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wikiHow to Do the "Shoulder Stand" Yoga Position
Three Parts:Preparing for the InversionRaising Your Body Into PositionRecovering From the PositionCommunity Q&A
The shoulder stand is one of the 12 basic moves of yoga. However, its not for the faint of heart. This move requires a lot of practice to perfect. Using exercises to stretch muscles helps prepare your body. Performing the pose may still be difficult even with the proper instruction. Once you complete the pose, be sure to use a counter pose to stretch your tightened muscles.
Part 1
Preparing for the Inversion
1Set up your yoga station. Find an adequate space without distractions. Unroll your yoga mat evenly onto the floor. If you need additional padding for high-pressure poses, place it under where your shoulders will be when you lie down. Put on clothing that allows you to move freely. This is not an easy position to accomplish. You will want to be as comfortable as possible throughout the pose.
- If you know you have problems reaching to touch your toes, you may want to position yourself near a wall. You can use the wall to position your legs above you later.
2Sit on a yoga mat with your legs extended. Straighten your back and legs. Keep your legs in front of you and unbent. Practice breathing slowly in and out. This prepares you for the stretch or first position. Get into a consistent and slow breathing rhythm.
3Reach forward and touch your toes.[1] Stretch forward with your arms. Keep your legs straight and unbent. Keep your back straight as well. Resist the urge to bend your back as you reach forward. You should feel tension throughout your back and into the back of your legs and calves. Bend your head to stretch your neck muscles as well.
4Fall deeper into the stretch with each breath.[2] Try to hold your position as you inhale. With each exhale allow your body to drop a little more. If you feel the tension is too much, stop. Your goal is to stretch your muscles--not pull them. When you have gone as far as you can, hold the position for 15 seconds.
- If you cannot touch your toes, do not be discouraged. With time and repetition, your stretches will become more successful. The goal of this stretch is to prepare the muscles in your back and legs to move into the pose. You can accomplish the shoulder standing pose without being able to touch your toes.
5Relax on your back. Once you are finished, relax back onto your back. Slowly straighten your neck. Your back and legs will be stretched. Move back slowly to avoid cramping. Lay on your back for a few moments before starting into the shoulder stand position. Continue your relaxed breathing rhythm.
Part 2
Raising Your Body Into Position
1Lift your legs perpendicular to the floor. Keep your back and legs straight. Your arms should be palms-down by your side. Your hands and arms will keep you balanced as you position your body. You want to keep you back straight to avoid overextending your spine. If you feel your back is coming off the ground, straighten it back out.
2Move your legs over your body. You should now be stretched similarly to how you started stretching to touch your toes except your legs are in the air this time and your arms still on the floor. Keep your back as straight as possible and on the floor for now. Your knees or shins should be above your body and straight. Your weight should be on your shoulders, back, and arms.
3Raise your hips off the floor. If you feel any weight on your head or neck, adjust to free your neck from undue strain. Keep your back straight. Allow your legs to move closer to your head. Keep all your weight on your arms and shoulders. There should be no pressure on your neck to balance or hold your body in position. You don't have to raise your hips too high, just enough to get your arms to support them later. You can go higher if you can keep all your weight on your shoulders.
- If you feel you cannot do this without putting pressure on your neck or head, stop. You are going beyond your limits. You will need to stretch more before attempting this position. You can cause serious spinal injury from this pose if not completed properly.[3]
- Allow your legs to fold.[4] If your legs are too tight you may want to allow your legs to fold to get your back off the floor sufficiently. It is more important to keep your back straight than to keep your legs straight. Protecting your spine from bending is more important than stretching your legs.
- Use a chair to hold your legs straight. Another way to accomplish this is to position a chair above your head. When your legs extend above your head, let your toes rest on the chair. As you lift your hips off the floor, the chair will support the weight of your legs and help you keep them straight while you focus on keeping your back straight.
4Position your hands behind you. Shift your weight to your shoulders as much as possible avoiding any pressure to your neck or head. Move your outstretched arms to touch each other on the floor. Then, keeping your elbows against the floor, rotate your arms and hand and use the palms of your hands to support your back's weight. Shift weight off your shoulders onto your hands. Your hands will support your back as you lift your legs up above you.
5Straighten your legs above your head. There should be no pressure on your neck.[5] All your weight should be on your shoulders. Slowly stretch or move your legs up above you. Your back should remain straight throughout the motion. Your legs should end perpendicular to the floor and straight. Hold the position for a few seconds at first and longer when you are comfortable with the pose.[6]
- At this point you are doing the supported shoulder stand pose. To accomplish the more difficult unsupported shoulder stand pose you need to move your arms. Simply shift all your weight to your shoulders and place your arms beside your raised body. This is an advanced move and should only be attempted when you are highly proficient at the supported shoulder stand pose.
Part 3
Recovering From the Position
1Relax your back and legs above you. Slowly relax your legs. Let them come back to their previous resting position. Remove your arms from your back. Let them lay palms-down in the starting position. shift your weight to them again as you move back.
2Move back to lying on your back. Slowly lower your back to the floor. Bring your legs back down to their starting position as well. You should now be lying on your back in the starting position. Continue your breathing rhythm as you relax from your pose.
3Position your hands beneath your hips.[7] Lift your hips slightly off the ground. Move your hands slightly under them. Lower your hips back to the ground. Your hips should be on the floor and also on your hands. This is to help hold your hands in place and support your hips for the counter pose.
