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The company that makes the AbioCor self-contained artificial heart said today that the device had provided remarkable rehabilitation of extremely sick patients but would be modified because it might have led to strokes in two of them.
At a news conference here to review the progress of the AbioCor's trial, the company, Abiomed Inc. of nearby Danvers, Mass., acknowledged that the strokes could have been caused by blood clots' forming in the device. Officials added that there was no direct evidence of any such connection.
Robert Tools, who became the first recipient of an AbioCor heart last July 2 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky., suffered a debilitating stroke on Nov. 11 and died three weeks later.
James Quinn, the fifth AbioCor recipient, suffered a stroke on Dec. 31 at MCP Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, a development that his doctors and family declined to disclose until Tuesday.
Mr. Quinn, who walked unassisted a month after receiving the AbioCor heart on Nov. 5, now has difficulty with balance, a result of a weakened left side. He also slurs his speech, and his vision is impaired.Continue reading the main story
Still, last week he was strong enough to become the only recipient of the device to have been discharged from a hospital, to a specially designed hotel room nearby.
His stroke resulted from a blood clot that lodged in the right thalamus section of his brain. The clot apparently formed because the amount of anticoagulation drugs that he was taking to prevent formation of clots was too low, his doctors said. He now takes a higher dose of anticoagulants but experiences occasional nosebleeds from them.
Abiomed said that because it had found evidence of clots on struts in the AbioCor hearts removed from two patients at autopsy, it was changing the design, removing a plastic cage on a surgical cuff that attaches to tissue in the recipient.
The cage was needed in testing the device among calves but is not needed for humans, Dr. David M. Lederman, Abiomed's chairman and chief executive, said at the news conference, held at the Massachusetts Medical Society here. ''Since we don't need it, we removed it,'' said Dr. Lederman, whose degree is in aeronautical engineering.
Six patients have gone to surgery for an AbioCor heart in this country; three are still alive. One died of bleeding at a Houston hospital before the device could be implanted; two weeks after Mr. Tools's death, a 74-year-old recipient died, reportedly of multiple organ failure, at the U.C.L.A. Medical Center in California.
Abiomed officials said today that they expected to meet their goal of implanting an AbioCor heart in nine more patients at six centers by the middle of this year. The company is also expanding trials of the device to four centers abroad, in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Israel.
Abiomed officials said the experience so far with AbioCor recipients had yielded the following lessons:
*The device has enabled recipients to survive medical complications that would most likely have killed a patient with a diseased heart. Among the examples cited were a very high fever lasting several days, severely compromised lungs and a severe lack of oxygen in the blood.
*No patient suffered an infection related to the AbioCor. Infection is a life-threatening complication that has occurred among recipients of other types of heart devices; these include ventricular assist devices, which are implanted in piggyback fashion to help failing natural hearts pump more effectively. Such devices have wires or tubes that penetrate the skin, increasing the risk of infection. The AbioCor, which replaces the natural heart, has no such piercing wires or tubes.
*By the 60th day after the implant, all recipients, who were bedridden at the time of surgery, were walking.
Abiomed said that by 2004 it hoped to test a smaller self-contained artificial heart suitable for all adults, though still too large for use among infants and children. The current AbioCor fits about half of men and 18 percent of women.
The new device, Dr. Lederman said, will be based on technology acquired from Pennsylvania State University a year ago.Continue reading the main story


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"E-Solutions for Energy Conversion Systems"
Hi guys,
Does this page really belong in the wiki?
It doesn't seem all that CFD related as opposed to thermal sciences/engineering related.
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compare the user name who created the page to any of the external links on that page...
futhermore, it is not CFD related, at all, I agree. Although some section might be useful for some people (like material properties), but these can be found in the help for Notepad!
I am with discretizing it. Jonas?
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I agree that it is hardly CFD related. Do what you want with it and leave a note about why on the talk page. Thanks for bringing up this type of issue! We need to jointly work on keeping the content focused and of high quality.
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Reminds me of The Incredible Crash Dummies on SNES
Looks like something i am gonna check out as soon as i finish Little Kings Story
I dont think I have anywords that can describe what I feel after seeing that trailer.
Yeah, that was shockingly bad.
I might want to try this... doesn't look that terrible. play first > judge
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The submissive and dominate demons.
The submissive demon's purpose is to serve the dominate. To stay with them unless instructed otherwise. If you get marked by a dominate demon, your soul is owned by them.
The dominate demon's purpose is to keep the submissive in check. They can chose to mark any demon they want, and once they do, there is no going back on their choice. They are stronger then submissives and much more powerful.
However. If a dominate demon marks a human or an angel (which is strictly a no go) then they are bound to them. If the human/angel is in a different realm from the demon, it increases the pain as the body tries to remove the mark whilst the demon isn't there.
Tyler, a dominate demon and the son of the devil, hasn't marked anyone. He reckons it's a waste.
So his father, the devil, decides to send him on a rare mission to collect an 'innocent' boy's soul.
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Well except for those four seeds I have to Persephone but that was just cause I wanted my bittch back and that was a while ago back when I went by a different name
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Oh yeah Tyler's father read our mind glad his father loves matchmaking but why a boy though?
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Friend: Can I have some chips? Me: BITCH PLEASE THERE MINE! I can relate
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I laughed harder then i need to do xD Also i was hyped for this story so much.
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Oh yeah his gay I didn't read it and commented first I was reacting to the subscription


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Hunger Striker Wants to Make Difference in Darfur
In front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., one man is campaigning to save the people of Darfur. Since early March, Jay McGinley — who now calls himself "Start Loving" — has ingested only liquids.
DEBBIE ELLIOTT, host:
Here in Washington, on the tree-lined boulevard known as Embassy Row, there's a man who believes his actions can make a difference in Darfur. He inspired this commentary from NPR's Kitty Eisele.
KITTY EISELE: He calls himself �Start Loving,� but actually it's the last thing you want to do when confronted by a man determined to starve himself to death in public. The man once known as Jay McGinley is on a hunger strike to save the people of Darfur. Since early March, he's been taking in only liquids, sitting and sleeping on the sidewalk in front of the Sudanese Embassy. And he's been bothering me since I started noticing him a few weeks back on my drive home from work.
He looks like the kind of crazy protesters who normally camp out by the White House. They are people you keep your distance from. But late on a cold spring night, curiosity and a sense of guilt moved me to stop and talk to this man. Of course, I think, my guilt is the point of his self-inflicted suffering.
Whoa, is gets windy. But I'm here, so I asked him, why this cause?
Mr. JAY McGINLEY (Hunger Striker): My life for the last three years is been trying to understand how do you respond in the face of genocide? What do you do?
EISELE: It's an obvious question, one you'd also want to keep your distance from.
Mr. McGINLEY: I marched on the mall, I've written congressmen. I've vigilled(ph) something like 160 days mostly in front of the White House. Those tactics aren't working and predictably so. So I'm laying down my life to try and raise will in this country to stop the genocide.
EISELE: Now, understand, this is a middle-aged man from outside Philadelphia with no obvious connection to Africa. He left a wife and two adult children about a year ago to move to Washington and demonstrate. He says he simply read a Nick Kristof article in the New York Times.
Mr. McGINLEY: And it was - it was a hard pull into my heart that has been lodged there ever since. And...
EISELE: He rambles on about listening to your heart, about praying for Sudanese president al-Bashir, about wanting others to join his hunger strike so the Bush administration would know it had a mandate to do more to stop the violence.
Mr. McGINLEY: And it hit me about three weeks ago, we have to stop talking, we have to stop thinking, and we have to start loving.
EISELE: He recently had that phrase tattooed onto his forehead in the shape of a cross. He doesn't mention it, but he's seated about 100 yards from a statue of Gandhi, frail and naked, save for his loincloth. It's in front of the Indian Embassy. Next door, is the embassy of Ireland, which knows a thing or two about the power of a hunger strike.
Mr. McGINLEY: I think Doctor King may be said of best...
EISELE: Start loving, start clothing from Gandhi and from Martin Luther King and Mandela and part of me is whining inside, this isn't your tribe, you don't have a stake in Darfur the way Gandhi or Mandela did for their causes. At least King was trying to mobilize Americans for America, right? Who appointed you the city's conscience? But conscience isn't what he's appealing to.
