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The Cavendish is the most common variety of bananas. There are more than 500 varieties of banana plants in the world. Some of the popular varieties of Banana are:
Dwarf Cavendish
|It is a popular commercial cultivar grown extensively for table and processing purpose in the states Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar and West Bengal. It is also popular in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Dwarf Cavendish is becoming a highly successful cultivar. It is highly susceptible to Sigatoka leaf spot disease in humid tropics restricting its commercial cultivation.
|Basrai' is the leading commercial variety of Cavendish group and is a leading commercial variety of Maharashtra. The plant stature is Dwarf making it less prone to wind damage. The bunch size, the fruit length and size is quite good though the keeping quality is rather poor. The average bunch weight with 6-7 hands and with about 13 fruits per hand is about 15-25 kg. The thick rind of the fruits retains to some extent the greenish colour even when the fruits are ripe.
Gandevi selection
|Also known as 'Hanuman' or 'Padarre' is gaining importance inspite of its longer crop duration. The selection yields bunches weighing 55-60 kg. Performs well under light soils with high inputs. In combination with high-density planting and drip irrigation,
|It is a semi-tall variety, grown mostly in Tamil Nadu and some parts of Karnataka for table purpose. Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is a high yielding and produces bunch of large size with well developed fruits. Dark green fruits turn bright yellow upon ripening depending on ripening conditions. Fruit is very sweet with a good aroma. Bunch weighs about 25-30 kg. Requires propping. Fruit has a poor keeping quality leading to a quick breakdown of pulp after ripening, hence not suited for long distance transportation. Robusta is highly susceptible to Sigatoka leaf spot disease in humid tropics.
|It is a medium tall variety commercially grown in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Bihar. Its unique fruit quality has made Rasthali popular and a highly prized cultivar for table purpose. Fruits are yellowish green throughout their development, but turn pale yellow to golden yellow after ripening. Fruit is very tasty with a good aroma. Longer crop duration, severe susceptibility to Fusarium wilt, requirement of bunch cover to protect fruits from sun cracking and formation of hard lumps in fruits make crop production more expensive.
|It is a leading commercial cultivar grown throughout the country with location specific ecotypes like palayankodan in Kerala, Poovan in Tamil Nadu, Karpura Chakkarakeli in Andhra Pradesh and Alpan in North Eastern Region. It is generally cultivated as a perennial crop. Tamil Nadu is the leading producer of Poovan cultivar owing to its climatic and marginal soil condition. Poovan is also commercially cultivated for leaf industry throughout Tamil Nadu and in certain parts of Kerala. Fruit is slightly acidic, firm and has typical sour-sweet aroma. Fruits turn to attractive golden yellow on ripening. Medium sized bunch, closely packed fruits, good keeping quality and resistant to fruit cracking is its plus points. But it is highly susceptible to Banana Bract Mosaic Viral (BBMV) disease and Banana Streak Virus, (BSV), which cause considerable reduction in yield.
|It is a popular variety in Kerala where it is relished as a fruit as well as used for processing. Commercial cultivation of Nendran has picked up rapidly in Tamil Nadu in the recent past. Nendran is known to display considerable diversity in plant stature, pseudostem colour, presence or absence of male axis, bunch size, etc. Bunch has 5-6 hands weighing about 12-15 kg. Fruits have a distinct neck with thick green skin turning buff yellow on ripening. Fruits remain as starchy even on ripening. Nendran is highly susceptible to Banana Bract Mosaic Virus (BBMV), nematodes and borers.
