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Lisbon, Portugal
June 18th, 2013
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Because Portugal really needs good ideas, because is important to foster hope in a community that has been devastated by the crisis and the apparent lack of a future for the youth, it is urgent a new attitude towards the future – Portugal has no time to lose.
Science, technology, education and social responsibility are not the sole answers but they sure are the way.
TEDx Alameda joins TED movement to change the world by contributing good examples of what our youth is thinking and doing in Portugal. With new ideas, with ideas that can change our country, with ideas worth spreading.
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Because you spend most of your time in Firefox, it only makes sense to use it for keeping tabs on your to-dos and reminders, which is exactly what the ReminderFox extension [10] allows you to do. Although it's not a full-fledged calendaring tool, it provides all the features you need to manage your tasks with minimum effort. Besides reminders and to-dos, you can use ReminderFox to create so-called quick alarms, which you can use to help you remember small things (Figure 6).
In addition to the default sections Reminders and To-dos, you can create custom task lists and group your tasks by type. For example, to keep tabs on your article deadlines, create a separate list. When creating a custom list, you can specify a link to an iCalendar file, and the calendar will appear as a separate list. The features don't stop here, though, because you can sync your ReminderFox data with either an FTP or WebDAV server. To enable this feature, specify the synchronization options in the Options dialog window under the Network tab.
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In this article, I've covered just a fraction of the simple yet useful Firefox extensions. If you are willing to spend some time digging through the official Firefox Add-on repository [11], chances are you will find dozens of other one-trick ponies that can make your daily computing more efficient and even pleasant.
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Britain has won the war, but Mick is fighting a losing battle. No matter how hard he tries to keep his head down, there's always a bigger fist around the corner. Ignored by his mother, lusted after by his mad cousin and separated from the kid brother he adores, Mick is forced to confront his own worst enemy. Against all the odds, victory is in sight . . . until he discovers the sickening truth about his father. Suddenly, violence, death and Sunday School are the least of Mick's problems.
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A past Earth Wise segment explored global food waste: worldwide some 30-50% of food produced is never eaten. This figure includes inefficiencies in harvesting, storage, and transport, among other things.
In the U.S., our situation is particularly bleak. On the way from farm to fork, some 40% of our food is wasted. We are a nation that refuses to buy imperfect produce, orders more than we can finish, and embraces 'super-size' convenience food.
Look in your fridge or pantry. According to a National Resource Defense Council study, most Americans toss a quarter of their household food purchases. This works out to 20lbs of discarded food per person each month. Or, for a family of four, several thousand dollars annually.
Part of the problem is that in the U.S. food is relatively inexpensive. For many, it's become more convenient in excess. But the cost of our food waste comes with a huge environmental price tag.
In the U.S., half of our land, 80% of our freshwater supplies, and 10% of our total energy budget are dedicated to agriculture. And we collectively toss $165 billion dollars of food away each year. Only 3% is composted. The rest winds up in landfills, where it creates a quarter of our country's climate-warming methane emissions.
Industries that profit from our over consumption are unlikely to promote food waste reduction. It's up to consumers and NGOs to push for change. In the meantime, shop wisely, eat leftovers and less-than-perfect produce, and remember: 'sell by dates' are not expiration dates.
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Just two short years after it was introduced to American motocross racers, the championship-winning KXâ"¢250F motorcycle has been revamped - even though it already has five titles under its proverbial belt.
Numerous changes have been made to the potent KX250F. It produces significantly more power than the 2005 model it replaces, and like the new flagship KX450F, the KX250F sports an all-aluminum perimeter frame.
The 249cc, liquid-cooled, four-stroke engine now gives the KX250F a harder-hitting powerband, especially from mid- to high-rpm, and it extends that smooth, traction-grabbing power into the over-rev range.
Additional enhancements include revised intake and exhaust ports, and a revised combustion chamber for stronger low- to mid-rpm performance, while new cam profiles and a higher 13.5:1 compression ratio improve high-rpm performance. To compensate for the increased output, the piston now has a thicker crown.
Other engine modifications include stiffer valve springs to help ensure reliable valve control at high rpm; a surface-hardened crankshaft for additional rigidity; more efficient oil pumps that increase oil flow by nearly 20 percent; a new stick ignition coil that reduces overall weight; and newly designed, high-capacity Denso radiators that deliver superior cooling performance due to their more tightly packed cores and new fin design. Kawasaki also revised the timing and lift of the decompression system, so starting the KX250F is even easier.
The clutch and five-speed transmission have also been modified to include new friction plate material and stiffer clutch springs for improved clutch feel, and the gears have beefier dogs to match the more-powerful engine. Kawasaki engineers have also given the KX250F shift drum a new cam to improve shifting feel.
The most visible change to the KX250F is the aluminum perimeter frame. As with the KX450F, Kawasaki engineers combined their experience designing steel perimeter KX frames and techniques used to construct the Ninja® ZX™-10R sport bike chassis to create an all-new aluminum perimeter frame. Comprised of forged, extruded and cast aluminum parts, the strong but light design gives the KX250F the best possible balance of torsional and longitudinal rigidity necessary for superior handling characteristics.
The frame was designed so that the center of gravity and key chassis dimensions would work together to enhance the rear tire's ability to drive the KX250F forward instead of squatting under acceleration. Additionally, the four-stroke engine sits in an upright position within the new frame to further aid overall traction.
The slim profile of the KX250F frame, two-piece radiator shrouds that leave the upper frame spars exposed, and careful design of the remaining bodywork make the KX250F feel light and narrow beneath the rider.
The KX250F's high-performance suspension has been designed to complement the new frame. Up front, a Showa twin-chamber fork keeps the oil and air in separate chambers for consistent damping performance during long motos. On the rear, a new UNI-TRAK® rear suspension system, featuring an alloy swingarm with tapered spars and revised linkage ratios maximizes traction under acceleration.
Front and rear petal disc brakes provide stopping power for the KX250F. This design not only helps to reduce unsprung weight, but the petal shape of the discs helps to clean the brake pads for more efficient braking performance.
In addition to aggressive new bodywork and a new seat, the KX250F comes with a Renthal aluminum handlebar and an aluminum skid plate as standard.
To minimize overall weight, the KX250F utilizes aluminum instead of steel for several components, including the clutch cable elbow, clutch cable fitting nuts, fuel tank fitting nuts, seat mounting brackets, front brake hose clamp and igniter stay bracket. Kawasaki engineers also eliminated the upper mounting brackets of previous designs for the plastic fork protectors.
Optional parts for the KX250F include magneto rotors with different inertias, a 12-tooth countershaft sprocket, top mounting clamp for an oversized handlebar, aluminum and steel rear sprockets, solid petal brake rotors for wet races, different springs for the front fork and rear shock, manual decompression lever and cable, and a 20-inch front wheel.
Those who race their KX250F at designated events are eligible to receive support from Team Green™, Kawasaki's amateur racing support program. Each year, Team Green provides regional support vehicles and highly trained technicians at more than 100 events, offering technical information and assistance to those who race Kawasaki products. Kawasaki also offers a comprehensive contingency program for amateur and professional riders who place well at designated events.