4Lift your torso slightly off the floor.[8] Keep your back and legs straight. Bend only at your hips as if you are sitting up. Adjust your arms so that your elbows are supporting the weight of your shoulders. Try to keep them under your hips as much as possible for support.
- This is counter pose is called the fish pose. an alternative counter pose is the locust pose.[9] Similar muscles will be stretched in both but the locust pose is more involved and less relaxing.
5Lower your head and touch the floor. You should be able to slowly relax your neck. This allows your head to slowly fall to and touch the floor. The top and back of the head should now be on the floor with now pressure on them. All the weight of your upper body should be on your elbows and forearms.
- You should notice that this stretch is focused on the muscles in your abdomen, chest, and shoulders. This counter pose is intended to stretch the muscles used in the shoulder stand pose. This will reduce cramping.
6Return to lying on your back. Slowly lift your head up. Then lift your upper body so that no pressure remains on your arms. Slowly lower your upper body to the floor. Your arms should be resting beside you rather than under your hips. This is a relaxed position. Continue breathing in your controlled rhythm until you decide you are finished with the exercise.
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I cant do this without support, am I doing it wrong?wikiHow ContributorNo, this is common; it just means you have to work on your core strength in order to keep the legs up.
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- The moves described in this article may be dangerous to people who have neck issues. Check with a doctor to determine if you are the proper condition to complete these poses.[10]
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/step-step-pose-breakdown-shoulder-stand
- ↑ http://www.yogajournal.com/pose/seated-forward-bend/
- ↑ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25400799/ns/health-fitness/t/bad-karma-when-yoga-harms-instead-heals/#.Vi6MdPmrTwA
- ↑ http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/step-step-pose-breakdown-shoulder-stand/slide/6
- ↑ http://yoga108.org/pages/show/66-shoulder-stand-pose
- ↑ http://yoga108.org/pages/show/66-shoulder-stand-pose
- ↑ http://www.yogajournal.com/pose/fish-pose/
- ↑ http://www.yogajournal.com/pose/fish-pose/
- ↑ http://www.sensational-yoga-poses.com/locust-pose.html
- ↑ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25400799/ns/health-fitness/t/bad-karma-when-yoga-harms-instead-heals/#.Vi6MdPmrTwA


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Despite a last ditch intervention by their local takeaway pizza emporium, who fed the club's players in exchange for a PR opportunity that in no way demeans anyone, Port Vale have become the latest club to go into administration.
'Arry says he ain't been offered a new deal by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to stay at the club. "'E has not made me an offer of a contract, no, and I 'aven't pushed for one either," 'e said.
Dick Advocaat has denied driving The Pope's O'Rangers to the brink of cash-knack, claiming his £36m spending spree delivered trophies. "My team became champions etc ... etc ..." he said, allowing the journalists to fill in the details themselves. "If you sell those players, you get more money back then you spend. That's the way you have to think," further brassnecked the manager who spent £12m on Tore Andre Flo.
West Brom defender Steven Reid will miss the rest of the season with ankle-ligament-twang.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Mr 10% has dismissed reports his charge is set to join Real Madrid. "Leave me alone with his bull[BLEEP]! I'm not an agent of gossip; I'm a serious person," he sniffed.
And Martin O'Neill says he has no intention of removing Lee Cattermole of the Sunderland captaincy, despite the red card he earned after the Tyne-Wear derby finished. "No, absolutely not, no," O'Neill said, but added: "I was asked a few weeks ago if I thought I had cured Lee and I'm afraid I stared into the abyss on that one."
Cesc Fabregas may have gone home to Barcelona but he sometimes gazes wistfully from his window fondly remembering the days of yore at Arsenal or so he exclusively tells Donald McRae.
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Sweet-toothed shoppers will be able to get their hands on freshly-baked cupcakes with the launch of a new cakehole-in-the-wall.
Glasgow-based Bradford's Bakers unveiled its latest venture, the Bakery ATM, in the city`s St Enoch Centre today.
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It is believed to be the first machine of its kind in Scotland and follows on from the success of the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM, which launched in Los Angeles earlier this year.
Claire Bradford, managing director of Bradford's Bakers, said: "We might be a fourth generation family firm, but launching the first bakery ATM in the UK in Glasgow shows that we've never stopped looking for fresh ways to service our customers.
"Our innovative bakery ATM will be restocked each morning with a choice of seven cupcake flavours from our extensive selection at any one time - including flavour of the week - and any cake dispensed will be freshly baked from our local bakery that morning."
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Only 48,913 residential mortgages were issued in the UK in August – the worst August for nearly 20 years.
Research conducted by e.surv chartered surveyors shows an 8% year-on-year drop, as tightening credit conditions and the effects of the double-dip recession moved the mortgage market back towards its 2010 levels.
The Mortgage Monitor report found the contraction was the result of a sharp fall in lending to borrowers with deposits of less than 15%.
High loan-to-valuelending fell 10% compared to last August. There were just 4,950 loans to buyers with a deposit of less than 15% last month, down from 5,463 in August 2011. This represented just one in ten of all house purchase loans in August, compared to almost one in seven back in January. The average loan-to-value ratio on a house purchase loan has now fallen below 60% for the last three months, reversing a seven month period where it was at least 60%.