Red Banana
|Red banana is the most relished and highly prized variety of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Its commercial cultivation is prominent in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also popular in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and to some extent in Western and Central India. In Bihar and other regions, it is popular as Lal Velchi while in Karnataka as Chandra Bale. The colour of the pseudostem, petiole, midrib and fruit rind is purplish red. It is a robust plant with bunches weighing 20-30 kg under good management practices. Fruits are sweet, orange yellow coloured and with a pleasant aroma. It is highly susceptible to bunchy top, fusarium wilt and nematodes.
|Ney Poovan
|Ney Poovan is the choicest diploid cultivar, which is under commercial mono cultivation on a large scale especially in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In Kerala It is grown in backyards and now shifting to large-scale cultivation. Ney Poovan is a slender plant bearing bunches of 15-30 kg after 12-14 months. Dark green fruits turn golden yellow with a very good keeping quality. Fruit is highly fragrant, tasty, powdery and firm. Ney Poovan is tolerant to leaf spot but susceptible to Fusarium wilt and banana bract mosaic virus.
|It is an elite variety in South India especially grown for table purpose in Palani and Shevroy hills of Tamil Nadu under perennial cultivation. It is a vigorous and hardy variety though not a prolific one. Fruits show a typical curvature, possess a pleasant aroma and delightful taste. Virupakshi has the characteristic flavour only when they are cultivated in higher elevation. In the mixed cultivation it is well suited as a shade plant for young coffee. It has many ecotypes like 'Sirumalai' (grown on hills), 'Vannan', 'Kali' etc. well suited for cultivation in plains. Perennial system of cultivation aggravates Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV).
|It is a popular variety in Tamil Nadu grown especially for its cooling effects in hot tracts in summer. The variety comes up well in marginal soils without any yield reduction. It is well suited as an intercrop in coconut/arecanut garden. The bunch weight ranges from 12-15 kg (after 11-12 months). Pachanadan could be used in the Nendran plantations for gap filling as it comes up for harvest along with Nendran. This variety is tolerant to leaf spot and Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) diseases, but susceptible to wilt disease.
|It is a widely cultivated variety for processing. Monthan is a fairly tall and robust plant bearing bunches of 18-20 kg after 12 months. Fruits are bold, stocky, knobbed and pale green in colour. The skin is usually green. The new prolific 'Monthan' type clones of economic value namely 'Kanchi Vazhai' and 'Chakkia' are recently becoming popular in Tamil Nadu. Apart from its culinary use of fruits, pseudostem core is a highly relished vegetable with many medicinal properties. Monthan is also cultivated for production of leaves in Trichy and Tanjore districts of Tamil Nadu. It has many desirable qualities like immunity to Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) diseases, salt tolerance and normal bunch mass even under marginal condition, but it is highly susceptible to Fusarium wilt disease.
|It is a popular variety grown for table purpose in medium rich soils. Its commercial cultivation is spread over in Central and Southern districts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Bihar, cultivation is in patches under the name 'Kanthali'. Karpuravalli is a tall, robust plant well suited to marginal lands and soils, produced under low input conditions. It is also the sweetest among Indian bananas. Karpuravalli is occasionally seeded depending on the seasonal variability. Its ash coated golden yellow and sweet fruits have good keeping quality. Karpuravalli is highly susceptible to wilt disease, tolerant to leaf spot disease and well suited for drought, salt affected areas and for low input conditions.
|Safed Velchi Musa
|This is considered a good quality fruit for table purpose and is cultivated in the Thane, Nasik districts of Maharashtra. It is grown under the shade of arecanut gardens in the South Kanara districts of Karanataka. This variety is mediumsized with slender yellowish green pseudostem and can be recognised by the reddish petiole margin, large fruits, very thin and papery rind and white firm flesh that is very sweet. The average bunch weight is about 12 kg with about 150 fruits/bunch. The duration of the variety is about 13 months.
Gaurav Kumar Singh
Research coordinator, Centre for Agri Solutions and Technology (CAT)
Tata Chemicals Ltd., Aligarh.


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I go to that page, right click on the file link, and copy the file's url (copy link address)...
which gets: http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/attachment.php?attachmentid=874&d=1338152287 AotTI.zip
And add the filename after
http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/attachment.php?attachmentid=874&d=1338152287 AotTI.zip
I then wrap it in URL tags:
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This is followed by inserting the file image, again obtained by right clicking and copying image URL:
[url=http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/attachment.php?attachmentid=874&d=1338152287]http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/images/attach/zip.gif AotTI.zip[/url]
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Upload the image to the gallery. Then...