Kawasaki KX250F Specifications
- Engine: Four-stroke single with DOHC and four valves
- Displacement: 249cc
- Bore x stroke: 77.0 x 53.6mm
- Cooling: Liquid
- Carburetion: Keihin FCR37 and hot start circuit
- Compression ratio: 13.5:1
- Ignition: Multi-map digital CDI with K-TRIC throttle position sensor
- Transmission: Five-speed with wet multi-disc manual clutch
- Final drive: Chain
- Frame: Aluminum perimeter
- Rake / trail: 27.7 degrees / 4.7 in.
- Front suspension / wheel travel: 47mm inverted twin-chamber telescopic fork with 16-way compression and rebound damping / 12.4 in.
- Rear suspension / wheel travel: UNI-TRAK® linkage system with 13-way low-speed and 2-turn high-speed compression damping, 17-way rebound damping and fully adjustable spring preload / 12.2 in.
- Front tire: 80/100-21 51M
- Rear tire: 100/90-19 57M
- Front brake: Single semi-floating 250mm petal disc with dual piston caliper
- Rear brake: Single 240mm petal disc with single-piston caliper
- Overall length: 85.0 in.
- Overall width: 32.3 in.
- Overall height: 50.0 in.
- Wheelbase: 57.8 in.
- Ground clearance: 13.8 in.
- Seat height: 37.6 in.
- Dry weight: 204 lbs.
- Fuel capacity: 1.9 gal.
- Color: Lime Green / Black
- 249cc, liquid-cooled, four-stroke engine delivers hard-hitting power from mid- to high-rpm
- Wider powerband extends low-rpm torque and increases over-rev
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- New longer, straighter airbox funnel contributes to increased low-rpm response
- Revised carb tuning to suit the engine's modifications
- New hand polished intake ports. This extremely-smooth surface improves intake flow at every rpm
- Ultra-light thin-stem titanium valves are strengthened by thicker skirts and held by longer guides for increased durability
- Special valve seat material helps prevent wear on the titanium valves
- K-TRIC digital microcomputer controlled ignition system with coil on plug "stick" ignition to save weight and improve performance
- Revised ignition timing improves top-end and over-rev
- Revised piston crown contributes to improved power at high-rpm
- New, looser-fitting piston ring with reduced tension for lower friction
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- Crankshaft is surface-hardened for maximum rigidity
- Twin oil pumps ensure proper lubrication and oil scavenging for optimum performance
- Lightweight magnesium clutch, generator and cylinder head covers
- New 20mm taller right-side radiator offers increased cooling capacity
- High-capacity Denso radiators are designed to offer superior cooling in a slim profile
- Radiator features more tightly packed cores and a special fin design to deliver superior cooling efficiency
- An all-new 5-speed transmission with thicker gears offers improved shifting and increased durability
- New shift drum with modifications to the ratchet mechanism for more positive shifting
- New ball bearing shift shaft improves shifter feel
- New stiffer clutch springs (up roughly 20%) give a more direct feel at the lever
- Teflon lined clutch cable provides smooth action and clutch feel
- Five-speed transmission dogs are beefier to match the engine's increased power
- Shift drum features new cam for improved shifting feel
- All-aluminum perimeter frame features composite structure, utilizing forged, extruded and cast components
- Revised frame stiffness works with new front fork tuning for lighter steering and quicker response both on the ground and in the air
- The slim profile of the frame, two-piece radiator shrouds that leave the upper frame spars exposed, and careful design of the remaining bodywork make the KX™250F feel light and narrow beneath the rider
- New works-style aluminum skid plate for added protection
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- New sub springs and revised valving for the Showa twin-chamber fork offer a more progressive response and increased bottoming resistance for lighter, quicker handling and superior suspension action
- Showa twin-chamber fork keeps oil and air in separate chambers for stable damping performance during long motos
Rear Suspension
- New shock spring and revised valving for improved suspension action
- A new rear shock damping adjustment needle allows more precise tuning of the rear suspension
- Alloy swingarm uses cast front section, tapered hydroformed spars and forged chain pullers; the tapered spars are shaped to match the balance of flex and rigidity required of the aluminum frame
- New "sprocket-style" chain roller helps smooth engine braking by reducing drive lash
- Revised front brake master cylinder hose joint allows more lever position adjustment
- Front and rear brakes utilize petal discs, helping to reduce overall weight
- Petal discs help to clean the brake pads for more efficient braking performance
- Stronger rear rim is laced to a rib-less rear hub with new spoke design that helps reduce unsprung weight
From the Cockpit
- Renthal aluminum handlebar is ultra-strong and reduces overall weight
- Short-length grips feature a special pattern to reduce vibration transmitted from the bars to the rider
- Particular attention was paid to the body work underneath the seat to improve the rider's grip on the chassis when standing
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- New graphics and seat cover have aggressive style that emulates Kawasaki's race bikes
- Number plates now feature graphical highlights for a bolder appearance
- New colored surface treatment on wheel hubs and engine covers
- Different inertia magneto rotors
- 12-tooth countershaft sprocket
- Top handlebar clamp for an oversized bar
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- Solid petal brake rotors for wet racing conditions
- Optional springs for the front fork and rear shock
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Caption for the above photo by Cliff Partlow, staff photographer: The Indian River County Commissioners are looking at the health of the Indian River Lagoon. One topic is the health of the grass beds. Pictured is healthy grass bed near the Sebastian Inlet.
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- Indian River County commissioners OK'd a pilot project for an oyster reef designed to help clean up the Indian River Lagoon.
During the July 9 meeting, commissioners voted to spend $28,500 to help construct and monitor an oyster reef north of Indian River Boulevard and U.S. 1. Commissioners directed staff to work out a contract with longtime county oyster and shellfish farmer Charlie Sembler and Chip Swindell, president of Ecotech Consultants.
The reef will follow the model of the oyster beds created in the Spoonbill Marsh, a wetlands area north of the Grand Harbor community, a program that has positive quantifiable results, Mr. Swindell said.
The oysters will help clean up the lagoon water, help grow food sources and be a habitat for juvenile fish and invertebrates and eventually attracting game fish.
"Oysters are nature's perfect septic tanks," Mr. Sembler said.
To build the approximately quarter-acre site into an oyster-friendly habitat, there will first need to be heavy wire mesh placed onto the bottom of the lagoon, topped with clean concrete rubble, Mr. Swindell said.
Oysters like to attach themselves onto hard surfaces, and the lagoon doesn't currently have the natural geophysical substrate they prefer, so it will have to be man-made, Mr. Sembler said.
The population of oysters in the marsh is estimated to be between 800,000 to 1.2 million, Mr. Swindell said.
In the Spoonbill Marsh, the oysters are protected from the large winds and waves that can be found in the lagoon, but the principle of the process is the same and shouldn't be affected, he said.
In the lagoon, the clean cement rubble would be laid down in a series of small islands, instead of a large landmass.