Richard Sexton, business development director at e.surv, said:"Much of the progress the mortgage market has made since summer 2011 has been unravelled by the double-dip recession Lending volumes – particularly to first time buyers – are slipping back towards the dismal levels we last saw in 2010 and early 2011. This is largely thanks to a fall in the number of high-loan-to-value mortgages banks are willing to grant. Credit conditions for banks have become painfully tight, and they've responded by toughening criteria on mortgages aimed at borrowers with small deposits. The distraction of the Olympics, the awful weather and holiday season could also all be reasonably cited as potential contributory factors."
The decline in home loans over the last quarter has also been stark, the report found. The period between August 2011 and May this year saw an average of 52,343 house purchase loans per month. Since May this has dropped sharply by 11% to 46,783. First time buyers, and buyers with low deposits, have been hit disproportionately hard by the drop-off in lending as banks focus on lending to lower loan to value retios, and by extension less risky, buyers.
The analysis from e.surv also said more landlords have stepped in to fill the vacuum left by first-time buyers at the bottom of the market. Despite overall purchase approvals falling 8% year-on-year, approvals on property worth less than 125,000 only fell by 4% as landlords looking to take advantage of record rents purchased cheap property.
"Tight mortgage lending conditions are a virtuous circle for landlords and vicious one for first-time buyers," said Sexton. "The fewer first-time buyers there are, the cheaper property becomes for landlords, and the more expensive rents get. We expect landlords to continue to represent a disproportionate share of the buying market in the medium-term. Would-be buyers will hope the government's Funding for Lending Scheme can help improve the flow of credit in the near future."
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Disney theme parks represent the pinnacle of a certain type of family travel; that which is more child-centered than most, with whimsy, magic and princess sightings. Sure, you won't exactly expose your kids to a cultural experience during a family vacation at Disneyland, but many, many people prefer the absolute treat that is a Disney family vacation. And there is no better time to experience the magic of Disneyland than during the winter holiday season. Christmas vacation at Disneyland — everything about it is Disney done perfectly.
From the moment you and your children step onto the Disneyland property, you're transported to an idealized version of Christmastime. That is to say, the high-tech gadgets and devices that simplify our lives and are markers of our modern times are cast aside, with Currier & Ives Christmas decor that recall simpler times prevailing. Wreaths adorn most lampposts, Main Street is festooned with old-fashioned garlands, ribbons and bows, giant Christmas trees are found on both the Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks, there are actual reindeer moseying about in a fencing-in area of Big Thunder Ranch, and, of course, central casting does its best to find a perfect Santa Claus, his lap ready for children and photo opportunities.
The two best Disney theme park rides for appreciating Christmas at Disneyland are, hands down, the Haunted Mansion and It's a Small World. Sure, you might think that the Haunted Mansion is more appropriate for Halloween in the Los Angeles area (and it indeed is a great Halloween stop), but Jack Skelington from Nightmare Before Christmas basically owns the Haunted Mansion, and this long-limbed character does his best to give his guests a Christmastime they deserve, with the gothic twist true to his personality.
It's a Small World is transformed for Disneyland at Christmas with all the little spinning people singing a few Christmas songs along with their eponymous song — you know, the one that you can't get out of your head for hours after you leave Disneyland? Leave your cynicism at the door: the completely unironic, innocent ride celebrates Christmas around the world, and it's impossible not to get caught up in the spirit and joy of the attraction.
Check out the American Southwest, Hawaii, China, Australia, Mexico (Feliz Navidad!) and other destinations and countries represented in It's a Small World, as they give glimpses of their respective cultures amid twinkling Christmas lights. It's so festive, even the teenagers and young adults I saw on the ride couldn't help but get sentimental and nostalgic.
Now, a Christmas holiday vacation at Disneyland isn't confined to the most seasonally appropriate rides, of course. Use Fastpasses and make the most of your family trip there — the Matterhorn is fun, as is Thunder Mountain, and they're both popular enough that using fastpasses for both will seriously cut down on your wait-on-line time.
And, of course, there are the parades. Disneyland (and its Orlando cohort, Walt Disney World) are famous for the fantastic, old-timey parades. Christmas holiday parades are tweaked to be appropriately seasonal, of course, and the children's excitement is contagious. It's so fun to watch little kids see their favorite characters, and point, and squeal, and get a wave in return from, say, Woody the Cowboy, or Goofy, or one of the smiling, swirling princesses.
Disneyland is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the entire state of California. It's often crowded with hordes of happy traveling families who have saved up all year for this one magical vacation. The summer can be so hot in Southern California that children get cranky (yeah, their parents, too). Disneyland during the Christmas holiday season is cooler, even brisk: this is perfect weather for running from attraction to attraction all day.
The Disney Imagineers work creatively to make the entire theme park reminiscent of a more innocent era — that, with the temperate weather, less cranky crowds, and the sheer delight on our children's faces, makes Christmas a most recommended time of year for a family vacation at Disneyland. To paraphrase: May your days be merry and bright, and if you want, may your next Christmas be at Disneyland.
Thank you to Disneyland for treating my family to the Disneyland Holidays event.


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I have the double-edged luxury of being self employed. I haven't had a holidy (proper) for a good couple of years. The 20th of April to the 20th of May next year are now set in stone as Jamie's Oddysey.