Mr. McGINLEY: I mean, you stopped here to talk to me. When someone like you sees someone suffering and they don't seem to deserve it, it hits our hearts.
EISELE: And I guess he hit mine. But still, I find some nights I want to drive home a different route.
ELLIOTT: Kitty Eisele is an editor at NPR.
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problem in pressure gradient plot
Dear friends
I use sweep mesh in my model.
I have completed transient analysis with one dimensional interpolation data with repeated cycles.
I run steady state first and then transient.
in the steady state I set pressure value 100 mm Hg at the inlet and I set 0 Pa at the outlet and then I started the transient simulation with one dimensional velocity function as inlet and pressure 0 pa at the outlet.
I checked in the CFX post I could not find any pressure contour and cannot get pressure gradient along the length of the pipe
Kindly point out my mistakes.
Can you post an image of what you do get?
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M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold Talks "Carry On", "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2", New Music, and More
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"Fight till we're free," sings Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows during "Carry On", the band's incendiary tune for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
That undying and unwavering battle cry not only serves as the perfect soundtrack for the game but as an immortal clarion call for the group. Avenged has been fighting since day one, and they've rightfully claimed the spot as modern heavy music's kings. "Carry On" solidifies their reign as one of the group's tightest and tightest anthems yet. It's got the instrumental intricacy that brings jaws to the ground with a hook that brings hands to the air. "Carry On" remains one of the best metal songs of 2012…
The band tear through it during a special sequence in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 that's high energy and hypnotic in its own right. Nothing quite like watching them shred in digitized form…
In this exclusive interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino, Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows tells the story behind "Carry On", talks Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, shines light on the next album, reveals what he's listening to, and so much more.
Watch it below and read the interview!
"Carry On" has this intense thrash energy, but it's definitely an evolution for Avenged Sevenfold. What's the story behind the song?
Well, it came together by listening to way too much "Ozzy's Boneyard" on SiriusXM Radio [Laughs]. They play a lot of classic metal and thrash on there. It's everything from Judas Priest and Iron Maiden to Helloween and Rush. There's all sorts of fun stuff. When we got called about this song, we basically had three days to write it, a couple of days to record it, and we had to be in there doing motion capture. We were like, "Let's do something that's a bit of a throwback". It's a little more compact as a song. They needed it to be under four minutes because of animation. We wanted to make a song that punched you in the gut and left you there. We made an up-tempo song with some chord modulations and fun chorus tricks. We had a great time doing it. We wanted to make an uplifting song that was fun and entertaining at the end of the game. I think it came out really well.
Where were you coming from lyrically?
I wanted to be more vague. Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words than are necessary. I wanted to leave these lyrics more open-ended. I felt that the term "Carry On" was perfect not only for the characters but for Avenged Sevenfold moving forward. I stuck with that. I just wanted to write some epic lyrics you could think about when you were driving down the street or on your horse [Laughs]. It's a classic, vast, up-tempo metal song. "Carry On" worked with that.
You can always interpret the best metal lyrics from Metallica or Iron Maiden in a myriad of ways. There's an element of poetry to that.
I totally agree, and we've never done that before. I'm glad we experiment with that on this song because it gives me more confidence moving forward into the next record to do stuff like that. "Nothing Else Matters" or "Sad But True" are pretty open-ended lyrics. They're classics, and you can take them any way you want. You know what the terms mean, but they can mean something different to everybody and apply to their lives. It's definitely a learning process. Being in a band, we learn every day. I was really happy with the way those lyrics came out.
Were you a big fan of Call of Duty: Black Ops?
Yeah, we actually did a song for them. It was an Easter egg called "Not Ready to Die". I was a fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and I got into Call of Duty: Black Ops, which was my favorite Call of Duty game of all time. I actually kept playing it all the way through until this game. Now, I play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and I love it! We've been friends with Treyarch and Activision for a long time. I talk to Mark Lamia, president of Treyarch, all the time. We got to Laker games together. It's a great friendship. When he said he wanted to put us in the game, we were like, "Hell yeah! We'd love to be in it. This is awesome!"
What was it like seeing yourselves in the game?
It's funny. It's like hearing yourself on a voice recorder. You cringe a little bit, but you're excited and it's fun. I didn't know how it would go over with everybody. I'm really happy and proud of how it came out. We're trying to have fun and doing an entertaining little thing at the end of the game. It's not meant to be taken too seriously.
How does the motion capture work?
We went into the same place they did Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Iron Man. We got in those funny little suits, played the song with wooden guitars, and basically pretended in a white room with 500 cameras [Laughs]. We had to act in that first scene with Woods and Menendez with the suits on. It was a full-on two or three days of motion capture. It was crazy.
Does the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 narrative appeal to you?
I'm a complete multiplayer whore [Laughs]. The campaign is amazing. It's like playing a movie. There's an amazing story. The campaign is awesome, but it's about eight or ten hours to beat. What I love about Call of Duty is getting in there with a bunch of friends, talking shit, shooting people in the face from across the country, and having a competitive night. That's the best thing about it to me. It's so fun.
Has "Carry On" sparked the writing process even more?
After "Carry On", we took off August and most of September. At the end of September, we started writing for the record. I'm really happy with it. It's a very cool direction that we're going in. There's kind of an old school feel, but it's still modern. It doesn't feel dated. It's going to be the next evolution of Avenged Sevenfold. We're excited about it.
What have you been listening to lately?
We've really been listening to a lot of classical music, getting familiar with the chord progressions they're using, the scales, and how they put notes together. I go back to all of the old stuff I've listened to my whole life. I'm really dissecting Master of Puppets. I'm dissecting Pantera records. I'm getting into Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath for inspiration on this record as well as some Pink Floyd. I've been listening to the Ghost record. Volbeat is cool. As far as pop goes, I'm listening to Lana Del Rey. It's all over the place. I downloaded the new Soundgarden record last night. I like to get everything. I got Three Days Grace and Halestorm. I like to keep up on what everyone's doing.
On Nightmare, you balanced writing big hooks with the epic, expansive nature of the songs masterfully. Metallica's one of the only other bands in history to do that. Is that balance between slamming choruses and progressive intricacy in mind?
It's totally in my mind. When you look at bands like Pantera, Megadeth, and Metallica, they're way closer in their songwriting than you would think. They're all the same sorts of riffs. You can tell the way they write songs is very AC/DC-based. Metallica gets a little more melodic. Pantera gets a little more brutal. Megadeth has more of those creepy, melodic minor types of scales. It's riff-based. When you have a combination of that, which our band kind of does because we grew up on all those bands, you have to make sure there's a balance between the aggressive and the melodic and the stripped-down songs and the songs that are more progressive. There's always a balance. You have to weigh that balance on what the song needs and the album needs. At some point, you need to say, "We have a bunch of long songs, we need some compact songs". At another point, you need to say, "Let's make a fucking crazy eleven-minute song!" It comes to making what you want to hear.
There's an intelligence and visual element to your lyrics that's prevalent. That's atypical of modern metal.
I agree. When I used to put in a Megadeth record, I'd get visuals in my head of Dave Mustaine's voice. The lyrics would make me think. It's the same thing with Metallica. Nowadays, it seems like the idea is get signed to a label and make three-minute songs because that's what the radio wants to play. You listen to the radio, and it's like, "Where did this come from?" AC/DC can do that because they're AC-fucking-DC, and they fucking rule at making riffs that stick in your head. They have a badass singer and groove. You have a lot of people not going into depth. People wonder why rock music isn't as big as it used to be.
Do you tend to read while you're writing lyrics?
I read lyrics of other bands. My wife always tries to get me to read! I'll read autobiographies of people I'm interested in me. I write from the heart and hopefully it works out [Laughs].
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I'm playing a dance this weekend in a room about half the size of a basketball court. I've never done sound for a band like this before, but we found out last night that the house PA no longer exists, so I stepped up and volunteered to do what I could (I'm the piano player, and new to the group).
Piano, string bass, trombone, cornet (trumpet), tenor sax, clarinet, drums. Sensible drummer. The band has a good stage sound.