Mr. Sembler said nursing the lagoon back to health will not be a single, quick solution, but he said the oyster reef is a proven way to increase clean water and is a good step forward.
The Army Corps of Engineers and St. John's River Water Management District were both consulted on the project and neither organization had a problem with the project, simply specifying that it should be placed in a section of the lagoon bed where there isn't any seagrass, Mr. Swindell said.
The actual contract for the project was not completed and voted on at press time, subsequent stories will report on the project's progress.
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The elections must go on: Storm damage can't stop New York and New Jersey voters
Just like the Giants/Steelers game, the elections must go on despite the destruction caused by SuperStorm Sandy, decided New York and New Jersey pols this past week. And they had few ideas about how to make that happen. [Read More]


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Too-easy money makes market too risky
The liquidity-fueled rally of the past 9 months is easy to like. But recent history tells us higher prices based on easy money carry extreme dangers, so a violent drop could lie ahead.
There is not much one can say to make sense out of the maniacal rise we have seen in the stock market since last fall, other than to note that the third and fourth rounds of bond buying by our Federal Reserve (aka QE3 and QE4) have boosted stock prices 20 to 25%.
Beneath the surface, however, stocks are a house of cards. Simply because prices are rising as a consequence of the massive liquidity injected by the Fed (and the Bank of Japan) – combined with "professionals" running other people's money who are terrified of not keeping up with the averages – does not mean that participating in the stock market at the moment is something that anyone who is sane ought to do.
The wrong kind of royal flush
Even so, resisting the siren song of apparently easy money is difficult, and most people eventually get sucked in. This is shown by the latest mutual fund statistics, which show that people are taking money out of bond funds and pushing it into stock funds.
It is not knowable when this maniacal rise in equity prices will come to an end. As I have stated many times, either the market has to exhaust itself, some sort of catalyst has to come into play or something has to stop the Fed. Obviously, the only thing that can take away the printing press is the bond market, and that will take some time.
As for "tapering," if the Fed tries to cut back its bond buying, my guess is that Wall Street would throw a fit and stock prices would tank, which would also hurt the economy. And if Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are paying attention to the job market, nothing is occurring there to make them want to taper. Thus, I continue to think tapering is very unlikely.
He's just covering his basis
Perhaps Bernanke has an ulterior motive and wants to do a bit of tapering, if only to try to create the illusion that he's capable of being "tough." But I really can't speculate about that. I do know that printing money does not boost the economy or create jobs. All it does is misallocate capital, increase risk and precipitate inflation.
Meanwhile, many of those who were crushed in the stock and real-estate busts think we are in a Goldilocks (i.e., perfect) environment. In fact it is actually still 2009, just with much higher stock prices and a somewhat healthier banking system, thanks to taxpayer money and the fact that the Fed is stealing from savers via artificially low interest rates to give the proceeds to banksters. All in all, the financial environment is literally a house of cards built on runaway speculation.
Burning Japanese
Tuesday night, Japan was the scene of a fair amount of red ink, as its equity market lost about 4%, though the yen was quite strong. At least for the time being, those seduced into playing the easy-money game in Japan are seeing their financial dreams complicated by the fact that so many are all on the same side of the page. That problem will present itself in America at some point; we just don't know when.
Parenthetically, I think most people look at the fundamentals of the yen and say, "Wow, there is a currency that ought to decline." But in fact it has been rallying for the past month against the dollar, despite talk of tapering, and we can make the same comparison to the euro. I find it interesting that everyone can see the flaws in the yen and euro, yet for a while now those currencies have been doing better than the dollar, which so many people seem to think is still a sound currency. In any case, what this more likely illuminates is the wackiness of what transpires in financial markets in a world saturated with QE-created liquidity.
I am not the only one who thinks that beneath the shiny veneer of rising stock prices, the investing landscape has become fraught with risk. Many longtime successful investors do, as well. In his most recent newsletter, my good friend Fred Hickey shared a quote from Seth Klarman, founder of Baupost Group, that I found particularly timely and poignant. Klarman described the current investment environment as "… harder than it has been at any time in our three decades of existence … the underpinnings of our economy and financial system are so precarious that the unabating risks of collapse dwarf all other factors."
I suggest everyone read those two points a couple of times.
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At some point, the stock market will decline violently in a short space of time and there will be economic carnage in its wake. I continue to think that the computers that run so much money will eventually get loose on the downside at some point as the underlying economic and financial risks of the world rear their ugly heads. (Read "Every day, another flash crash" for more on those computers.)
Could it be two years from now? Yes, in theory, though I seriously doubt this can go on that long. I suspect the next nine months could be very pregnant – no pun intended.
In any case, folks need to be prepared for some serious carnage, even though the timing is not yet predictable.
Far too many Companies aren't investing in the Future, they are selling out our Future. Timing isn't predictable simply because they are always changing the way they play the Game. The rest of us are stuck with being the Punching Bag. The FEDS know all too well that they can't print to infinity and keep rates this low when Global Debt is this High. It's not even about when we will crash and burn but what can we do this time around to recover. This time, it won't be so easy to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
The Wall Street banks have done tremendous damage to the future of the United States thanks to the repeal of the Glass-Steagel Act. Their tremendous greed and materialism was unleashed as a result of this event and ultimately led to the financial meltdown in 2008. The economy still has not recovered. Sadly, the Wall Street banks, thanks to the tax payer bailout and the Federal Reserve's zero interest rate borrowing policy, are doing swell again while thre rest of Main Street is in the toilet.
The genie may be out of the bottle, but there is some talk in Washington to reinstitute Glass-Steagel. Let's hope it may come to pass. And while thinking wishfully, it sure would be nice to see the interest carry trade put to an end. The interest carry trade is nothing more than a sham for rich hedge fund managers and private equity managers to avoid paying taxes at the regular rates.
"The purpose of QE was to dilute the currency to compromise hyper-inflation."
Quantitative Easing: is an unconventional used by central banks to stimulate the national economy when standard monetary policy has become ineffective. A central bank implements quantitative easing by buying financial assets from commercial banks and other private institutions, thus increasing the monetary base.
What do you THINK that means? It means they print more money as in-- DILUTE the value of all currency by making more of it. Those "assets" are bogus. After Goldman Sachs eliminated Quality and Assurance in the process of validating the Integrity of the instruments, none have Integrity. Unfortunately, the circle of life for 100% of the QE is fully contained in controlled and manipulated markets. There's nothing unconventional about it. It doesn't work. Therefore... it wasn't unconventional, it was TERRORISM.
I need a bigger vault to store my gold and precious metals.
Holding cash is foolish... holding stocks is boolish until the merry-go-round stops and holding bonds of any type is just plain ole stupid with 0 upside and a whole lot of downside.
When the crash comes... and it will... the only people making any returns will be the ones holding hard assets.
The Fed's 85 billion dollar bond purchases every month into our market and sitting on +16 trillion dollar of national debt. Enough said as far as I'm concerned. I don't care to make stock market predictions nor will I say it will all end badly. I don't know what the future holds. However, I'm a fiscal conservative at heart and I still don't agree with current Fed policy. When Ben leaves his post and passes the baton, it will be interesting to see how things turn out.