In my long departed youth, I spent huge chunks of my life cycling round the British Isles with naught but a tent, bag and Primus for company. I miss it and the oddesy is an attempt to redress the current situation - only, now, I can probably afford to go further afield.
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Elite Status
The San Jose Sharks are trying to re-establish themselves among the league's elite. An elite team should be able to beat opponents like the last-place Los Angeles Kings on home ice.
The Sharks look to overcome their home struggles against the Kings when the in-state rivals meet Wednesday night.
Oddsmakers from SBG Global have made San Jose –216 money line favorites (NHL Odds) for today's game, the over/under has been set at 5.5 goals (Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 50% of bets for this game have been placed on San Jose –216 (View NHL Bet Percentages).
San Jose (11-8-3) has been one of the NHL's top teams since its last-place finish in 2002-03, but has yet to distinguish itself this season in the tightly packed Western Conference. Much of the Sharks' problems stem from their struggles at home, where they are worst in the West at 3-5-1 after going 25-12-4 in 2006-07.
Two of San Jose's losses at HP Pavilion have come against Los Angeles (9-13-1), which has a conference-low 19 points and is 3-6-1 on the road. The Sharks are 1-2-0 overall against the Kings this season.
San Jose, which had won 12 of 14 versus Los Angeles at HP Pavilion entering this season, is coming off a 2-1 home loss to the Kings on Saturday night. That was Los Angeles' first road win since beating San Jose 5-2 on Nov. 2.
The loss was the first in regulation for the Sharks since a 3-1 defeat to Dallas on Nov. 7.
Evgeni Nabokov made 15 saves in the defeat and continues to be a bright spot for San Jose.
Nabokov has a started an NHL-high 29 consecutive games, and ranks fifth in the league with a 2.02 goals-against average. That mark is even lower than his career-best 2.19 GAA from 2001-02, when he won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year.
"Nabby is just very sound with his angles," Sharks center Jeremy Roenick said. "He is very smart and that can be better than being really agile or athletic."
Nabokov is 1-2-0 with a 2.35 GAA against the Kings this season, and 17-10-0 with two ties and a 2.01 GAA in 30 career games against them.
Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown each scored first-period goals against Nabokov on Saturday to help the Kings snap a five-game losing streak. However, the Kings wound up back in the loss column Sunday at Anaheim, when they led 2-1 entering the final period but squandered the lead and fell 3-2.
"We have to get to the point where if we have the lead in third that doesn't happen," said Los Angeles forward Dustin Brown, who scored his 10th goal of the season. "We have to get to that level where it doesn't happen."
Los Angeles, which has scored two goals or less in each of its last five games, has been without Alexander Frolov (groin) for the last two contests. The left wing, who has four goals to go with his team-high 16 assists, is uncertain for Wednesday's game.
Veteran Jon Klemm, meanwhile, made his first appearance for the Kings Sunday after being recalled from AHL Manchester. Normally a stay-at-home defenseman, Klemm skated as a forward on the Kings' fourth line.
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On a chicken farm, hens lay eggs.
The eggs are sent to shops so we can buy them.
Some farms have ducks or turkeys.
Some farms have geese or chickens.
Farm birds
Chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese are farm birds. Together they are called poultry (say pole-tree). Farmers sell poultry and eggs to shops for us to buy so we can eat them. People buy eggs that come from farms. People eat chicken, duck, turkey and goose. They all come from poultry farms.
Poultry are birds. The females lay eggs. If there is no male, then the eggs do not have babies inside. If the female mates with a male, then a baby will grow inside each egg and will hatch in a few weeks.
Poultry eat greens and bugs and snails. On farms they are fed dry food and grains.
A male chicken is a rooster, a female chicken is a hen, and the young ones are chicks.
Hens lay eggs. Most of the time they are not fertile, which means there is no baby chick inside.
The eggs are washed and packed into boxes.
Trucks take boxes of eggs to the shops so we can buy them.
On many egg farms, hens are kept in tiny cages and can never run around. They are called battery hens. When they lay eggs, the eggs roll down onto a shelf below.
But on some chicken farms, the hens can run around outside and scratch in the ground or hay. They go inside at night for safety and shelter. They lay their eggs on straw in nests. They can peck at the ground to find worms and can eat plants they find. This is called a free range farm. These chickens lead a more natural life than battery hens do.
Ducks paddle on the water and walk on the ground. They have webbed feet to help them swim. They make a quacking sound. They eat greens, grains, bugs and snails they find in the grass. A male duck is a drake, a female is a duck and the young ones are ducklings. There are wild ducks and farm ducks.
Some geese are wild birds, and some are on farms. A male goose is a gander, a female is a goose, and a young goose is a gosling.
Geese are big birds. They can be fierce. They have webbed feet to help them swim.
They are good watchdogs!
A male turkey is a tom, a female is a hen and young ones are poults.
Turkeys are big birds. They have a big fan tail. They have red skin on their heads. The red skin that hangs down over the beak is called a snood.
Turkeys make a gobble gobble sound. Some turkeys are wild.
Factory Farming
Most eggs, chicken, and pork products come from factory farms.
Chickens are bright intelligent birds that are the most cruelly treated of all animals.
