surface portion "b" and a sloping surface portion "c" therebetween. The switching member 2 comprises a cross rib 21 and a circular flange 22 longitudinally aligned at the middle and two opposite side plates 23 attached to the cross rib 21 at two opposite sides. Each of side plates 23 has an extension 24 obliquely extending downwardly outwards. The key cap 3 has a cross slot 31 on the bottom at the center. The elastic member 4 comprises a plurality of notches 41 on the ring-shaped bottom edge thereof defining therebetween a plurality of raised edges 42 each of which has a plurality of raised portions 43, and a plurality of spaced ribs 44 on the inner wall surface thereof.
The assembly process of the present invention is outlined hereinafter. Insert the two slide plates 23 of the switching member 2 through the two sliding ways 12 of the locating member 1 into the central opening 11 thereof permitting the two extensions 24 to be respectively attached to the two opposite lower surface portions "a" and the two opposite sloping surface portions "c". Then, attach the key cap 3 to the switching member 2 permitting the cross rib 21 of the switching member 2 to be firmly engaged in the cross slot 31 on the key cap 3, as a result of which the key cap 3 and the switching member 2 are movably connected in the locating member 1. After assembly, the circular flange 22 is resiliently supported on the elastic member 4 which is fastened in a PC board of a keyboard (not shown).
When the key cap 3 is pressed down, the switching member 2 is moved downwards by means of the sliding of the two side plates 23 thereof in the two sliding ways 12 in the locating member 1. By means of the guide of the two sliding ways 12, the switching member 2 is caused to move smoothly up and down in the locating member 1 in response, respectively, to the restoring force provided by member 4 and the downward force exerted by key cap 3 on the switching member when the button is pushed. When the elastic member 4 is squeezed by the switching member 2, squeezing air is exhausted through the notches 41 on the bottom edge of the elastic member 4, and therefore, less noise is produced. Because the elastic member 4 is supported on the PC board by the raised portions 43, the contact area between the elastic member 4 and the PC board is greatly reduced, and therefore, satisfactory contact is achieved and the service life of the key switch is greatly extended. Further, the ribs 44 on the inner wall surface of the elastic member 4 make the structure of the elastic member 4 stronger and more easily returned to its original shape. The key switch described herein has been tested to be capable of being structured more than fifty million times.
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Planetarium show: "Exoplanets"
First discovered 20 years ago, the known exoplanets (planets around other stars) now total more than 1,800. Dr. Scott Roby of SUNY Oswego's physics department will show the different types of planetary systems that exist and give updates on the Kepler mission and the search for twins of Earth. Part of Cruisin' Campus Springbreak. Limited seating: first-come, first-served. Free, including parking in the Centennial Drive lot (E17) or Washington Boulevard lot (E8). 312-2790.
Location: Room 223, Shineman Center
Sunday, April 5, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Concert by jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas
The trumpeter and composer's interests range from jazz, classical, klezmer and electronica. $15, including parking ($5 for SUNY Oswego students) and is available in the employee lots adjacent to Sheldon Hall and across Washington Boulevard. Pre-concert talk begins at 7 p.m. http://www.oswego.edu/arts. 312-2141.
Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Men's Tennis vs. Keystone College
Free. 312-2488
Location: Oswego, NY- Romney Tennis Courts
Thursday, April 2, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Men's Lacrosse vs. Alfred State
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Location: Cazenovia College, 22 Sullivan Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035, United States
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- Index to Oswego Palladium-Times Centennial Edition - August 31, 1948 *
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Orrin Stone Diary, 1814 - 1815
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The story of Columbian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has long fascinated Hollywood. But aside from "Medellin," the Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) starring epic from "Entourage," the character has eluded Tinseltown thus far. But it's certainly not for a lack of trying. Javier Bardem and Christian Bale w...Read More »
Temporarily fulfilling my hopes of seeing a real-life monster terrorize characters from "The Hunger Games," a first teaser for the Benicio Del Toro- and Josh Hutcherson-led "Paradise Lost" sees that franchise star get some ominous tones from Pablo Escobar.Read More »
In the upcoming film 'Paradise Lost,' Benicio del Toro plays infamous drug dealer Pablo Escobar, who was known was as the "King of Cocaine." Now, a teaser for the scandalous crime thriller has been released.Read More »
Meeting the family of your boyfriend or girlfriend can always be a bit nerve-wracking. You want to make a good impression and you hope that they like you too, so you try and put on your best face and best foot forward. However, in "Paradise Lost," meeting the family is taken to a whole new level...Read More »
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" (now there's a title for you) has released its first teaser, and it's fun and a little cheeky and also completely creepy.Read More »
"Panem forever," says President Snow in this new teaser for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1," and we're sure the folks at Lionsgate are praying for the same thing. With the YA franchise now headed toward the finale, and the last book split into two films, the series has yet to have a single m...Read More »