"I've had good profits, mostly with bank stocks, and today I've suddenly decided to sell a good half of my holdings."
A good move, but please consider carefully what happens next. In reality, the markets are not up. The purpose of QE (Quantitative Easing) was to dilute the currency to compromise hyper-inflation. There's every chance now that the fully crippled compromised and diluted Dollar has no buying power left and QE was actually no different than a terror act that destroyed the majority of America. IF... there isn't a full scale rehiring, and millions of people who otherwise will cost the nation more than it printed are not gainfully employed and sustaining, the markets and banks evaporate. WHY? Because while we Eased through the paper formulated depression, every business in America sold it's assets, accumulated a record level of cash, eliminated operations and reduced itself to a paper and button pushing administrative platforms. Banks-- Finance, IT and Administrative platforms with ZERO portfolio and investment sustaining capabilities, are losing customers daily. You can all read. Two hikes- healthcare and auto coverage- wipe out more than 100% of the majority of household incomes. In 1905 when Loan Sharks did this to 4 out of 5 families in America, it shut the nation down. We didn't have a Fed in 1905 and most of America was rural and farmland where people could be self-sustaining. The nation collapsed anyway and it took a Draconian Act to unstick it. Everybody lost... banks, people, businesses and America. Today's scenario is far worse because banks processed the Fed's $85 billion AND put us on the hook for TRILLIONS more through the credit buy-back program. We do not have the GDP to out the sheer cost of the Fed's folly or the massive cancer bubble of market made millionaires from it.
Just know this... cash isn't king. It won't be anything very soon. China holds the most gold and can control the price in a downturn. Real estate is only valuable when people can afford to live or work in it, speculation buys you a box you get to pay taxes on and a force-revised Tax Code leaves you with no shelter or write-off. The biggest battle zones have been our own homes and the cities, towns, villages we live in. The enemy has tried to make us dependent on imports for existence. You WILL lose your stocks and bonds OR cash if you don't deploy it where it does YOU the most good... restoring where you live, unless you retired and moved South. Too bad for you, nature as well as business have duped you into dying in the boondocks. Before you thumb me down, ask yourself what you've got, after Wal-Mart is forced to abandon your town. It was part of the plan, and you swallowed it.
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I have been reading the My Big TOE trilogy lately and trying to meditate more consistently. Last night I read a very long chapter and then did a 20 minute mantra type meditation that produced so interesting results.
There is a reason they (the various meditation experts I have listened to over the past few years) say don't lay down while meditating. I tend to fall asleep if I attempt to meditate while laying down.
I was in a seated position in bed listening to Naturespace – Back Home and focusing on the meaningless mantra "a lum bar de dum, a lum baa de dum".
I did this for about 15 minutes and then noticed that the mantra moved into the background and seems to continue without any effort on my part. Meaning I no longer was actively running the mantra through my mind, it was just happening on it's own. It faded out and became softer and softer and I no longer needed it to keep my thoughts out. Things got very quite and awareness faded.
A few moments later (this was my perception) I was aware again but things were different. I was floating in 3D blackness in complete calmness. I thought about my laptop being in front of me and it started coming into my view. It was odd though because it was my laptop outlined in the blackness and had no color. I was like wow for a second and then when thoughts started running in my mind again the experience ended.


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Product DescriptionOnza Grips
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Date Reviewed: October 4, 2006
Strengths: durable, good wet
Weaknesses: can slip on bar
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid: $8.00
Similar Products Used: various grips on other bikes
Bike Setup: classic specialized stumpjumper comp and schwinn homegrown limited
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2003
Strengths: none!! or maybe, they are easy to put on
Weaknesses: hard, bag grip, weak bar end plugs,
Bottom Line:
i think i have to invest in softer grips...
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $5.00
Purchased At: Foxcomp
Similar Products Used: ame tristan
Bike Setup: Univega Ds-922, Bomber Z.1 dop off 03
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2003
Strengths: Cheap, grip, looks good, black!
Weaknesses: Really hard to get on and off the bar. Wearing.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $6.00
Purchased At: Foxcomp
Similar Products Used: WTB & Clash Ohlson (cheap!)
Bike Setup: Raleigh m80, almost stock
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2002
Strengths: Sticky, good size and cool graphics.
Weaknesses: Fast wear, constantly slips in the handlebar.
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From the moment I tried to fit them in the handlebar, they started to wear down like a rubber eraser. Most of the graphics were gone. But the grips are still sticky as the first time. So grippy in my hands that I constantly move them in my handlebar. Will keep them until they completely wear down, which I think will be soon. Next time I will try Oury grips or something with ODI lock jaws.
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Price Paid: $6.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Schwinn OE grips
Bike Setup: Schwinn Mesa GSX with all aftermarket components.
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2000
Strengths: Porc Chops: great grip with or without gloves, choice of colors, look cool
Weaknesses: Could be a little thicker
Bottom Line:
4 chilies for questionable durability, 5 for value. Try a pair today!!
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: cheap stock grips, Specialized s-works
Bike Setup: handlebar in the front
Date Reviewed: November 14, 1999
none so far
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6 months
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stock Schwinn grips
Bike Setup:
Schwinn Moab 1
Judy XC
Date Reviewed: June 16, 1999
nice and cozy
looks snazy
staying on the bar can be quite a pain
stays on with hairspray
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roof of some dentists car
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
S-works (trash)
Coda (to lumpy)
Bike Setup:
Specialized RockHopper Comp FS
w/ XTR
Date Reviewed: May 26, 1999
None really
doesn`t stick to the bar at its own,needs hairspray or similar!
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1 Year
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ATI tomac,Answer logos,Gripshift logos + other none good ones!
Bike Setup:
Setup doesn`t effect to this product.
Date Reviewed: May 6, 1999
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La Roche, Belgium
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
Ritchey, Kona
Bike Setup:
Kona King Kikapu w/ Magura brakes
Date Reviewed: April 16, 1999
These grips are soooo grippy. It feels as if my hands were created just to fit them. Soft and sticky compound keeps them on the bars really well, plus they are comfortable with or without gloves, unlike many grips on the market today. It's true what they say Ribbed for extra sensation!
Possible concerns about durability, but I've had no problems
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Princetown to Burrator
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
Univega sandard issue gel
Bike Setup:
Univega 506 ridgid (Vive la revolution against sus. forks!), LX + XT, Mavic X221, Raptor / Smoke combo etc.
Date Reviewed: December 10, 1998
Bottom Line:
best grip out there by far. Very very gripy and feel really good on your hands. if you have any problems getting them (or any other grip) to stay on your handle bar, then put a hit of paint on the bars before you put the grips on and they will stay stuck.
Date Reviewed: October 16, 1998
Bottom Line:
Onza Porcupaws - Great grips with just the right size for my small hands. Lovely shaping stickyness. Only downside, just needs a little hairspry to stick to the bars! Work well with or without gloves, and are not too harsh on the hands like those YETI grips with the huge lettering. I can't ride those without big padded gloves! A small yet vital contribution to the sweet ride of my machine. So cheers to the guys at Onza.