A battery hen on an egg farm is confined in a space about the size of an A4 piece of paper. She remains in this cage for her egg-laying life, never running around in the fresh air. Hens are de-beaked (beaks are cut off) and crammed together in rows of cages in vast sheds. The eggs roll down onto a shelf for easy collection. Hens stretch their necks through the cage bars to feed. It has been found that battery hens that are rescued and taken to live a natural life of scratching for food such as worms, bugs and greens are unable to roost on a branch or pole because they have not had the opportunity to perch as they would naturally.
Factory farmed chickens bred for meat don't fare any better. Thousands are crammed into large sheds, unable to run or even walk about. They are bred to grow faster than they would naturally.
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Soufrière, also called La Soufrière , (French: "Sulfur Mine"), active volcano on southern Basse-Terre island, Guadeloupe, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It rises to 4,813 feet (1,467 metres) and is the highest point of Guadeloupe. The volcano erupted for several weeks starting in August 1976 but caused no loss of life because some 72,000 people had been evacuated from the area; other, weaker eruptions occurred through January 1977.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a cybersecurity strategy establishing a new government position: Federal Chief Information Security Officer.
Obama signed an executive order establishing a permanent Federal Privacy Council to ensure each of the federal government's departments are using the most secure practices when protecting government data and employee information.
In a statement, the White House said Obama's Cybersecurity National Action Plan was implemented so "citizens have the tools they need to protect themselves, companies can defend their operations and information, and the government does its part to protect the American people and the information they entrust to us."
The newly founded position of the Federal Chief Information Security Officer will spearhead the changes across the federal government.
For the 2017 budget, Obama proposed $19 billion in funding to strengthen cybersecurity in the federal government -- a 35 percent increase in resources from last year. An Information Technology Modernization Fund of about $3.1 billion would be established to "enable the retirement, replacement, and modernization" of outdated government IT systems.
The administration also is conducting a review of how the government can reduce the reliance on social security numbers as a form of identification. The government plans to work with technology firms like Google, Facebook and Microsoft, and with financial service companies like Visa, PayPal and MasterCard to make online accounts and financial transactions more secure.


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Saturday, May 4, 1912. Chamber of Commerce president Marshall L. Barnes thinks that a citywide clean-up program could reverse Troy's decline in population and make it more attractive to outside businesses, The Record reports this weekend.
Our paper publishes a letter from Barnes to Chamber members in which the president warns that Troy could fall further behind other cities.
"You visit other cities. You make comparisons," Barnes writes, "Is it to Troy's credit? We simply lack that civic pride which residents of other cities possess, and which is making these cities bigger and better.
"New enterprises want to locate in a growing community. Can we be content to stand still and see these other cities forge ahead? We must be abreast of the times. We must make our city more attractive. Recall the last census report. Can we afford a repetition?"
The 1910 census revealed that Troy had lost population over the last decade. The census became a campaign issue in last year's mayoral election when Democratic candidate Cornelius F. Burns, the eventual winner, used it as proof that Troy had stagnated under three-term Republican mayor Elias P. Mann.
Working closely with Burns, a former Chamber president himself, Barnes has big plans for "clean-up week," which he sees as "the initiative in making Troy the more attractive.
"A general and thorough cleansing and better street lighting will bring out defects," Barnes writes, "Improvements will follow. You can figure the final result.
"No city has greater advantages. They must be nurtured. Troy's hospitality is proverbial. No better people exist. The stranger quickly recognizes this. He also notes that we are not up to date as a city. Let us improve in appearance by applying the paint brush, repairing the unsightly and dangerous sidewalk, sowing some grass seeds in the front or back yard or a few flowers or shrubs to brighten surroundings.
"The 'To Let' signs will disappear in such a neighborhood, valuations will increase. The stranger will want to remain with us. The property investor will get busy and new enterprises will look with favor on us.
"Can we not make the year of 1912 one that will be remembered as the year of improvements? Let us swell and expand with civic pride. Your neighbor will be infused and expand. This is the season of the year to project improvements. Let us get busy and look back with pride on our work."
Barnes also announces the first in a series of monthly members' meetings, to take place on May 7. The featured speaker will be a state assemblyman discussing his employers'-liability bill.


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A MAN has drowned on Teewah Beach north of Noosa after he and four other swimmers had to be rescued from the surf when their inflatable pool overturned.
Rescue services said the group from Gatton, who were holidaying with friends at Fresh Water, south of Double Island Point, decided to use an inflatable pool as a boat to paddle out through the surf.
But two of the men were taken by a rip when the blow-up pool capsized. Emergency services said the other three men got "stuck in the break".
"After attempting to rescue each other, three of the men scrambled to shore, while a 21 year old and his 25 year old mate were later pulled from the water," an AGL spokesman said.
A 21-year-old male was declared dead at the scene after a failed attempt at CPR.
The 25-year-old, who was pulled unconscious, was treated by the helicopter's flight doctor and paramedic.
He was airlifted to Nambour Hospital on the Sunshine Coast, along with a 19-year-old, by AGL Action Rescue Helicopter and one was transported by road to Nambour Hospital.
Both were in a stable condition. Two other men were taken by ambulance to Noosa hospital.
There were initial reports the drowned man was believed to be 16 years old, but AGL has since said the man was aged 21.
Teewah Beach is a popular camping beach located on Noosa North Shore popular with four-wheel drivers.
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What is the Best Pan for Frying Chicken?
Q: I want to make something American for a friend coming back from living abroad, and so I decided to make his favorite food: fried chicken. My main question is the pan. Most recipes recommend cast iron for the even distribution, but I don't have one of those. Can I get away with using something else?