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To the south of Merida there is an area of low hills called the Puuc Hills. Rich in historical sites, it offers a number of Haciendas and Mayan sites to visit. Monday, we hit four of them.
We began with Hacienda Yaxcopoil, in its time one of the most important rural estates in Yucatan. With 22,000 acres of land in its heyday, the owners farmed cattle, and maintained a massive henequen plantation. Today it's a privately owned museum, run by the descendents of those plantation barons.
The entry is a moorish arch, with enclosing walls, and a tree in the center of the lawn.
The facade of the main building gives you an idea of the scale of the estate, even though today the stucco is in a very sorry state of disrepair. Within the walls are courtyards, bedrooms, a parlour, dining room, running water and a swimming pool.
This is a view of the interior courtyard, from the main entrance.
The richly patterned floor tiles, different in every room, give you an idea of the original grandeur of the house.
And here is a view of the machine shop and workshops of the hacienda, where the henequen is processed into sisal, and from there into clothing, rope, and other products. We were unable to enter the machine shops, however, because the floors are in such disrepair.
From Hacienda Yaxcopoil, we headed 56 kilometers south to the prime archaeological site in the area, which is Uxmal. Uxmal is a massive ruin, with some beautiful large structures. The most famous structure at the site is the Magicians Temple, seen here from the top of the Governors Palace.
The Magicians Temple boasts rows of Chac (the rain god) masks up the steps, and a massive Chenes style monster mouth doorway.
Uxmal is organized as a series of squares, or quadrangles, with living space in each. This gives Uxmal a very different feel from many Mayan sites. It feels much more like a city, and much more lived-in and liveable. At the center of each square is a chultune, or cistern, for collecting rain water. Unlike most Mayan sites, where water was easily obtained from underground rivers and cenotes, the Puuc sites have no water. The chultunes were used to collect rain water during the wet seasons, which was then used during the dry season.
This is a view of the main square at Uxmal.
The famous Quetzal bird is a permanent inhabitant of Uxmal. I managed to catch this fellow, sitting in a tree, with a 300mm lens.
The other great thing about Uxmal is that it's less than 20% uncovered. If you spend a little time roaming outside the main area, there are plenty of opportunities to feel like a modern day Howard Carter.
After spending 3 hours at Uxmal, we jumped in the car and headed to a couple of the smaller Puuc sites — Sayil, and Kabah. We arrived just as the sun was going down (after hours, but a tip to the caretaker solves that problem), and were able to shoot some great photos in that warm sunset light.
Here's the main plaza at Sayil.
Detail from the plaza's facade.
Detail from the arches at the Temple of Hieroglyphic writing.
At Kabah, we were very lucky to catch the final rays of the sun on the structure called the Codz Poop (pronounced codes pope). The Codz Poop is famous for it's repeated Chac masks, which illuminate very well with the light.
On the back side of the Codz Poop, there are a series of 5 figures. Only one is still standing today, but there is extensive restoration work underway.


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Xcraft fills high-end niche for RIBs, seats
ZWAAG _ Niels Deen came to boatbuilding late and via unrelated disciplines. Like car building. And running a pub. In 2007 he surprised many by starting out building luxury RIB's. By now, his Xcraft is a leading player in first-rate, user-friendly boats with deep V-hulls that neutralize the blows of the waves. Next year, it moves to a much bigger production facility.
Deen's X-line, Elite Line and 10DER line of RIBS reach speeds of over 100 km/h and built to high standards of safety and comfort. The latter comes in no small degree from his shock-absorbing seats that let you keep an ergonomically correct posture. Passion for RIBs drove Deen _ a mechanical engineer by training _ to strike out on his own. "I did no market research," he says. "I made no business plan but saw a market for top-flight RIBs, well-finished seaworthy craft with excellent sailing qualities."
His first RIB was launched at the 2008, equipped with Deen's signature shock-absorbing seats. From the outset, says Deen, "they drew much attention. So we started making seats with our own suspension system."
Today, Xcraft markets 3 RIB models _ including the 10DER line of superyacht launches _ and 7 different seats. "We see demand from around the world," says Xcraft Sales Manager Joost Kaag. "We have several large clients in Scandinavia, the Middle East and Italy. But we have also filled orders from Mexico, Australia and Alaska."
In its boat lines, Xcraft aims to appeal to luxury clients. "We aim for the top end of the market because we build our boats from top quality materials," says Deen. Xcraft also custom-designs and builds superyacht tenders. His RIBs extend to 10m and are built around tubes of hypalon, a synthetic rubber noted for its resistance to chemicals, temperature extremes and ultraviolet light. The tubes are made in Britain.
"We are not standard boatbuilders," says Deen. ""We enjoy thinking up unique systems and custom work." Xcraft's latest is a the 10DER, a luxury 10m craft that has a top speed of more than 45 knots and comes with 1 or 2 engines. The craft accommodates 2 crew and 12 guests.


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My first port of call on the realisation that I'm due a little splurge is always ASOS. I went into Bournemouth on Saturday and nothing I found in Primark, H&M or Topshop was as nice as any of the things on my very long 'saved items' list on there. It seemed silly wasting money on things I didn't need (though I still did manage to spend £60 in Primark on Christmas jumpers, tights, pants and other necessities - yes I filed 'Christmas jumper' under 'necessities') when I have a huge wishlist of things I love online. Here's what I'm currrently coveting from ASOS.
I'm definitely currently lusting after oversized t-shirts, coatigans, smock dresses and shift dresses. I have a super-busy November planned so I want to be comfy but look nice (obvs), something I'm not nailing at the moment and I need an injection of newness to make me feel a bit more inspired when getting dressed in the morning. I'm thinking of cutting my hair too - I really feel like I need a change at the moment!
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Au revoir
Cambodian Space Project are on their way to France soon, as they kept reminding us during last night's au revoir gig at Equinox. They will be sorely missed after this rip-roaring performance. The bar was packed solid for the start of their farewell gig and the arrival of a group of young Khmers hell bent on enjoying the music and displaying their dancing talents added lots of local flavour to the proceedings. The CSP are a top combo and deserve nights like these. The '60s Cambodian rock music they deliver is catchy, unique and danceable. Once my date for the evening, Yamong and Nancy took to the floor, there was an avalanche of dancers, especially the young Khmers who threw themselves into the fray with gay abandon (I've always wanted to say that). CSP delivered three sets, running through their most memorable numbers from favourites like Pan Ron and Ros Sereysothea as well as some of lead singer's Srey Thy's own compositions. The night ended in rapturous applause and lots of sweaty bodies, mine included. Enjoy yourselves in France CSP but hurry back please.
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Shandong Institute of Pomology
Shandong Institute of Pomology
Zhao X.,Nanjing Forestry University |
Zhao X.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Yuan Z.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Fang Y.,Nanjing Forestry University |
And 2 more authors.