Date Reviewed: September 25, 1998
Bottom Line:
OnZa Porcipaws-i love these grips. have tried most. coda thin lizards are
good too, but i prefer the onZa's. especially when you consider the
$2.50 cost from Cambria (mail order) buy these. they never slip. if you
can't find these, try the porc chops. have heard good things about these
grips from friends.
Date Reviewed: February 9, 1998
Bottom Line:
I owned a pair of porcipaws on a few occasions, and thought they were comfortable - but wore down to nothing incredibly quickly. Pedros BlackWalls blow these things away. To the guy who had problems with them slipping - just put them on with hairspray - they will never move again.
Date Reviewed: January 31, 1998
Bottom Line:
ONZA PORC CHOPS RULE. These grips work great wet, dry, w/gloves, or w/o. They come in cool colors especially the yellow. The wear is good, shock absorption is great, and overall very versatile.I do mostly free riding with lots of jumping and downhill action too.The yellow is a good color, not too pale, and the tread depth on these handles is deep!
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Evans Florist is a typical flower shop in the fact that it sales flower arrangements, funeral sprays, and gifts. What is unusual about the shop is the care each flower is placed with, and the concern shown for each order and each customer. This special attention is led by owner, Jackey Lokey, who has been in the "flower business" for more than 60 years, longevity longed for by many business owners.
Lokey and her three assistants, June Austin, Debby Orr, and Shea the cat, run the shop. The shop, located at 400 Sparkman Street, N.W., in Hartselle has been in the same place for more than 40 years. The team has been preparing for weeks, placing orders for flowers and supplies for Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, which is one of the biggest days in the florist business.
In fact, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the two most profitable holidays for floral shops, but sales have been down in the past years, Lokey said.
"It's not like it used to be when you worked two straight days and two nights, but it's still long days," she said.
However sales are looking up for retail sales for Valentine's Day this year. In fact, based on surveys, the National Retail Federation expects a slight increase in sales this year "with the average person planning to spend $130.97 on candy, cards, gifts and more, up from $126.03 last year."
The NRF says about half of the Valentine's gift-givers in the U.S. will "buy candy, spending $1.6million in total, and another one-third will give flowers, with a total spending expected to top $1.9 billion."
A life full of flowers
Working with flowers is all Lokey has ever done. She "married into flowers" at the age of 16 years old, and worked with her ex-husband at his flower shop, before she started working at Evans Florist.
Lokey, now 78, has worked in the same shop, and with many of the same customers at Evans Florist, since 1973. When she started there, however, the shop was owned by the late Willie Mae and "Country" Evans, she said. She purchased the shop from their son, Bill Evans, in 1999.
Lokey remembers fondly how good Country's goat stew was and how Mrs. Evans could plait the prettiest ribbon for arrangements.
"Mrs. Evans had been in Hartselle forever. She was a really giving person. She taught me how to run the shop because I'd never run a shop before," Lokey said.
Debby Orr, who works seasonal at the shop, says the family-feel of the floral shop has carried on. "The customers are like one big family," she said.
The customers get to know them. Regular customers have even grown accustomed to being greeted by "the big boss lady" Shea, a grey bob-tailed cat, who has been at the shop for about 5 years.
"All of my customers are nice. It's about the same people all the time," Lokey said. "Our good work is really what brings them back."
Never mind the big sales or the long hours in the days before Valentine's, it is worth it to hear the customers' stories, June Austin said.
Austin, who has worked at the shop part-time for two years, said one of her favorites customers is a repeat order where a woman calls in for her dogs, and sends her husband flowers and a card from the pups saying they love him.
"I got another one lately where the lady had only been out on a date one time with a man, and that got two dozen roses lately," she said.
Lokey says they get all kinds of "gooey" cards and lots of flowers sent from secret admirers.
Plus, it is good thing they never reveal the secret admirers because some guys withhold their names for reasons.
On one delivery, Orr was greeted by a father who was not too happy.
"He said 'Don't tell me those flowers are for my daughter!," she said.
The sender didn't want to put his name on the card "because he knew papa was not going to be happy," she said laughing.
However, most men who buy Valentines are in real romantic moods, Lokey said, and they love to give big bouquets of public affection during the holiday.
"During the week the women like for you to bring it to their work so everyone will see it and be envious," Austin said.
It will be hard to top one "love sick puppy" from last year who sent his Valentine a teddy bear, candy, two dozen roses and a letter, leaving his bill more than $200, Lokey said.
Evans Florist is located on Sparkman Street, next to Hometown Grocery. The shop delivers flowers and gifts. To place an order call 256-773-2160 or visit their website at www.evansflorist.net. The shop is open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on holidays, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 8 a.m. until noon on Saturdays.
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Andy Burnham wants to ban Frosties. Is this Labour's monkey tennis moment?
Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, has called for a ban on sugary cereals like Frosties. As policies go, this feels akin to Alan Partridge's suggestion of "monkey tennis" for a TV programme – an idea conceived on the spot when all others had failed.
Imagine the scene. We're at a meeting of the shadow cabinet and it's Andy's turn to offer an idea. He opens his briefcase to discover that he's left his proposal for the reorganisation of the NHS at home. What does he say? From the other side of the table, Ed Miliband gives him that eerie look of his – as vacuous yet mysterious as a cow staring at the moon.
Come on Andy, think of something! A petting zoo in children's wards? Free wigs for the under-fives? Inner city sumo? He casts his mind back to the last thing he did (eat breakfast), and blurts out, "Let's ban Frosties!" There's a long, awkward silence. "They're packed with sugar … And, uh, if the parents keep on feeding their kids on them … they're going to grow up to be the size of … cows?"
Ed's bovine stare turns into a smile. "I like it," he says. And, lo, another Labour Party policy is born.
Labour is supposed to be burying its Brownite associations with nannying and bureaucracy. So it seems perverse that Burnham should declare war on Tony the Tiger in the name of bringing Britain down to size. True, Britain has a weight problem and it needs to be confronted. But Labour's front bench don't seem to understand that the public doesn't like it when politicians – of any party – try to tell us what to do. MPs lack the moral capital. Some of them sent us to war for the wrong reasons, others were caught diddling their expenses to have their duck houses covered in gold leaf. And the waistbands of many suggest that they probably enjoy the odd bowl of Frosties themselves. If you combined the breakfast plates of Ed Balls and Eric Pickles, you could probably feed Africa for a month.
Despite all of this, politicians on Left and Right continue to speak as if their dusty copy of Jane Fonda's Workout Video qualifies them to tell the rest of us that we need to get in shape. It's a compulsion that's innate to politics – power creates an itch to meddle. We've had wars on smoking, alcohol, bad school meals (Earth to Jamie Oliver – all school meals are, by their nature, bad) and now sugar. This restless Puritanism is found on both sides of the chamber. Gambling, for example, can easily become a sickness, and I read with disgust a report by Fairer Gambling that says that betting shops are targeting poor communities. But the responses given by MPs were irritating. Lucy Powell, Labour MP for Manchester Central, said, "I think it is a moral question to ask whether it is a good thing that betting companies are targeting the poor and whether government lets them." Why shouldn't the government let them and what can it do to stop them? Ban betting shops in poor areas (discrimination) or limit them to one per high street (creating a monopoly)? And isn't there a wider moral question of why people gamble?