In the gallery, click on the image to get it full screen, copy the URL:
Then add the image tag:
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Because I discovered *I* couldn't find a link to the contact us page...
I have added a "contact administrator" link to the quick-links menu.
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I just can't, I just can't let niggas
I can't let motherfuckers take this from me man
This is what I got, this is all I got
It's a blessing, it's all I got
[Bridge: Chino XL]
I think about it 23 hours a day
And beg God for revenge every night when I pray
You left me for dead, the only thing that I can say
Did I seem like a nigga that would just go away?
[Verse 1: Chino XL]
It's time to even the odds
Chino's sick, accepting all get well cards
Most underrated lyric artist, that's him
I walk on water, haters claim it's cause I can't swim
I'm the illest with not allowed to prove
I ain't tasteless like my tongue is surgically removed
So I'ma take my last breath
The entire English language got together and it sentenced me to death
Chino the barbarian, that Puerto Rican rhyme slayer
You get Slashed like Guns N Rose's guitar player
You should be afraid of me, I'm here to take your fans
But they agree you couldn't be my hype man's hype man
I spit it sharp as a needle since the leaders were leading
I get Even Stevens leaving lots of Starvin' Marvin's bleeding
You receiving a secret they keeping deep in the basement
Beneath Chino the demon screaming, beating up Mother Nature
Written scriptures, giving you visions that's damn near religious
It's wicked and mystic and twisted as covens of witches
Ridiculous is how my Heckler & Koch pop you where your ribs is
The murder scene will be grizzly, bare witness
Primitive, medieval, barely literate, savage
'Defeat Chino' an oxymoron like 'happy marriage'
I allow churches to be all around
My neighbours tired of people worshipping outside of my house
[Hook: Chino XL]
You've never known a man that thinks like this one before
You've never known a man that thinks like this one before
The days of your life, all the years you've been born
You've never known a man that thinks like this one before
[Bridge: Chino XL]
[Verse 2: Chino XL]
Entertainer's names and lines, I started those
Big Chino created from God particles
What flows from my abdominal's abominable
Nonvulnerable, part animal, dark paranormal like ghost
"Man I hate these rappers, won't you off 'em", I hear it often
When I'm gone son they won't be worth a splinter in my coffin
Once I auction off my crown of thorns, there's no more
Me fall off is the reason they invented the word "never" for
You should change your name to Nas
Cause when you ask, can you outspit Chino all you're gonna hear is a lot of Nahh's
I'm wise, you could learn that from me
Impregnate you with so many bullets you could take maternity leave
I'm a sadist and I say this with a jaded cadence
I'm dedicated to hatred, escaping off Satan's play list
I'm dangerous, when I communicate what I'm thinking
Brain dead I'll spit in Morse code, write down what I'm blinking
Rhyme contortionist, shot my way out of Hell's orphanage
Using a slingshot and live scorpions
Paragraph perverter, the spic that you can't murder
Sick, get a kick out of feeding a cow a hamburger
You're garbage and you convince the world perfectly
When you rhyme I'm so bored you can surf on me
Labels, how you gets your artist's best work?