European Food Research and Technology | Year: 2013
Three red pomegranate cultivars of different coloration in China (Lvbaoshi, Hongbaoshi, Moshiliu) were analyzed quantitatively during ripening for individual anthocyanin (AC) pigment content. For the first time, anthocyanin peonidin-hexoside and flavonol myricetin-hexoside were tentatively identified in Moshiliu pomegranate. Cy3G, Pg3G, and Cy3,5dG were the first three major ACs in Hongbaoshi and followed a similar changing pattern with ripening time. Large amounts of Cy3G and Dp3G were found in dark red Moshiliu cultivar, exhibiting a similar pattern over time. The main concentration of Cy3G was 53. 52 mg 100 g-1, which was 35-fold and 12-fold higher compared to Lvbaoshi and Hongbaoshi cultivar. The main concentration of Dp3G reached 34. 36 mg 100 g-1 which was generally 68-fold and 82-fold higher than Lvbaoshi and Hongbaoshi. The main concentration of Cy3,5dG, Cy3G, and Pg3G levels in Hongbaoshi presented significant differences during ripening period (p < 0. 05) compared with the Lvbaoshi cultivar. The AC profile was linked closely to the level of pigmentation. The results highlighted that cultivars and development phases influenced AC profile significantly. Data derived from study of the ratio between diglucosides and monoglucosides led to characterize the ACs in three different red pomegranate fruits. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Sun Q.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Sun H.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Bell R.L.,U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Li H.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Xin L.,Shandong Institute of Pomology
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture | Year: 2011
A wide range of phenotypic variation was observed among neopolyploids obtained from the diploid pear cultivar 'Fertility' by in vitro colchicine treatment. The variant plantlets had alterations in leaf characteristics. Neopolyploids had significantly different ratios of leaf length to leaf width compared to the diploid control. Shoot regeneration from leaf explants and rooting ability from in vitro shoots of neopolyploids was examined. Regeneration frequencies of shoots from leaf explants of seven of the nine neopolyploids were significantly decreased compared to the diploid control. The organogenic potential of neopolyploids was highly genotype-dependent for both shoots and roots. Tetraploid clone 4x-4 failed to regenerate shoots from leaf explants and the pentaploid clone 5x-2 failed to root from in vitro shoots. The results suggest that polyploidization caused the decrease in or loss of in vitro organogenic potential. Regenerated shoots derived from neopolyploids showed different phenotypes, depending on the ploidy of the donor plant. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Yu X.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Ai C.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Xin L.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Zhou G.,Shandong Institute of Pomology
European Journal of Soil Biology | Year: 2011
In this study, the Chrome Azurol Sulphonate (CAS) agar plate assay for siderophores was used to screen bacteria from the rhizospheric soil of pepper in Hainan, China. As a result, Bacillus subtilis CAS15, which produced a large orange halo, was obtained. A dual-culture test showed that CAS15 strongly antagonized the growth of 15 plant fungal pathogens, with rates of inhibition ranging from 19.26 to 94.07%. Analysis of the siderophore production by the ESI-MS and DHB(G) assays showed that CAS15 produced the catecholic siderophore 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-glycine-threonine trimeric ester bacillibactin, and that siderophore productivity was inhibited by iron. A pot culture experiment was used to study the effects of B. subtilis CAS15 on pathogen development and plant growth. CAS15 reduced the incidence of Fusarium wilt in pepper significantly, by 12.5-56.9%, which indicated that B. subtilis CAS15 induced systemic resistance to Fusarium wilt in pepper. Iron supplementation reduced this biocontrol effect. There were significant differences in plant height at 14, 21, 28 and 40 days, with treated plants growing 27.24-54.53% taller than controls. B. subtilis CAS15 also enhanced the yield of pepper by shortening the time to 50 percent flowering to 17.26 days, increasing the average fruit weight 36.92%, and increasing the average yield per plant 49.68%. This research showed that B. subtilis CAS15 has great potential for plant growth promotion and biological control. © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Gao H.J.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Yang H.Q.,Shandong Agricultural University
Plant, Soil and Environment | Year: 2011
The time-dependent production of nitric oxide (NO) in roots induced by indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and the effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on root architecture development were investigated, using Malus hupehensis Rehd. seedlings. Following IBA application, a very rapid increase in NO formation and a subsequent second wave of NO burst was observed, which was related to the induction of lateral roots (LRs) and the organogenesis of lateral root primordia (LRP), respectively. The first NO burst was correlated with the second and the two peaks of NO burst induced by IBA were totally abolished by 3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxyflavone (quercetin). Exogenous NO promoted the emergence and elongation of LR and inhibited the elongation of primary root (PR) in a dose-dependent manner: low concentrations of SNP promoted both the amounts and the elongation of LR but inhibited the elongation of LR and PR at higher concentrations. It was concluded that (i) the rapid production of NO induced by IBA was correlated with the IBA-induced initiation of LR; (ii) quercetin inhibition of IBA-induced LR formation was correlated with the quercetin inhibition of IBA-induced NO biosynthesis, and (iii) exogenous NO affects the development of root system architecture in a dose-dependent manner.
Wang G.P.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Wang G.P.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Zhang X.Y.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Li F.,Shandong Agricultural University |
And 2 more authors.
Photosynthetica | Year: 2010
We investigated the different responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants to drought- (DS) and heat stress (HS), and analyzed the physiological mechanisms of glycine betaine (GB) involved in the improvement of wheat tolerance to the combination of these stresses. The transgenic wheat T6 line was generated by introducing a gene encoding betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) into the wild-type (WT) Shi4185 line. The gene was cloned from the Garden Orache plant (Atriplex hortensis L.). Wheat seedlings were subjected to drought stress (30%, PEG-6000), heat stress (40°C), and their combination. Photosynthetic gas exchange, water status and lipid peroxidation of wheat leaves were examined under different stresses. When subjected to a combination of drought and heat, the inhibition of photosynthesis was significantly increased compared to that under DS or HS alone. The increased inhibition of photosynthesis by the combined stresses was not simply the additive stress effect of separate heat- and drought treatments; different responses in plant physiology to DS and HS were also found. HS decreased the chlorophyll (Chl) content, net photosynthetic rate (PN), carboxylation efficiency (CE) and apparent quantum yield (AQY) more than DS but DS decreased the transpiration rate (E), stomata conductance (gs) and intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) more than HS. GB over-accumulation led to increased photosynthesis not only under individual DS or HS but also under their combination. The enhancement of antioxidant activity and the improvement of water status may be the mechanisms underlying the improvement of photosynthesis by GB in wheat plants. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Feng X.-M.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Zhao Q.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Zhao L.-L.,Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
Qiao Y.,Shandong Agricultural University |
And 5 more authors.
BMC Plant Biology | Year: 2012
Background: Plant growth is greatly affected by low temperatures, and the expression of a number of genes is induced by cold stress. Although many genes in the cold signaling pathway have been identified in Arabidopsis, little is known about the transcription factors involved in the cold stress response in apple.Results: Here, we show that the apple bHLH (basic helix-loop-helix) gene MdCIbHLH1 (Cold-Induced bHLH1), which encodes an ICE-like protein, was noticeably induced in response to cold stress. The MdCIbHLH1 protein specifically bound to the MYC recognition sequences in the AtCBF3 promoter, and MdCIbHLH1 overexpression enhanced cold tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. In addition, the MdCIbHLH1 protein bound to the promoters of MdCBF2 and favorably contributed to cold tolerance in transgenic apple plants by upregulating the expression of MdCBF2 through the CBF (C-repeat-binding factor) pathway. Our findings indicate that MdCIbHLH1 functions in stress tolerance in different species. For example, ectopic MdCIbHLH1 expression conferred enhanced chilling tolerance in transgenic tobacco. Finally, we observed that cold induces the degradation of the MdCIbHLH1 protein in apple and that this degradation was potentially mediated by ubiquitination and sumoylation.Conclusions: Based on these findings, MdCIbHLH1 encodes a transcription factor that is important for the cold tolerance response in apple. © 2012 Feng et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Jiao P.,Taishan Medical University |
Zhou Y.-S.,Central Hospital of Taian |
Yang J.-X.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Zhao Y.-L.,Taishan Medical University |
And 3 more authors.
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry | Year: 2013
It has become evident that AKT inhibitors have great potential in cancer treatment. In this study, we investigate the anticancer activity of MK-2206, a novel AKT inhibitor, on HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cell, and to show whether MK-2206 enhances the apoptosis-inducing potential of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL). The cell growth inhibition was evaluated by MTT assay and colony formation assay. Cell cycle distribution was assessed by propidium iodide flow cytometry. Apoptosis was determined by AnnexinV-FITC/PI double staining assay and caspase-9, casapse-7, caspase-3, and PARP cleavage. The results of present study showed that MK-2206-induced G1-phase arrest was associated with a marked decrease in the protein expression of cyclin D1 with concomitant induction of p21 and p27. MK-2206-induced apoptosis was characterized by cleavage of a pro-caspase in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, the MAP family kinases p38 kinase and JNK were activated by exposure to MK-2206. SB203580, an p38-specific inhibitor, partially blocked MK-2206-induced death of HepG2 cells and caspase activation. A combination of MK-2206 with TRAIL significantly inhibited growth of TRAIL resistant HepG2 cells. Taken together, our findings provide a new insight to better understand anticancer mechanisms of MK-2206, at least in HepG2 cell. Using of MK-2206 as a potent sensitizer to TRAIL-induced apoptotic cell death offers a promising means of enhancing the efficacy of TRAIL-based HCC treatments. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Tian F.X.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Gong J.F.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Wang G.P.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Wang G.P.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
And 3 more authors.