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Editor: Sure! Enamel or stainless steel pans are fine for deep-frying. Just avoid non-stick pans.
Readers, what pan do you use for deep-frying? Any other chicken-frying for Shawn?
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I created the pattern from a mock up dress and studying the seams from the show dresses. The dress is made of a 2-way, blue spandex, a black ribbed spandex and a bit of gold satin form the badge.
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With the new version of its A3 Cabriolet, Audi seems to have realised something that anyone in the market for a new convertible could have told them for free: looks are everything.
Unlike the previous - and somewhat fat and dumpy - cabriolet that was based on the A3 hatchback, the new one is basically a roofless version of the new A3 sedan, a model that didn't exist before.
That means the new cabriolet is longer, lower and wider, with a real boot and much cleaner lines thanks to a roof system that folds neatly away, and no rear anti-rollover bars to interrupt its profile view when the roof is stowed.
According to Mario Weiland, engineer in charge of the so-called K-fold roof system, being able to work from the basis of a sedan design instead of a hatchback was critical in delivering a car that was attractive as well as functional.
"I'm glad that we had the limousine [sedan] because the possibility to make the cabriolet beautiful was much easier," he said.
"For our customers, they have said that the A5 convertible is the perfect shape, the classic convertible shape and that's what we have also done with the A3."
Packaging four seats, stowage space for the fabric roof and adequate boot space in a car just over 4.4 metres long was made possible by adopting a version of the A5's roof system, which concertinas into itself when folded. Even the rear head rests now slide out of sight to improve the look of the car when the roof is open.
Styling considerations were also part of the reason why a folding hard top roof was never considered for the A3 cabriolet although, according to Audi product marketing manager Christian Hartmann, it was a matter of image as much as design.
"With the roof down everyone knows you have a convertible, but a cabriolet owner also wants to show with the top on that he or she is also actually driving a cabriolet."
Australian customers can decide for themselves when the A3 Cabriolet arrives in the third quarter of next year priced from around $57,000 for the 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol enginedmodel with automated S tronic seven speed gearbox.
There will also be a 2.0-litre diesel with the same transmission (both are front-driven, not AWD quattro) and like the petrol variant, will come in higher specification Ambition trim and equipment levels.
A smaller engined, less highly specified (and therefore cheaper) 1.4-litre turbo model in Attraction trim originally slated for Australian release has been put on hold for the time being but is likely to arrive some time later along with a range-topping S3 performance variant.
Both the 132kW 1.8 TFSI or 110kW 2.0 TDi will come with Audi's "drive select" system as standard, meaning a choice of automatic, comfort or dynamic driving modes, with handling variations afforded by magnetic dampers.
Other equipment includes GPS navigation on the MMI driver interface, leather seat trim, a remote release hatch from boot to rear seat and driver assistance technologies such as forward vehicle sensing and blind spot warning.
Weight savings over the previous model in the region of 50 kilograms have been achieved partly by adopting an aluminium bonnet, but also through the use of lightweight steel in selected areas of the platform, which is a modified version of that shared with other VW Group cars such as the latest Golf.
So while the 1.8 TFSI version will accelerate to 100km/h in a handy 7.8 seconds, it uses 5.8 L/100km in the combined cycle while producing 133g/km of C02. The diesel hits 100km/h in a claimed 8.9 seconds, consumes 4.2 L/100km and emits 110g/km C02.


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Every time the economy turns down, the workplace service industries confront a dilemma. Vending services are in great demand as an alternative to manual feeding when employee populations are pared down and subsidies shrink. Coffee service is recognized as a valuable and affordable employee benefit, as long as it doesn't cost too much.
These advantages often work against the industry's ongoing efforts to widen its patron appeal and address new market segments by highlighting quality, variety, novelty and 21st-Century technology. It could be argued that the vending industry's success in adapting to the transformation of the American workplace that took place during the 1970s and '80s, and the growth of coffee service to meet the needs of the many small locations that gained new prominence during that transformation reinforced our image as a durable and versatile source of low-cost refreshments. There certainly is nothing wrong with that. Meeting the needs of working people on budgets is an important contribution to national well-being, and always has been a valid source of pride.
At the same time, today's best vending and coffee service equipment also is uniquely able to provide a much wider range of items with high perceived value than ever before. The ability to make premium products available at any hour of the day or night, wherever people want them should open up a variety of lucrative new markets. During an economic boom, a few operators begin exploring these opportunities. Then the economy turns down, and the industry conforms by doing what it has learned how to do so well.
The strategic difficulty here is, perhaps, more pronounced for vending than for coffee service. OCS operators have a graded progression of equipment, product and service options, ranging from the small restaurant-derived pourover brewers that started the coffee service revolution to electronically-controlled thermal systems and single-cup fresh-brew machines. The typical coffee drinker knows something about coffee brewers, and recognizes the major differences among them.
Unfortunately, the typical vending patron knows nothing about vending machines. One might contend that this is as it should be, on the premise that a good vending machine is "transparent" to the user, as the software people say. However, more unfortunately, the typical decision-maker knows nothing about vending machines. It is difficult to evoke a vision of a space-age cybernetic marvel purveying upscale merchandise to discerning patrons when the individual on the other side of the desk is envisioning a couple of 20-year-old venders next to the boiler room. We think it can be done, but it's not easy.