Lie to 'em, tell 'em that you putting Chino on the third verse
[Hook: Chino XL]
[Bridge: Chino XL]
[Verse 3: Chino XL]
Fasten your seat belts this is Air France
I'm like Nirvana when it came to kill the hair bands
I'm cold as ice, might slip into my madness
When I spit, everything is hard like my lungs is on Cialis
Yeah, I ain't scared of these newcomers
Cause they fly for the first time like the Wright brothers
Why ? nigga that's swinging from trees
Eatin' almonds from the eggs of endangered species
You looking for the feces? This is it
Did real songs with Dilla not no made up shits
You supposed to be the heir to the throne
But you left air in the throne, vacant
Waiting for the raging Chino to come along
I'm from a place that we're never wrong, never calm
Play Guitar Hero with your severed arm
I bring liquor, bench press and write rhymes raw
So I raise the bar, while raisin' the bar while raisin' the bar
My dark art murders you in every frame
Retarded like Daddy Yankee looked when endorsing McCain
I'm deranged with insane pain penmanship
Greatest wit
Since the Dead Sea Scrolls was only sick
Denying I'm one of the greatest that's your loss
I got no love for the other side like a coin toss
Albatross, night lurker, out for blood
Swinging the bat like Manny Ramirez with no enhancement drugs
Fuck, my anger is bad
Even the Incredible Hulk turns into Chino when he gets real mad
I let flames spray
Then forget about you like Farrah Faucet's death
'Cause Michael Jackson died the same day
[Hook: Chino XL]
[Bridge: Chino XL]
Sound, without Focus, is just noise


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Should a toggle button show its current state or the state to which it will change?
I was using a simple app on my iPhone yesterday (a flashlight app) and there was a button for mute.
I was confused because it seemed as if the button showed that the app was on mute, but sounds were still being played.
I figured out that the button was showing me what would happen if I pressed it. After I pressed it, it muted and the button changed from a speaker with an X through it to a full speaker (illustrating that if I were to press it again, it would become whatever the picture showed)
Is this intuitive? Should the pictures be reversed so the icon depicts what is the current state rather than what the state will become once pressed?


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text: G&A Staff - March 19, 2011 Smith & Wesson's Monster Magnum The new .500 S&W Magnum dwarfs other big-bore cartridges that are currently available for production-manufactured revolvers. Chambered for an all-new .50-caliber magnum cartridge, the new S&W Model 500 double-action revolver needs no hype.The Model 500 from Smith & Wesson is the biggest, heaviest, most powerful factory-production double-action revolver in the world. It's built on an entirely new and massive S&W frame size. It fires the new .500 S&W Magnum cartridge, which is the most powerful factory load ever developed specifically for handgun use. The gun and the cartridge are both impressive product accomplishments, beyond the industry norm, and both moved together from concept to reality in less than a year. At the February 2002 SHOT Show S&W Handgun Product Manager Herb Belin went before the assembled S&W sales force to ask them if they thought a new, massive Smith & Wesson magnum revolver and new, S&W-label magnum cartridge, bigger and more powerful than anything else any other manufacturer had ever considered, would be of interest to their customers. He had to beat them back into their seats. A few days later, at the S&W headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts, the project was approved by Smith & Wesson President Bob Scott. The S&W engineering team shifted into high gear. Just 11 months later, at a press seminar at the S&W factory held January 9, 2003, the fully developed new Model 500 was unveiled. Belin's original concept for the new gun was simple. Smith & Wesson had turned the revolver industry upside down during the previous four years with the development and introduction of the smallest and lightest weight full-feature magnum revolvers in the world: the small and medium-frame AirLite Ti and AirLite Sc series with titanium cylinders and high-tech aluminum/scandium alloy frames. Having shepherded those projects to successful completions, Belin now wanted to go to the opposite extreme--to trump the growing commercial popularity of other factory-produced big-bore revolvers chambered for cartridges such as the .454 Casull, .480 Ruger, and .475 Linebaugh by building the biggest, most powerful (perhaps, even, unsurpassable) double-action revolver and cartridge ever conceived. "We started it all," Herb says, referring to the original S&W .357 Magnum back in 1935 and the .