Biologia Plantarum | Year: 2012
We investigated the drought resistance of a wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) stay-green mutant tasg1 and its wild-type (WT) in field experiments conducted for two years. Drought stress was imposed by controlling irrigation and sheltering the plants from rain. Compared with the WT, tasg1 exhibited a distinct delayed senescence under both normal and drought stress conditions, as indicated by slower degradation of chlorophyll and decrease in net photosynthetic rate than in WT. At the same time, tasg1 mutants maintained more integrated chloroplasts and thylakoid ultrastructure than did WT plants under drought stress. Lower malondialdehyde content and higher antioxidative enzyme activities in tasg1, compared to WT, may be involved in the stay-green phenotype and drought resistance of tasg1. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Li F.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Xing S.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Guo Q.,Shandong Agricultural University |
Zhao M.,Shandong Agricultural University |
And 4 more authors.
Journal of Plant Physiology | Year: 2011
Expansins are proteins that are the key regulators of wall extension during plant growth. To investigate the role of TaEXPB23, a wheat expansin gene, we analyzed TaEXPB23 mRNA expression levels in response to water stress in wheat and examined the drought resistance of transgenic tobaccos over-expressing TaEXPB23. We found that the expression of TaEXPB23 corresponded to wheat coleoptile growth and the response to water stress. The results also indicated that the transgenic tobacco lines lost water more slowly than the wild-type (WT) plants under drought stress; their cells could sustain a more integrated structure under water stress than that of WT. Other physiological and biochemical parameters under water stress, such as electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde (MDA) level, photosynthetic rate, Fv/Fm and ΦPSII, also suggested that the transgenic tobaccos were more drought resistant than WT plants. © 2011 Elsevier GmbH.
Yuan K.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Wang C.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
Wang J.,Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
Xin L.,Shandong Institute of Pomology |
And 3 more authors.
Molecular Genetics and Genomics | Year: 2014
MdMYB1, a key transcription factor determining apple skin color, coordinately regulates genes in the anthocyanin pathway. In this study, we analyzed the MdMYB1 gene and its relationship to apple skin color and fruit-bearing traits to better understand this gene and its application to apple breeding. A previously reported MdMYB1 dCAPS marker failed to identify alleles of the MdMYB1 gene in 'Fuji', a very important apple cultivar. In this study, we revealed that the polymorphic site related to the MdMYB1 dCAPS marker is heterozygous in 'Fuji'. In addition, two new polymorphic sites related to apple skin color were identified in the MdMYB1 gene, with two new molecular markers accordingly developed. Testing of these markers in 'Fuji' and its progeny revealed that they could predict apple skin color and identify alleles of the MdMYB1 gene in this cultivar. Most interestingly, the allele MdMYB1-2 in 'Gala' apple and its hybrid plants was found to be related to the fruit-bearing trait, and the molecular marker Mb2 was able to identify the MdMYB1-2 allele. Our study is apparently the first to report a relationship between the MdMYB1 allele and the fruit-bearing trait in apple. More work is needed to determine whether and how the MdMYB1 gene or a gene linked to the MdMYB1-2 allele influences the flowering trait in perennial apple trees, and whether flowering in other plants is influenced by related genes. © 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.


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After all the requests are tabulated I play back the 5 hottest songs. The 5 Most Wanted at Noon.
Here are your top 5 for Thursday, June 23rd, 2016:
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4. Justin Moore "You Look Like I Need A Drink"
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2. Brett young "Sleep Without You"
1. Chris Lane "Fix"
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The largest truck in the world is at the service of a coal mine in Siberia and has the peculiarity of being powered by four electric motors. The vehicle can carry more than 500 tonnes â" the equivalent of seven Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
The engines that allow the vehicle to move are the result of a technology developed by Siemens-Siemens Train Automation System â" which has been implemented in less than 2 years. The drive system consists of four electric motors of 1,200 kW each. The technology, in addition to more ecological, allows you to increase the transport capacity by about 25%, and a significant reduction of costs per tonne and increased operational efficiency, indicates Siemens said in a statement.
The vehicle is owned by BelAZ and has 20 meters long, 10 wide and 8 tall, running at a maximum speed of Deadman/h when empty. The truck runs on eight tires, which were designed in such a way that each can withstand a load of 100 tons.
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
The Candidate
The receptionist replied, "Certainly sir. Please fill out this form."
As he's filling the form, he comes to the question, "Are you circumcised?"
So, he asked the receptionist, "Is answering that question really necessary?"
She replied, "Well, yes, if you're circumcised you're not eligible to run."
He asked, "What difference would it make if I'm circumcised?"
She replied, "To become a politician, you have to be a complete prick."
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LOL and isn't that absolutely spot on I would add liar too heheh!ReplyDelete
Have a tanfastic day Sandee ;-)
LOL - hilarious. Thanks for the giggles.ReplyDelete
Good point!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Gotta meet that criteria!ReplyDelete
Laughing out Loud. That is such a good point. Well said. Take care Sandee and have a great day.ReplyDelete
I love it. I laughed out loud as soon as got to the end. But you know Sandee, that joke is true, not the circumcision part, but the prick part.LOL Enjoy the day on your yacht my good friend. See ya.ReplyDelete
Superrrr! Incidentally Parliamentary Election is in progress in India!ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend!
I guess Lorena Bobbitt really didn't want her husband to run for city council that year eh?ReplyDelete
Too true! Made me laugh.ReplyDelete
Have a fab Saturday. Big hugs, honey...
Is it possible for a pet rock to hyperventilate while laughing?ReplyDelete
Makes me glad my dad turned some people down when they asked him to run years ago! LOLReplyDelete
oh i didn't see THAT one coming! ha ha haReplyDelete
roche' says "hey"!
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Yup. That's about right! bahahaaa!ReplyDelete
Have a perfect day! big hugs xoxo
I qualify!!!ReplyDelete
I nearly snorted snot out my nose with that one Sandee. Lucky I didn't have a mouthful of coffee or I woulda made a mess of my nice shiny new laptopReplyDelete
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Norquist: Those Who Break Tax Pledge Will Face the Music from Voters
Grover Norquist brushed off assertions that Republican lawmakers are jumping ship from his Americans for Tax Reform pledge to never raise taxes.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) recently came out against the pledge, and Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) had similar things to say about the pledge.
"I agree entirely with Saxby Chambliss," King said. "A pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that Congress. For instance, if I were in Congress in 1941, I would have signed -- supported a declaration of war against Japan. I'm not going to attack Japan today. The world has changed."
Norquist said this morning on CNN that an assertion like King's "doesn't pass the laugh test" and his pledge is actually for the entire length of time one serves on the Hill, not just for one Congress.
"The two senators and the congressman that were put forward, they all said that two years ago when we were arguing over the debt ceiling limit. So, their position hasn't changed. And during the debt ceiling limit, we cut spending, we didn't raise taxes," he said. "So other Republicans did not listen to Peter King or these others and say, oh, let's go raise taxes. They're speaking for themselves."
"Chambliss had a blow-up of it four feet by five feet on his campaign headquarters when he ran his campaign," Norquist added of the pledge.
He stressed that those who break the pledge, even in fiscal cliff negotiations, would face the music not from his group but from voters.
"Look, George Herbert Walker Bush broke his commitment to the American people. I don't think the Americans for Tax Reform even put out a press release," Norquist said. "Somehow the American people figured out that he'd broken his commitment to them and he couldn't get 38 percent of the vote when he ran in a general. He didn't lose in a primary. He lost in a general election."
"We would certainly highlight who has kept their commitment and who hasn't. But the point is historically the people who lose do so because the people in their state have figured that out."
Norquist advocated that the fiscal cliff negotiations be broadcast in the open on C-SPAN.
"When it's finished, when it's decided, write it down. Put it online for seven days. So the American people can read it," he said. "Don't TARP us again. Don't rush us and say, sign this, sign this. It's really good. Let the American people read it."