However, it is important to keep trying. The belt-tightening now under way is, in many cases, being undertaken by perfectly sound businesses that are reacting prudently to the present uncertainty. Quite a few of those that have felt the need to reduce staffing levels have retained a substantial cadre, able not only to continue meeting their markets but positioned to expand smoothly when the economy turns up. Maintaining the morale of these cadres is important to them.
And today's commercial and industrial vending patrons are a more diverse group than ever before. Many are well-compensated for working long hours. Many have come here from other countries, and while acquiring American tastes, retain an understandable fondness for their old favorites. Quite a few of those favorites potentially have wide appeal to people who have not yet experienced them.
For decades, the vending industry has been cautioned about being regarded as the last-resort supplier whose equipment is patronized by people who have no practical alternative. Of course, that is the flip side of "24/7" availability and convenience. It may be premature to imagine a time when the typical American at work, unconstrained by time or finances, will pass up the opportunity to dine out and opt for lunch in the breakroom (although we don't think this is inconceivable, by any means). But it is not at all difficult to imagine ways in which the occasional vending patron will find pleasant surprises that will encourage repeat visits.
The boom of the '90s got vendors thinking about category management, and reinforced their perennial interest in attractive new items. The present circumstances call for even greater efforts to determine what people would purchase from vending machines if they could, and then provide it.
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Mar 05, 2012, 15:23 ET from PharmAthene, Inc.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced today that management will present at the ROTH 24th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 5:30 pm PT at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA.
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About PharmAthene, Inc.
PharmAthene was formed to meet the critical needs of the United States and its allies by developing and commercializing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical weapons. PharmAthene's lead product development programs include:
- SparVax™ - a second generation recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine
- Valortim® - a fully human monoclonal antibody for the prevention and treatment of anthrax infection
- Recombinant BChE - a novel bioscavenger for the prevention and treatment of morbidity and mortality associated with exposure to chemical nerve agents
In addition, pursuant to an opinion issued September 22, 2011 from the Delaware Court of Chancery, PharmAthene is entitled to 50% of the profits over 10 years from all sales of SIGA Technologies' ST-246, and related products, a novel smallpox antiviral agent being developed by SIGA for the treatment and prevention of morbidity and mortality associated with exposure to the causative agent of smallpox (once SIGA receives the first $40 million in net profits from sales of ST-246.) For more information about PharmAthene, please visit www.PharmAthene.com.
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A simple printable (mostly) Tesla turbine I made for the make contest to win a makerbot. I'm sorry about the bad previews, they're exports from SolidWorks.
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Besides the Printer you need a tap set and a drill.
The disks and the spacers should be 5 layers thick.
The alternate Box1-pilot hole part replaces the 1/2in inlet and outlet holes with a .1in pilot hole. (now that I think about it, this should help with sag yes?)
I have no idea how well it will work, if i understand 3d printing correctly, the disks may warp badly which would ruin the turbine. The plastic probably wont hold up to very high rpm ether.
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- Drill out the central holes in the box parts to just over 1/4in.
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You could design around harvested HDD platters, they make very good tesla turbine "blades" because they have good air friction and stand up to 5000rpm minimum.
I'm almost certain that plastic disks would not work at all, but I'll try to print a disk when my extruder stops blowing up.
I thought about HDD platters, but there are a few problems. I found it hard to find to a sufficient number of them, the drain holes need to be machined, and I wanted to make as much of the turbine as possible printed. If it's possible to make them, then I think they should withstand a few hundred rpm before they catastrophically fail, but before then they will stretch. Cd's (the closest thing I can find in use as disks) have withstood sustained 4-5000 rpm, but I think printed disks would have much lower strength.
A Tesla turbine doesn't use friction, it uses a boundary layer effect, I don't know what that means but I know it's not friction. So there is another problem with a printed disk, the disk needs to be smooth, not rough, so the disk would have to be made to large, then sanded down to size, so maybe
HDD platters are a better plan. I'm working on v2 already, ball bearings, drain holes that could be drilled without a turntable (making HDD conversion easier) and more math to make the turbine more efficient.
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From the moment Richard Pryor sleep-walked through "Superman III", to the scene in "Batman and Robin" in which Batman flashed a Bat Credit Card to the fact that a Green Lantern movie starring Jack Black was very close to being made, it's always been readily obvious that Warner Bros. has no idea what to do with their DC properties, at least when Christopher Nolan isn't directing.
So that's why the recent news of the "Justice League" movie's total collapse wasn't surprising nor is it surprising that Warner Bros. could be returning to the well yet again with another rebooted Batman series.
According to Bad-Ass Digest,
[The next potential Batman franchise] is up in the air, and a lot of it is based on how "Man of Steel" performs. If that movie is a hit, Batman could wait until "Man of Steel III". If it's a flop, and if "Justice League" doesn't get off the ground, Batman could be up sooner. Basically DC has Batman in their back pocket, ready to pull out in any eventuality.
At this point, it's hard to say how well "Man of Steel" will perform. Zach Snyder clearly is a fan favorite but Superman the character has consistently flirted with cultural irrelevance since the mid-60s. "Man of Steel" might be a success but will it be as successful as "The Dark Knight" or even "The Dark Knight Rises"? Is Warner Bros expecting it to be as succesful as those films? Because it probably won't.