Alas, when a Tory addresses that question he inevitably comes off like a Dickensian vicar. Step forward John Redwood. He said, "I put [excessive gambling] down to the fact that poor people believe there's one shot to get rich. They put getting rich down to luck and think they can take a gamble. They also have time on their hands. My voters are too busy working hard to make a reasonable income." So John Redwood's advice on how to quit gambling is to get a job in finance and move to Wokingham? It seems on matters moral that the public faces an unpleasant choice between the authoritarianism of Labour and the snobbery of the Tories. Doubtless, Labour wouldn't allow "monkey tennis" for reasons of animal rights – but the Conservatives wouldn't allow it for fear that it might lower the tone of the area.
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of one moral crusade or another, the politicians are up against a sad truth of human nature: whatever we're told not to do … that's the thing that we want to do the most. Tell me not to smoke, and I'll blow all my money on Marlboros. Tell me to drink less, and mine's a pint. In fact, now that I know I'm not supposed to eat Frosties either, breakfast will become Frosties doused in vodka, finished off with a deep-fried Mars Bar and washed down with supermarket vodka – and I might bet the house on a horse while I do it. Because something never seems more necessary nor pleasurable than when political consensus tells me it's wrong.
Sorry Andy, but you'll have to take my Frosties from my cold dead hands.
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Mastiffs of Lakewood
Additional Information: Started breeding mastiffs in 1984,Deer Run and Indian Raid lines were used at first, Greco and Greiner Hall lines added later. I have had 8 champions and still showing.
Puppies available.3 fawn females. All breeding done with health tested parents; and pups come with health guarantee. Sire is Palmetto's Pisgah... ...
Uno Grande Mastiffs
Additional Information: We breed for size, health, and temperament. Most of our dogs are either Champions or currently working on their titles. We health test our adults and health guarantee our puppies.
Hocus Pocus Mastiffs
Additional Information: Hocus Pocus is the home of the black brindle mastiff. Parents on site and tested. Champion Groppetti, Old School, Wileyways, Lazy D, Iron Hills, Castle Mount lines. Health guarantee, puppy contract.
PUPPIES due Nov. 5! Hocus Pocus Charmed One ("Wyatt") x Hocus Pocus A Little Black Magic ("Piper"). Sire is a smutty... ...
Terremere Mastiffs
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AKC Breeder of Merit - Linda Greeson-Rice, breeding for over 40 years.We offer occasional, carefully planned litters that produce the absolute... ...
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Sandragon Mastiffs
Additional Information: All pups have been spoken for. Next possible breeding would be in Sept 2013. Please check back Or I am starting a waiting list. It would be Both fawn and brindle pups.
All pups have been spoken for. Next possible breeding would be in Sept 2013. Please check back Or I am starting a waiting list. It would be Both... ...
Battlefield Mastiffs
Additional Information: All of our dogs are AKC registered. We breed attempting to uphold the breed standard. All dogs are health tested. We are NOT a "kennel" our dogs are our family and live our house.
10 month old male available up to date on all shots micro chipped already weighs 115 lbs very good with children and other dogs. He is house... ...
St. Mary's Mastiffs
Additional Information: Mastiff, English, Puppy, Faun, wormed, shots, registered, Ready June 30, no hip dysplasia history, parents on site, sire 192 lbs. 301-769-8754.
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Additional Information: We are selling English Mastiff Puppies. Each puppy is wormed registered, and has their shots. We are asking for 1200$
MajorWood English Mastiffs
Additional Information: MajorWood's English Mastiffs is a family owned and operated kennel. Our puppies are raised as a part of our family and are socialized with our own children and other pets.
At MajorWood English Mastiffs, we are committed to improving the breed that we love so much. Our goal is to produce quality show and affectionate... ...
MidKnight Mastiffs
Additional Information: Home of Multiple AKC Champions, they are health tested and evaluated prior to breeding. We have shown our mastiffs around the country and have had multiple mastiffs in Westminster. BBB Accredited
Home of Multiple AKC Champion Mastiffs . Our dogs are from very strong lines, they are health tested and evaluated prior to breeding. We pride... ...
Yabig Mastiffs
Additional Information: Top Quality AKC�Mastiffs from generations of Genetically health tested Champion breeding stock. Written Health Guarantee.Home Raised underfoot. We don't breed often so each litter is very special�with our�goals in mind�to better the next generation and to keep our lines exceptional. Over 30 years experience.� We take the utmost care in raising each puppy to be a healthy, loving, well socialized addition to your family. We breed for temperament, soundness, size and conformation to the breed standard. Pedigrees and health test results available on our website. www.yabigmastiffs.com Puppies leave here Vet Checked with a health certificate, micro-chipped, de-wormed, first puppy shots and a written health guarantee. We also start...
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Additional Information: "WE HAVE PUPPIES NOW" AKC beautiful Fawn & Brindle ,Apricots $2000., Health Guaranteed. Raised with kids & Dogs & cats. Showing & breeding for 30 yrs. We are here to help you out. A Must see babies.
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Hess' Country Mastiffs
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GCH. CH. Honor Way's Sir Chamberlain of Hess' Country is available for stud to approved health tested bitches! Chamberlain's Test Results:... ...
Bittersweet Lane Mastiffs
Additional Information: As a breeder of English Mastiffs we strive to better the breed by ensuring and focusing on Confirmation, Health, and Temperament- this allows us to bring your family the best representation.
Honor Way Mastiffs
Additional Information: Puppies born July 9, 20143 Boys and 3 Girls available
The most important part of owning a mastiff is to realize they need to be part of your family. They love with all their heart. Litter born July 9,... ...
Hartland Kennels
Additional Information: Hartland Kennels offers quality AKC English Mastiffs. We breed older English lines for type. Our dogs are hip/health and temperament tested. Lifelong breeder support. Please visit our site!
Destiny Mastiffs
Additional Information: We pride ourselves on our dogs and breeding program. We strive to produce mastiffs as close to the AKC standard as possible. Our sires and dams are always CHAMPIONED and HEALTH TESTED before bred!
*********WE HAVE PUPPIES AVAILABLE*******BORN ON AUGUST 25, 2013*******Here at Destiny Mastiffs we pride ourselves on our dogs and breeding... ...
Jo's Doghouse
Additional Information: I own two mastiffs, a male and a female. They are both four years old. I have a litter no more than once a year.
I am expecting another litter of puppies around the end of October. ...
Cedar Ridge Mastiff
Additional Information: Cedar Ridge Mastiffs has been producing Best of Breed Winners as well as family companions for over 25 years. Puppies currently available -- brindles and fawns. Stud service to approved bitches.