text: Posted 4/3/2003 12:23 AM 'Pirates' boasts some gnarly effects By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY Who's that Oscar-winning actor behind all dem bones? It's Geoffrey Rush, and, no, his Botox treatment did not go bad. He just cursed, that's all. Geoffrey Rush (Capt. Barbossa) morphs into a hideous, skeletal pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The Aussie star of Shakespeare in Love and Shine is Capt. Barbossa, the villainous scalawag of the sea, in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Disney's $125 million supernatural swashbuckler, based on its popular theme-park attraction, will dock in theaters July 9. But in a synergistic publicity stunt worthy of a Barnum-esque showman, the company will unveil a 2-minute, 20-second trailer for the action-adventure at the same time this Sunday night, 8:15 ET/PT, on all Disney-owned TV properties ABC, the Disney Channel, ABC Family, ESPN 2, ESPNews, ESPN Classic, SoapNet, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, A&E, the History Channel and E! Entertainment Television. On ESPN, the sneak peek will run at 11:15 ET/ 8:15 PT. Those who want to catch Johnny Depp in the act of being the heroic rogue pirate (in a Seinfeld-esque puffy shirt, we hope) can also see the preview in Walt Disney World and Disneyland resort hotel rooms, on Disney cruise lines, on JumboTrons at Walt Disney World, all eight ESPNZones and on the Internet (pirates.movies.com). The photos above give an early taste of the special effects created by Industrial Light & Magic, which digitally expose the bones of Barbossa's scurvy crew whenever moonlight hits them. Imagine something out of the Night of the Living Dead plunderers. "The different characteristics of the actors come through when they become skeletons," producer Jerry Bruckheimer says. "There is some skin, hair, clothes, eyeballs." In other words, you can pick these bones apart from one another. In the tale, Barbossa and his sailors hijack Depp's ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnap the governor's beauteous daughter (Keira Knightley of Bend It Like Beckham), who holds the key to breaking their curse and becoming mortal again. Says Bruckheimer: "The pirates can't enjoy the pleasures in life food, sex, any of those things. They just are consumed with greed. What Barbossa really wants is a nice green apple to bite into." Besides a few frights, Bruckheimer promises romance (Orlando Bloom, pinup elf Legolas from The Lord of the Rings, is a blacksmith who joins Depp to rescue his beloved Knightley), more than a few comical yo-ho-hos (the script is co-written by Shrek's Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio) as well as a treasure chest of plot twists. Fans of the theme-park Pirates will be pleased to see some references float by, including a dog with keys in its mouth and the theme song. (Sample lyrics: "We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot.") Despite the built-in familiarity of its title, the salty fantasy may face some rough waters with audiences who turned up their noses at the animated buccaneer action of Disney's Treasure Planet or found the studio's first theme-park movie spinoff, The Country Bears, simply unbearable. Not only that, there hasn't been a run on pirate movies since Geena Davis as a lady swashbuckler sunk to the box-office equivalent of Davy Jones' locker in 1995's Cutthroat Island. But Bruckheimer assures that Pirates will have more in common with his past output, including such blockbusters as Pearl Harbor, Armageddon and Con Air. He says of the film that just wrapped two weeks ago: "It is exciting, romantic and funny."


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In this article, I will be analyzing what it is exactly that makes it so difficult to establish meditation as a daily routine, how to overcome these obstacles and how to stick to your practice.
Establishing a new routine is not an easy thing for everybody, but thinking of the advantages makes it more than worth it.
When it comes to meditation, the advantage is that it will affect or change many or all the areas of your life in a positive way. Meditation can lead to a different view of life in general.
The disadvantage is that it can take a long time to insert it into your life; the good thing though is that it depends completely on you.
By "insert it into your life", I mean practicing on a daily basis. Until you reach that point, you will not obtain fully the benefits of meditation, and it's only then, that you will understand the difference between practicing a couple of times per week and practicing every day.
The obstacles that may occur
Let's analyze the reasons that make it hard to establish meditation, divided in the obstacles that occur:
a) when you have decided that you want to meditate but have not yet started, and
b) during your first couple of months of meditating.
a) Obstacles when you have not yet started meditating
(maybe you have tried to meditate a couple or even many times, but never regularly)
1• It doesn't fit with my schedule and everyday rhythm
It took me many years to establish my meditation as an everyday practice. Although it was something exciting to me and something that I really wanted to deepen into, there always seemed to be obstacles in front of me. My most common thought was: "I will start meditating, but right now my life is too stressful and busy and I feel that it would not fit in. I will start when my everyday will stop being so stressful."
We live in a world where the fast rhythms and the stress have taken over, and that's why we often feel that meditation is not fitting into our schedule.
Well, I have good news for you! You can decide how you want to live!
Most of the people don't even consider that they have the option. They just go with the flow… like I was doing for many years indeed.
Maybe it's time to start to reflect upon your life and how you want it to be. It's only YOU that have control over your life. YOU decide what's included in your everyday life and how much time and energy you will spend for each thing.
You cannot wait for your life to change, to start meditating. It's meditation that will change all that. Make meditation a priority!
Solution. A good start is to write down all the things you do during the whole day and how much time you spend on them. For example: 9 hours at work, 20 minutes on facebook, 15 minutes talking on the phone, 1 hour cooking etc
Then it's much easier to realize what it is that you don't need in your life and make your everyday more simple.
2• I don't have time
One of the most common excuses. When you have a busy schedule it's really hard to find time for new things.
This obstacle is quite similar to the first one. The difference here is that you are actually busy with things that you like doing and that doesn't stress you.
The solution for this obstacle is to create time, for example, by getting up 15 minutes earlier in the morning and meditating then. Pretty simple, isn't it? Just make sure you get enough sleep.
* this obstacle may occur in phase (b) also
3• Finding excuses and delaying your practice
You want to meditate, you keep it in your mind all day, but it always seems to occur something else to do. You say that you will do it more often but time just seems to pass by and you are in the same phase….
This may happen because 1) you are not organized enough and not determined to make it a daily habit and 2) because you are simply not used to this kind of activity, where it's required to be still, in both mind and body.
This is something that many people find extremely difficult to do. We are either used to doing physical activities like exercising or cleaning the house etc, or relaxing our body watching television or reading a book, but in all cases, our mind is free to travel wherever it wants, without limitations and without our task being to observe it.
The fact that we're trying to accomplish something that is so different from what we are used to, may cause the delaying.
Solution. Keep reminding yourself your intention. Why do you want to start meditating and why is it so important for you? When something else occurs take a moment to think what is more beneficial; this other thing or meditation?
Three words you have to keep in your mind: patience, determination, and persistence; always keep in mind that it will get easier with time until you will reach the point where you will FEEL THE NEED to meditate 😉
* it's possible that this obstacle will occur on phase (b) also
necessary steps to establish your practice
After deciding that you will start a meditation routine, before actually starting, you have to find your place, time ,and posture.
To establish a meditation practice, it's very important to follow these first simple steps. These steps will be the foundation of your new routine.
• Find your meditation space. Find a spot in your home where you will meditate.
It can be a spot beside a window where you have natural light flowing in (if you decide to meditate during the day), a cozy spot in your living room etc.
The ideal would be to create a space or room that you can just use when you're meditating. That is something very hard and unreal for most of the people, so just choose a spot where you feel comfortable and inspired and that you would not be disturbed by others.
• Find a time during the day that you will meditate. I recommend that you experiment a little bit with yourself to find which time fits you best. It can be a very good start for your day in the morning, or a very nice way to end your day before sleeping, or a relaxing pause during or after your work.
Many advantages and disadvantages come along with the different parts of the day.
In the morning, it's easier for many to meditate, because our minds are not busy with thoughts yet. It's also a very nice way to start your day with a relaxed and peaceful mindset.
During the day, it can be harder because of the many things we may have in our minds, but it has the advantage that you take a pause in the middle of the day. This can help you realize how many unneeded thoughts there are in your mind, but it can also make your practice much harder.
Meditating in the evening will help you relax before going to bed and have a peaceful sleep. The problem when meditating in the evening is that you can get sleepy very easy and find it very difficult to keep your mind alert.
Choosing a specific time and place doesn't mean that you have to stick to it forever. When I started meditating I did it during the day. After a couple of months, I changed it to the morning.
While time passes by and you develop with your practice, you will discover other ways of doing it, like changing the time to another because you just discovered that it's more productive for you, or changing the place or starting to meditate with a group etc.