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum in 1956 and 1961. "It's time to get back in first place." The first step was to develop performance parameters for a new revolver-form cartridge that would substantially exceed anything else in circulation ("substantially not marginally," Belin emphasizes) and then design the gun that would handle it. For a partner in the ammunition development, S&W turned to Cor-Bon, a company noted for the development of cutting-edge handgun loads (such as the .400 Cor-Bon and .440 Cor-Bon Magnum autoloader cartridges and .45 Colt Magnum +P hunting ammo) and also a company with the instant decision-making capability and sufficiently fast development cycle to meet Belin's goal of a SHOT Show 2003 introduction for the finished products. Peter Pi, Cor-Bon's hands-on president, immediately recognized the historical significance of participating in such a project and enlisted without hesitation.For the next 10 months Cor-Bon marched in lockstep with the S&W "X-Gun" engineering team--Rich Mikuta, Tom Oakley, and project director Brett Curry--who took the design directly from intellectual concept to CAD solid-modeling using advanced SolidWorks computer software and then to seamless programming into the S&W's computerized CNC-manufacturing machinery without touching pen to paper or constructing any model prototypes. The very first actual parts fabricated and assembled into a whole gun were essentially the final finished design. The direct creation of an entirely new-concept, high-performance product with such speed is possible only via advanced computerized engineering/manufacturing integration that would have been physically impossible in any industry just a handful of years ago. The full details of the joint developmental story of the .500 S&W Magnum cartridge and the Model 500 revolver will doubtless be the subject of many articles and thorough shooting reviews and performance analyses yet to come in many publications, including this one. Here in this first look, we can merely skim the cream of the essential specifications and features that separate these remarkable new products from everything else that came before them. A TOTALLY NEW CARTRIDGE The cartridge came first, and the developers started with a completely blank screen. The caliber was the first consideration."It could have been a .75," Belin says, "and might have been except for the federal half-inch boundary." (He's referring to a federal regulation that requires an elaborate set of justification hurdles for any manufacturer to get approval to produce new commercial ammunition larger than .50 caliber.) "But the .50 is big enough to accomplish our goals, and if we'd gone bigger we might have just succeeded in creating an odd curiosity instead of a useful cartridge."Cartridge length was the next consideration. That involved three concerns: to provide sufficient case capacity for a power/energy level head-and-shoulders greater than anything else existing, to make it long enough that no foolish experimenter could take any existing revolver of weaker construction and rechamber it to fire the new cartridge, and to ensure that if any other double-action revolver maker did decide it wanted to market a gun chambered for the new .500 S&W Magnum cartridge, it would also have to develop and manufacture its own entirely new frame size as well. (Business is business, after all.)The resultant .500 S&W Magnum cartridge carries .50-caliber bullets with a 1.625-inch maximum case length (a .44 Magnum case is 1.285 inches) and 0.065-inch rim thickness. It will be initially available from Cor-Bon in three factory loadings: a 275-grain Barnes solid-copper HEX-Bullet hollowpoint with 1662 fps muzzle velocity and 1685 ft-lbs muzzle energy at a maximum average pressure (MAP) of 26,800 psi, a 400-grain Hawk Precision Jacketed Flat Point with 1676 fps velocity and 2492 ft-lbs energy at 46,500 psi MAP, and a 440-grain Cast Performance flatnose lead with 1625 fps velocity and 2578 ft-lbs energy at 49,500 psi MAP. These are Cor-Bon's initial nominal factory ratings using industry-standard 8 3/8-inch pressure barrels.It is particularly significant that even though the .500 S&W Magnum cartridge tops out at more than a ton and a quarter of muzzle energy, all the loads operate under 50,000 psi, which, incidentally, is significantly less than the 60,000 psi SAAMI-limit MAP for the smaller caliber .454 Casull. Some other energy comparisons are also helpful: The hottest current commercial 240-grain .44 Magnum factory load offers right at 1600 ft-lbs (Winchester's specifications from a 20-inch barrel); Hornady's .480 Ruger factory load yields 1315 ft-lbs; the .475 Linebaugh launches at about 1500 ft-lbs; the most powerful commercial .454 Casull load reaches 1925 ft-lbs. For all intents and purposes, that gives the new .500 S&W Magnum a top energy 34 percent greater