Large, typey, and correct fawn, apricot and brindle puppies. Raised in our home with plenty of attention now ready for your home. Pet... ...
JD Farms and Kennel
Additional Information: We are a small family farm that raises English Mastiffs both show and pet quality. Champion bloodlines. Current litter of puppies available February 2, 2014. Brindle, Apricot,and Fawn. Taking deposits
Raising English Mastiffs with champion bloodlines. We are now taking deposits on our current litter that will be ready 2/02/2014. All puppies will... ...
Burke's Mastiffs
I have a litter of Akc registered English Mastiff puppies for sale. Mother is a reverse brindle and father is a big 240 lb fawn. He has a great... ...
R & J Forever Mastiffs
Additional Information: Welcome to R.J Forever mastiffs. We have Champion bloodlines puppies available for pet/show. Let us give you the experience your family deserves.. We have a litter due on or aroundl 4th
Welcome to R.J Forever Mastiffs. We Are a small kennel just starting out. We want to provide a different experience between breeders,owners and... ...
Sharp Mastiffs
We have two great litters for you to choose from one born 2.25.14 and the other born 3.3.14. All puppies come with AKC papers. They will also be... ...
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Additional Information: We have been breeding and showing for over 18 years. all puppies are family raised with children and come with their shots, worming and a health guarantee.
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Atonement RPI is a roleplay intensive MUD that combined the genres of science fiction, survival horror, and a post-apocalyptic setting.AlphaAlpha placed the players in the role of one of several crew members of a spaceship trying to return Home. Recently woken from cryogenic sleep, these survivors found themselves with no memory of their past lives, why they boarded the ship, where they are from, or even where they were going. Additionally, they soon learned that they were not alone, and the Ship is home to several ugly threats standing in the way of their survival.BetaIn Beta, the theme has shifted to a post-apocalyptic setting, following the tale of a fallen Lunar Colony. The Outlanders of Grungetown must strive for survival against each other and the ever present "Evil Empire" New Phoenix; which has retrieved a fair amount of Utopian resources and instated themselves as lords of the moon. In addition to this, a new threat comes with the Genetic Terrors, the hive-minded zombie like creatures which crashed with the Survivors of the SBS Phoenix II. As New Phoenix and Grungetown war with each other and discover long-lost aspects of Utopia, the Terrors present their own threats...GammaThe overwhelming power of the Terrors forces the remaining Lunar survivors to flee on the original colonization ship, the SBS Atlas, with the intent to go to Alpha Centauri, the only known successful human colony remaining...
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Justin Bieber loves his brightly colored shoes and can be seen out and about in different pairs everywhere he goes. He was recently spotted in a pair of teal Van Doren Sk8-Hi Reissue VANS.
The Van Doren Sk8-Hi Reissue VANS are available in teal and maroon for $65.
Description: This is the Sk8-Hi Reissue, featuring a retro design from way back in the Vans vaults. They also feature the original Van Doren heeltab. This look returns from the very beginning of skate style.
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Accessible tours of India now available thanks to Enable Holidays
Helen Dolphin, the Director of Policy and Campaigns at Disabled Motoring UK, has just made her first ever trip to India on a trip that was organised by Enable Holidays .
In celebration of the launch of their Golden Triangle Tour, which can be booked from January 2014, the holidays for the disabled specialists invited 38 year old Helen to take a trip around this outstanding country and write a blog about her travel experiences.
When only 22, Helen contracted meningococcal septicaemia which resulted in the amputation of her legs an hands. During her 11-day tour she visited The Taj Mahal, Delhi, Jaipur, Sikandra and Agra Fort.
"My trip to India has been absolutely amazing," said Helen. "The people could not have been friendlier or more helpful and it seems that India is one of the most accessible places I've ever visited – not just because they have ramps but because wherever I want to go there will be someone there ready to help.
"Visiting somewhere like India may seem a bit of a step into the unknown but I cannot recommend it enough."
Enable Holidays was established in 2004 and was the first UK tour operator to be accredited for its competence in auditing the accessibility and grading the suitability of accommodation abroad for people with mobility impairments.
It has since become the UK's leading accessible holiday specialist and offers a range of over 250 accessible hotels and apartments for disabled people with limited mobility, wheelchair-users and slow walkers as well as their families and friends.
Managing Director Lynne Kirby said there's a growing demand for more exciting and adventurous destinations.
"As the UK's leading tour operator of accessible overseas holidays we are constantly sourcing new opportunities to satisfy our customers' desires for something different and captivating.
"We have been working in conjunction with the Indian Tourist Board on the Golden Triangle Tour which we're delighted to be able to offer to our customers from January 2014. We've also assessed extreme activities in the Catalan and we will shortly be planning a Kenyan safari to check out its suitability for disabled tourists."
To ensure the suitability of all the holidays offered by Enable Holidays each one is personally visited by a qualified in-house auditor who undertakes a unique 150-point check list.
Although Lynne personally assessed the Golden Triangle Tour she was keen for Helen, a leading campaigner for disabled people, to experience this extraordinary holiday for herself.
"Helen is a truly inspirational woman who, amongst other things, is a highly respected freelance journalist," explained Lynne. "Despite having no hands and no legs she trained as a journalist with Anglia TV where she worked as a news reporter for seven years before joining Disabled Motoring UK.
"She also swims with East Anglian Swallow Tails and The City of Norwich Swimming Club five times a week and narrowly missed out on competing in the Paralympics.
"I was delighted when she accepted our invitation as I think reading her reports, which have been posted on the DMUK website, will reassure other disabled people who would like to travel further afield but up until now haven't had the confidence to do so."
Lynne arranged for Helen to fly to India with Virgin Atlantic while Travel World Experiences (TWX) provided all of the ground arrangements including transfers to and from the airport and sightseeing tours.
The airline's Passenger Disability Adviser Geraldine Lundy, said: "We were delighted to help Lynne arrange this trip. We work with many individuals and organisations to enable all our customers with disabilities to travel as safely and comfortably as possible.
"We are so glad that Helen enjoyed her experience in India and hope it inspires many more disabled people to travel. Virgin Atlantic has a team of staff dedicated to looking after passengers with accessibility needs and we encourage anyone that needs help to contact us in advance of their flight so we can make their journey as easy and comfortable as possible."
To read Helen's reports from her trip to India please visit the Disabled Motoring UK website http://www.disabledmotoring.org
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Open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Located at "El Embarcadero" Blvd. Kukulcán Km4, Cancun, Hotel Zone. This promotion is valid by wearing and showing the wristband from any of our Parks and/or Tours (Xcaret, Xel-Há, Xplor, Xplor Fuego, Xoximilco, Xenotes, Xichén, Tulum, Cobá, Ek'Balam Ría Lagartos). There may be itinerary variations of route subject to weather conditions. Restrictions may apply. Information: Cancun: 998-251-6560 | Playa del Carmen: 984-147-6560
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Herpes symptoms - particularly in women
Are herpes blood tests reputable? Acquire information about the dependability of herpes blood tests and the possible alternate tests.