The important thing is to find something that suits and serves you right now.
Experiment and choose what's best for you.
• Find your posture. There are many ways to sit while meditating. The important thing is to be relaxed and keep your spine straight. Read this post that analyzes deep into the posture, and find what fits you best.
b) Obstacles after you have started meditating regularly
You are at the point that you have decided the time, place and posture and you have started with your meditation sessions on a regular basis.
Unfortunately, there are obstacles that may occur at this point too.
I'm going to analyze these obstacles, how to overcome them, and stick to your practice.
1• Restlessness and boredom
Either it's your first sessions or it has been a couple of weeks/months since you started meditating daily, you may start to feel restless and bored.
♦When it occurs in your first sessions the reason can be that you're just not used to be sitting on a spot without moving and without keeping your mind occupied. It's exactly what I mentioned in the third obstacle above: "Finding excuses and delaying your practice".
Solution. The easiest way to deal with the restlessness and boredom is to put a time limitation. You say to yourself for example, that I just have to meditate for 5 minutes.
That takes off all the pressure you feel when you think that you have to sit still on the same spot for 20 or 30 minutes. Immediately you will feel at ease.
When doing this you will notice that it's easier to remain concentrated in what you actually want to do and not start daydreaming or planning the dinner.
Setting an attainable goal, like 10 minutes, will give you positive feelings after achieving it, and imagine if you stay even longer!
Setting a more difficult goal and not achieving it, will bring negative emotions to you, and that will surely not help you overcome the boredom.
There are many "Meditation Timer Apps" available in Google Play that you can install in your mobile or tablet. I believe that meditation timers are an important and very helpful tool. My sessions are much more organized and productive when I use a timer.
You can start to increase the time when you feel ready. Give the time needed to yourself and establish a healthy, strong meditation routine, without forcing yourself.
Read more about the boredom and how to deal with it.
♦When it occurs after a while that you have been meditating, the reason can be lack of motivation.To establish something in your life you need to have motivation towards it.
As much motivated as you may be in the beginning, at some point in your practice as a beginner, you may loose it.This happens because you have to make a lot of effort to meditate without any "big" results in the beginning.
When you have been meditating for a while, you start to enjoy the benefits and your sessions become more and more pleasant and effortless. At that point, your motivation is your whole experience but in the beginning, you need to keep your motivation fired up.
Solution. There are many ways to keep your motivation fired up.
The most important thing is not to forget your intention. A very effective way to keep yourself reminded is to repeat your intention (what you want to achieve), to yourself, several times first thing in the morning, last thing before you go to bed and of course every time before your meditation session.
Continue reading about how to fire up your motivation.
2• Don't look upon your session as a chore.
This connects to the motivation and the duration of your session. If you think as you should about the time and keep yourself motivated, you will likely not see it like a chore. (explanation on the above obstacle ↑)
If you continue to look upon your session as a chore, the source of the problem may be that you have connected your meditation with negative feelings.
This may happen because you feel uncomfortable while sitting on the floor (physical discomfort) or maybe because you experience feelings like disappointment, failure or restlessness while meditating.
The tricky thing here is that you may not even realize that you have negative feelings, so here is the explanation to it.
Your meditation sessions will not be the same every day. Some days you will feel like you have really been doing a great job, and others you may feel like you are right in the beginning point again.
You will notice that your mind is more active some days making it very difficult for you to meditate. These days we tend to feel disappointed or even angry and upset with ourselves that our mind keeps wandering all the time.
Well, negative feelings can only have a bad influence on us and our meditation.
Solution. The solution for the physical pain is simple.
Find a posture where you are comfortable in.
If you start to feel discomfort or physical pain, you can change your posture in the middle of your session. While being a beginner you can start meditating on the floor and when you feel discomfort and pain, change your posture; move to a chair for example. Your body will start to adapt and get used to the posture. With time, you will be able to sit for longer periods.
You can also start an asana sequence to loosen your hamstrings and joints. You should do that with the guidance of a yoga teacher.
There are also very cheap yoga classes available online. Check out my review about Yoga Download.
The solution for the negative feelings is to change your perspective.
We should always intend for positive feelings when meditating.
We should not be judgmental with ourselves or have expectations.
Put aside what you have heard or read about other people's experience. Everyone experience meditation and self-discovering in a different way.
You should just feel happy and proud of yourself that you are willing to sit down for a moment every day to meditate. The rest will come.
Keep in mind all these things and have a relaxed manner when you meditate.
When a distraction appears for example, and you get lost in it, don't get angry or disappointed with yourself; emphasize instead on the moment that you discover that you have been distracted and be happy and proud about it.
You should consider these days as a chance to improve and work with yourself. A chance to observe your mind and get to know yourself better. If it wasn't for these days we would not have the chance to learn to meditate anyway, would we?
And also think the benefits you will obtain of training your mind not to be over-active and over-sensitive. Isn't that the goal of our meditation? How to become more objective and not be ruled by our emotions?.
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Two more obstacles that I mentioned before can also occur at this stage. It's the I don't have time and Finding excuses and delaying your practice.
If these two obstacles occur at this stage it means that you haven't done a good job establishing the time of your practice.
In this case, you also have to be more determined and persistent.
Read the relevant paragraphs again if you need to.
Hope this article has provided you some useful insight.
Wish you all the best with your meditation practice. If any obstacles occur don't hesitate to leave your comment below 😉


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Picture: Russell Simmons and Hana Nitsche The Angel Ball 2012 at CiprianiWall Street New York City, USA - 22.10.12 Rob Rich/
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has urged New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg to come to the aid of the city's homeless in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
Simmons spoke of the terrible circumstances faced by vagrants after the Big Apple was ravaged by the storm on Monday (29Oct12), and openly accused Mayor Bloomberg of failing to deal with the situation.
In footage obtained by Tmz.com, he says of the city's homeless, "They're f**ked. It's terrible. We have so little regard for the homeless in New York already. I mean, I love Mayor Bloomberg, but he did a sh**ty job with the homeless. And now look at this mess."
Asked about how his own property was affected by the storm, Simmons replies, "My crib in the Hamptons might be twisted (damaged)... I am less worried about my house in the Hamptons than I am about the homeless."


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Bulldog75: ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO. A FEW SIDE DISTRACTIONS BUT EVERYTHING IS POSITIVE AND WE KNOW THE WORLD NEEDS THE ACTIVATION. THIS SHOULD HAPPEN IN 2011, ANY HOUR. WE WELCOME OUR IQD MANIFESTATION INTO OUR HEARTS, WORLD, BANKS & ECONOMY; FOR IT IS SO. THE DETAILS LEFT ARE FEW & WE SHALL CELEBRATE AN EXTREMEMLY HAPPY NEW YEAR. I JUST LOVE THOSE 747s.
Bulldog75: THANKS. BBL. ALL IS WELL. WE ARE SO CLOSE.
Bulldog75: FEW QUICK QUESTIONS OK
Bulldog75: WWW: BEEN RIDING THOSE FOR THREE MONTHS.
bigcitybob: bulldog, have you heard if the meeting refereed by talibani brought maliki to his senses or is it a lost cause and will he be replaced in your opinion?
Bulldog75: BIG CITY ANSWER: MALIKI IS SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN ITS OVER.
dlbourke: what are your thoughts on the --- --- on CBI site with canada and europe?
Bulldog75: DIBOURKE: CBI HAS NEW SITE THAT WILL EXIST IMMEDIATELY ON RATE POST. STAY TUNED.
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__EZ: Bulldog, Lots of talk about 450 Trillion being pumped into banks. Any truth to that?
Bulldog75: EZ ANSWER: SAW SOMETHING ON REUTERS BOUT THAT. LEXIE , : YOU HAVE LINKS ON THAT , RIGHT?
lexie: ECB Balance Sheet Increases to a Record $3.55 Trillion on Loans to Banks
lexie: Foreign investors see robust 2012 for Iraq's bourse http://www.okieoilman.net/t14961-foreign-investors-see-robust-2012-for-iraq-s-bourse
plumber: Bulldog will the RV be tied to the GBP or the good ole USD?
Bulldog75: PLUMBER: I SAY TIED TO DOLLAR.
Bulldog75: SOME SAY TIED TO POUND. WE WAIT.