And until Warner Bros. can successfully devise individual films or franchises for The Justice League members, we're never going to see a "Justice League" movie because there's just too many moving parts involved. The reason "The Avengers" worked was because we were already familiar with the characters. There was no preamble involved.
"The Avengers" hit the ground running."The Justice League" has to not only introduce, develop and bring all of its characters together for a big adventure, it has to do it within a two hour and thirty minute time span. There's nothing organic about The "Justice League" movie and that's why it will never work.
So basically, what I'm trying to say here is that we can all expect to see the next Batman movie in theaters by 2015. Maybe we'll get Zach Galifianakis as the Penguin. It won't be so bad. Or good. But, y'know, it's Batman. You'll still go see it.


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Granite Broadcasting knows by heart. Over the last two years, the BE 100s CEO has blazed a trail acquiring new stations and breaking into new markets. Cornwell's publicly traded company, Granite Broadcasting (NASDAQ: GBTVK), recently purchased Detroit and Bay Area WB Network-affiliated television stations. (Granite sold two of its Michigan-based television stations for $170 million to Freedom Communications Inc., a diversified media company, to help pay for the acquisitions.)
As Don Cornwell says: "The acquisition significantly changes the face of Granite and immediately increases the value and growth potential of our station group. We have increased the size of the advertising revenue pool available to our stations to more than $1.5 billion annually."
There will always be a place in America for the small business entrepreneur, who has spent most of the past decade creating the businesses that have driven job growth for this nation. However, as BET Holdings CEO Robert Johnson has been preaching since before he took his company public in 1991, rapid wealth accumulation– and the economic power and political influence it brings–comes only with size. That means creating more black-owned multibillion-dollar companies that can compete in a marketplace of merger spawned behemoths like Citigroup and Disney/Cap Cities.
"Although in some businesses, technological change has decreased the most efficient size of operation, economies of scale in marketing, distribution and purchasing power make it difficult
for a small business to remain competitive in many markets," Conrad asserts. "Even in the funeral home industry, a multinational company has threatened the existence of small, familyowned businesses. Too often, entrepreneurs value independence over growth, and wait too long to recognize the importance of scale economies."
"Consolidation–'beefing up' through mergers, acquisitions and partnering to achieve effective market size–is a strategy being pursued by majority-owned firms in financial services, transportation, utilities, communications (including print and electronic media), computer services and the pharmaceutical industry," says Northwestern University's Alexis.
Partnering has never been more crucial, say the Board of Economists members. Joining with larger majority companies often gives minority firms quick access to added capital and resources. But the CEOs of black firms must first lay egos aside and decide what's in t he best interests of their concerns.
"We have a number of black automobile parts manufacturers, several of which are doing well over $100 million in annual revenues," says Alexis. "If some of them got together and became a billion-dollar auto parts manufacturer, you might have a much different kind of presence in the industry. The question is whether you can get these people with different aspirations together. You've got a group of people in their 40s who've gone to very good schools and have M.B.As. If you've got six people like this, all of whom want to be the CEO, how do you deal with that?
"Black businesses are clearly at a crossroads. It comes down to the notion of being in business for profit versus some symbolism of saying 'I own 100% of this business, and I'm the chairman and CEO.' Does black business mean I


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[lastfm]Katy Perry [/lastfm]and Simon Cowell have become somewhat close friends since she filled in as a judge on X-Factor earlier this summer. Katy feels that they are close enough for her to perform at his wedding!
[photogallerylink id=18715 align=left]Katy recently told the British magazine Now that she would "love to perform" a duet with [lastfm]Cheryl Cole[/lastfm] at his wedding. She went on to say, "What else do you get the man who has everything?"
Cowell is supposedly marrying Mezhgan Hussainy.
I wonder if he will give her some advice after the performance as he did with all the American Idol contestants!
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Ripley, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Best Logging, a company based in Ripley, for 14 alleged serious and four other-than-serious violations – including tree felling hazards – found at a Rock Castle, W.Va., work site. OSHA's February inspection was initiated following the fatality of a worker, who was struck by a tree during logging operations.
The serious violations were due to the company's failure to ensure employees wore leg protection, heavy duty cut-resistant boots, and head, eye and face protection while operating a chain saw and performing logging operations; ensure employees were within visual or audible contact with each other at all times; provide first aid kits with all required items on each piece of equipment or at the cutting area; train employees in first aid/CPR; provide training to employees involved in logging operations; consider the location of surrounding trees prior to felling a tree; properly fell and remove a danger tree; fell trees with a sufficient hinge; and maintain fire extinguishers on each machine. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
The other-than-serious violations include failing to develop and implement a written Hazard Communication Program, maintain Material Safety Data Sheets, identify container of diesel fuel with labeling, and provide employees with training on hazardous materials in the work area. An other-than-serious citation is issued when a violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
"By many measures, logging is the most dangerous occupation in the United States and is considered a high-hazard industry by OSHA. In West Virginia alone, there have already been five fatalities this year, all involving improper felling of trees," said Prentice Cline, director of OSHA's Area Office in Charleston. "Employers, such as Best Logging, that put employees' lives in danger by not complying with federal logging safety laws will continue to be held legally responsible."
For more information on OSHA's standards for logging, please visit https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/logging/.
Best Logging faces $39,000 in proposed penalties. The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with the Charleston area director or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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