Herpes virus causes herpes simplex type 1 and type-2 infections. HSV-1 infection (herpes simplex virus type one) is defined by the eruption of one of more teams of vesicles around the vermilion border of the lips or in the outside nares. HSV-2 infection (herpes virus type 2) is defined by eruption of related lesions in the genitalia. Both varieties may re appear during other febrile illnesses. The viruses frequently become latent and may not be expressed for many years.
Herpes zoster disease is caused by a herpesvirus (varicella-zoster virus) and is defined by eruption of team of vesicles on one side of the body after the course of a nerve because of inflammation of ganglia and dorsal nerve roots resulting from activation of virus, which in many cases remains latent for years following a primary chickenpox infection. The affliction is self-limited and could be accompanied by acute postherpetic pain.
Herpes infections can be diagnosed using three forms of tests. They may be viral culture evaluation, blood checks (serologic tests), and antigen detection tests.
Viral culture evaluation: This is often effective if the patient has sores or any external signs of infection to diagnose herpes. To get a viral culture evaluation, cells or fluid from a fresh sore is collected with a cotton swab and set in a lifestyle container and analyzed for the presence of herpes virus. Occasionally, more than one viral lifestyle evaluation might be requested by the medic to diagnose herpes disease as the lesion may have really little energetic virus as well as the evaluation may generate a 'false-negative.'
Blood tests (serologic tests): Herpes blood tests measure the amount of herpes simplex antibodies in the body. Blood tests are effective for discovering herpes diseases when there aren't any visible sores or symptoms. If herpes antibodies are located in the blood, it means herpes virus is latent in the body.
Blood tests don't require swabbing of a lesion and can done even when there aren't any observable lesions or symptoms present. Sort-specific blood tests are vital to detect the kind of herpes disease i.e. HSV 1 or HSV-2 infection. Sort-specific blood tests can correctly distinguish between HSV 1 antibodies and HSV-2 antibodies. Usually it takes 2 weeks to a few months after coverage to herpes for antibodies to appear in the blood. As the physique takes time to generate herpes antibodies blood tests taken immediately following outbreak of herpes disease may fail to diagnose herpes.
If somebody has not had any symptoms before and wants to be analyzed for herpes, variety-specific blood test is the only way to find the status. These tests detect the difference involving the immunoglobulins of HSV 1 and HSV-2. A finger prick test called POCkit HSV-2 Rapid Evaluation has also been approved for discovering herpes disease.
Antigen detection evaluation: That Is just like culture evaluation but used less frequently than other tests. This evaluation does not require growing the herpes virus in a tradition container as in heritage evaluation but identifies herpes by the existence of antigens. Antigen detection mostly is done in research laboratories or large reference laboratories.
There is a possibility that you will experience one at a certain point in time. Unfortunately, these cysts can be a huge nuisance.
1. There Aren't Consistently Symptoms
Not absolutely all girls will understand that they have a Bartholin's gland tumor. Sometimes, there may be no symptoms at all, apart from a lump, which may range in dimension from a pea into a marble, based on Web MD. The only time you'll generally notice symptoms is when the tumor becomes infected. In case your Bartholin's cyst becomes infected, based on the Mayo Clinic pain, discomfort when strolling or sitting, painful sensation during sexual intercourse and a temperature might occur.
2. Using a Condom Can Lessen the Chance of Infection
Exposing the cyst to the germs which causes sexually transmitted infections, like chlamydia and gonorrhea, can boost the chance of infection, based on the Mayo Clinic. E. Coli bacteria can be responsible for an infection, so it's important to practice excellent hygiene.
4. Soaking in a Warm Bathroom Offers Alleviation
Some of the most commonly recommended home treatments for Bartholin's gland cysts is soaking in hot water. It's believed that water may help empty the cyst. Gently pressing a warm compress from the cyst may help relieve the pain. The others may need to be surgically removed, while some Bartholin's cysts may not require treatment. When the cyst is seriously debilitating or comes with a temperature, be sure to see your physician.
Bartholin's gland cysts can be a nuisance, but thy may not lead to any symptoms at all. Remember that the cyst can resemble sexually transmitted diseases and infections, such as herpes. A bulge in this place which doesn't cause other symptoms may be an indication of genital warts, which come from the Hpv (HPV). In case you're unsure of things you're encountering, it's perfect to see a gynecologist to learn for sure.
Disclaimer: The following article is designed for instructional purposes only. Consult with a licensed healthcare professional if you are concerned about your wellbeing.
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A memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, in the USAO Alumni Chapel for Judy Beth Morgan, a 1994 graduate of the University of Science and Arts, who died Jan. 11 in Phoenix. Morgan, 55, fought a long, valiant battle with lung cancer.
The memorial service in Chickasha is sponsored by faculty members and friends in the USAO Division of Arts and Humanities, whose lives were touched by Judy's work here.


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One of Disney's biggest hits in recent years, the hilarious and heart-warming Tangled returns to El Capitan. When Flynn Ryder (voiced by Zachary Levi), the kingdom's most notorious bandit, hides out in a tower, he is taken hostage by Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore), a tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical hair. The two of them set off on an action-packed adventure that might just find true love at its conclusion. In addition to the film, you'll see Sofia live on stage and catch a special glimpse of Disney Junior's Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy, featuring a special appearance by Rapunzel. Then, after the movie, see Rapunzel live on stage and the short Tangled Ever After. Learn More
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1School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
2Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA
3Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), Boston, MA, USA
4Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
5Department of Advanced Technology Fusion, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
Abstract. Impacts of uncertain climate forecasts on future regional air quality are investigated using downscaled MM5 meteorological fields from the NASA GISS and MIT IGSM global climate models and the CMAQ model in 2050 in the continental US. Three future climate scenarios: high-extreme, low-extreme and base, are developed for regional air quality simulations. GISS, with the IPCC A1B scenario, is used for the base case. IGSM results, in the form of probabilistic distributions, are used to perturb the base case climate to provide 0.5th and 99.5th percentile climate scenarios. Impacts of the extreme climate scenarios on concentrations of summertime fourth-highest daily maximum 8-h average ozone are predicted to be up to 10 ppbv (about one-eighth of the current NAAQS of ozone) in some urban areas, though average differences in ozone concentrations are about 1–2 ppbv on a regional basis. Differences between the extreme and base scenarios in annualized PM2.5 levels are very location dependent and predicted to range between −1.0 and +1.5 μg m−3. Future annualized PM2.5 is less sensitive to the extreme climate scenarios than summertime peak ozone since precipitation scavenging is only slightly affected by the extreme climate scenarios examined. Relative abundances of biogenic VOC and anthropogenic NOx lead to the areas that are most responsive to climate change. Such areas may find that climate change can significantly offset air quality improvements from emissions reductions, particularly during the most severe episodes.
Citation: Liao, K.-J., Tagaris, E., Manomaiphiboon, K., Wang, C., Woo, J.-H., Amar, P., He, S., and Russell, A. G.: Quantification of impact of climate uncertainty on regional air quality, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 7781-7804, doi:10.5194/acpd-8-7781-2008, 2008.


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