Bulldog75: CLOSE ENOUGHT FOR HORSE SHOES. ITS A GOLD MINE EITHER WAY.
bigcitybob: bulldog 75, is it true if no RV this year, no taxes for obamas deficit correct??
Bulldog75: BIG CITY; THEY, USA GOVT WILL GET THE TAXES IN 1ST QTR OF 2012. THEY KNOW THEY GET IT SOONER OR LATER.
Bulldog75: USA/O WANTED IT FOR 2011 TAXES; THEY COULD NOT CONTROL IT.
rmoney: okie - says look for it in a few days............... what is your take on that bulldog
Bulldog75: RMONEY; ITS RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
top_gun: Bulldog: could the USA be holding this off in order to change the tax laws at the beginning of 2012 so they will get more?
Bulldog75: TOP GUN ANSWER: NO. ITS IRAQ WITH A BIS/IMF HOLD/WAIT.
nowisgood: BULLDOG....Are we rich? Are we rich?
Bulldog75: NOWISGOOD: ANSWER: I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RICH IN MY MIND; ............NOW THE POCKETBOOK.........WE MANIFEST OUR DREAMS
Tideman: Hello bulldog I have been reading every post just want to say I have spoke to you and thanks for all you do
Bulldog75: TIDEMAN ANSWER: THE RISE OF THE TIDE FLOATS ALL THE BOATS. TY.
bigcitybob: bulldog75, I have THE SECRET Do you? I ve read it and it changed my life...
Bulldog75: BIGCITY ANSWER: YES, MARVELOUSLY GOOD.
oksooner: is the sudden fall of gold and silver and oil today.... o sayin rv or else!
Bulldog75: OKSOONER: ANASWER: MARKETS IN FRENZY. THEY KNOW THE RV COMES. WE ARE GOOD.
DrRod: Bulldog, Exceptionally statement. We are already rich in the LORD. HE is our treasure and the wealth we are about to received is a wondrous blessing. You have spoken so well. We appreciate your constant encouragement, which we often need.
Bulldog75: DR ROD: TYVM SIR. WE ARE BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED. READY FOR THE MANNA FROM HEAVEN.
wantagh: question does the kwd have an effect on the rv of iraq dinar
Bulldog75: WANTAGH; AT ONE TIME. NO MORE, IMHO.
Tideman: Hey bulldog just a ? do you pull for Ga.
Bulldog75: TIDEMAN ANSWER; I PULL FOR THE GEORGIA PEACHES.
dinarrv9911: Bulldog75 When will we be able to cash-in at banks? This week? Or, not until first week in January 2012?
Bulldog75: DINARRV9911 ANSWER: IT APPEARS TO BE CLOSE TO JAN. 1 : DAY OR TWO ONE WAY OR OTHER. GOOD TO GO. TY.
Austintx: Bulldog, thank you for what you do, Question are we look closer to 440 or 747 for the usd
Bulldog75: AUSTINTX ANSWER; AHHHHHHHHH. HOW OBSERVANT U ARE. NOW U ARE THINKING 440 USA OVENS OR 747 JUMBOS. HUMMMMMMMM.
rmoney: bulldog - how close are we to the dock so we can tie off our bassboats ......
Bulldog75: RMONEY ANSWER: WATCH OUT. TIDE IS RISIN'.
blessing7: Bulldog75 it looks like the Lord has opened the prosperity gate and there is no going back?
Bulldog75: BLESSING7: BLESSINGS AND SMOOTH LANDINGS IN OUR AIRCRAFT.
Bulldog75: MUST GO. WE ARE SO BLESSED. TRAIN PULLIN INTO STATION SO SOON. COMIN ROUND THE BEND...WITH ALL MY HUCKLEBERRY FRIENDS. MOON RIVER.
nowisgood: BULLDOG...If foreign currency gains does turn out to be taxed as a flat 15% capital gain...would this apply to and individual or structure? . do you feel it may trigger an audit if we cash in a 25k note= $150,000 in our personal acct while we wait on trus
Bulldog75: NOWISGOOD; CASH IN SMALL AMTS RIGHT AWAY TO GET US ON OUR WAYS. THATS FINE.
FIRECRACKERMAN56: Bulldog75, I got my truck behind that train a pushing!! LOL
Bulldog75: RIRECRACKERMAN56: 6 OR 8 CYLINDER?
perry h: Bulldog/Conductor: If I was standing at the train station waiting for this train, would you say it's close enough for me to feel the rumbling of the train on the tracks as it approaches the station? TY
Bulldog75: PERRY H: ANSWER: YOU CAN SEE IT ROUND THE BEND.
Bulldog75: VERY HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE IN SUCH GREAT SPIRITS!. WE REMEMBER, OUR SPIRITS ARE WHAT NEVER CHANGES. WE ARE BLESSED FOREVER. WE KNOW THIS. AMEN.
Bulldog75: OUR BLESSINGS ARE UNLIMITED. WE MANIFEST OUR DREAMS, FORTUNES, GOOD WILL, GOOD SPIRITS AND KNOW WE GIVE A MINIMUM 10% BACK TO HIS KINGDOM. THUS, WE ARE BLESSED 40X IN MIND, BODY, SPIRIT, HEALTH, WEALTH & HAPPINESS. AMEN.
Bulldog75: KNOW, OUR IQD GIFTS COME SOON. THIS IS TRUE. THE MANA COMES.
Bulldog75: SEE YOU AGAIN SOON. BLESSINGS FOREVER.
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Having back-flipped on his decision to retire at the end of last year, Irish jockey Jamie Spencer is back in Melbourne.
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A retained rider for Qatar Racing when he rode Side Glance to win the Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington in 2013, Spencer is now freelance.
He will ride Big Orange for English trainer Michael Bell in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup and says victory would be "icing on the cake" after a good year.
"I decided to keep going and it's gone well this year, a lot of big winners, so that's what I like," Spencer said.
"Probably my workload is a little bit lighter because of the way I've chosen to change things and have a bit better quality of life, not doing seven days a week."
Spencer, whose only Cup ride was when he was unplaced on Dunaden in 2013, rode Big Orange to victories in the Group Two Princess Of Wales' Stakes (2414m) at Newmarket and the Group Two Goodwood Cup (3219m) in July.
Big Orange defeated Melbourne Cup rivals Quest For More and Trip To Paris at Goodwood.
He hasn't raced since finishing seventh of eight to Cup contender Max Dynamite in the Lonsdale Cup on soft ground.
"He's had a nice break since then and hopefully he puts up a good show," Spencer said.
Big Orange will be Bell's first runner in Australia and the English Derby-winning trainer is enjoying the experience.
"Hopefully we're enjoying it even more at about five past three tomorrow afternoon," Bell said.
He believes Big Orange is better than his $61 suggests.
"I think that's a bit disrespectful towards him really," Bell said.
"I think he's got enough weight, but if he runs to his form at the July meeting, he'll be involved."
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text: Aviation Ryanair to pursue biz travelers By Jay Boehmer / January 16, 2014 Share 1 -- Ryanair this year plans to "actively" target group and business travel by launching a "business product" and appointing a sales leader for those segments.The Ireland-based no-frills airline in the coming weeks plans to release further details on its business offering, but noted it would include "flexible tickets, reserved seating and fast-track through selected airports," according to an announcement.Ryanair previously revealed plans to "move to fully allocated seating on all Ryanair flights, making the boarding process smoother," effective Feb. 1. Passengers who elect not to pay the seat assignment fee of 5 euros "will be allocated seats during the 24 hours prior to the date of scheduled departure," according to the airline.Ryanair in recent months has attempted to soften its public image as a nickel-and-diming, passenger-unfriendly airline. Its plan to target the business segment echoes efforts by rival EasyJet, which has to some degree reworked its no-frills, low-cost model to grow share among business travelers.Ryanair appointed former European head of sales and marketing Lesley Kane to the newly established head of groups and corporate travel.Kane in a statement claimed that Ryanair is "continually improving our customer service and has received numerous requests from group organizers and corporate businesses to develop and launch these new exciting products."Meanwhile, the airline noted it would target various types of group business, "including schools, sports clubs and all other large party organizers."Source: Business Travel News