than the next most powerful handgun cartridge in existence. In practical terms, there is no living target walking the earth that this load does not have the potential to bring down. AN ALL-NEW GUNIn overall general appearance, the Model 500 revolver is distinctly and diagnostically a Smith & Wesson. It has the same general overall configuration, same side-swing cylinder design, and same conventional double-action operation. It's all stainless steel with a natural satin finish, adjustable sights, and Hogue-made rubber grips just like nearly all other current premium-grade S&W revolver models. What it mostly is, however, is big. It dwarfs an S&W N-Frame Model 629 .44 Magnum. The introductory 8 3/8-inch-barreled Model 500 weighs in at a nominal 72.5 ounces--well over a pound heavier than a same-length Model 629. And beyond these externals the Model 500 also carries a variety of new design elements--the cylinder, yoke-frame interface, frame and grips, and barrel design--that set it distinctly apart from any previous S&W revolver and herald several new directions for future S&W products.The Model 500 cylinder was the first part of the gun actually fabricated and proofed. The cylinder is a revolver's firing chamber, and unless it can handle the load, you don't have a gun. The Model 500's five-shot cylinder is 1.875 inches in diameter and 2.250 inches long--more than twice the mass of any S&W N-Frame cylinder. Its length is specced to accommodate cartridges as long as a full-length .223 Remington (let your imagination run). The five-shot design allows the bolt notch cuts to be offset and helps keep the overall size of the gun to a reasonable dimension. The chambers are not counterbored so the case heads are not enclosed--which is testimony to the designers' confidence in the strength of the case design and the cylinder itself given the power of the .500 cartridge. The cylinder is in fact proofed to 71,000 psi. While testing cylinder metallurgy in development, the S&W engineers actually tried deliberately to blow one up (wondering whether the alloy would shatter or would split) using special 90,000-psi loads. The chambers bulged slightly but did not give. Unlike any other S&W revolver, the cylinder yoke-to-frame lockup does not utilize a center-pin running through a hollow ejector rod, nor is there any barrel-lug latch. The solid, small-diameter ejector rod is unsupported at the front, but the frame latches the yoke directly with a spring-loaded ball detent. Ball-detent yoke latch designs are sometimes criticized on the grounds that any spring-loaded device will be subject to disengagement under recoil. However, the fore/aft frame alignment of the Model 500 installation actually works with recoil, pressing the latch more firmly into its notch, rather than opening it. Plus the Model 500's direction of rifling twist causes the frame to torque more firmly against the yoke, rather than away from it, so the total effect of the 500's design is to actually strengthen the yoke-frame interface when firing, rather than stress it.The Model 500's frame--now officially designated as the X-Frame in the S&W lexicon--is substantially larger, thicker, and heavier than any other S&W frame in all dimensions save one. The grip frame portion is the same specification as a K/L-Frame round-butt frame. It looks weird and mismatched with the grips off--and a set of old-style K-Frame wooden round-butt service grip panels will actually fit it perfectly--but there's a compelling reason for the design. The grip designed by Hogue for the Model 500 is a full-wraparound type with recoil-cushioning internal Absorbathane inserts within the upper web portion. All other Hogue Monogrips for S&W medium- and large-frame revolvers have an open backstrap so the use of the small round-butt grip-frame dimension here on the X-Frame permits a thicker, closed-back cushioning design without increasing the overall diameter or reach of the grip beyond what feels comfortable in the grasp of an average-size hand.At the frame's opposite end, the Model 500 also employs a new method of barrel attachment. On all other steel-frame/steel-barrel S&W revolvers, the barrel is threaded directly into the frame with a "crush-fit" interface that is forcefully tightened into proper index and requires substantial minimum barrel diameter and frame enclosure material. By contrast, the X-Frame design uses a two-part barrel assembly consisting of in internal rifled barrel tube, and a separate enclosing barrel shroud. In assembly, the shroud is first placed over the index tabs on the front of the frame, and then the barrel tube is inserted and threaded into the frame with an enlarged ring around its muzzle bringing the shroud tightly against the frame as it torques down.The system is superficially similar to the well-known interchangeable-barrel Dan Wesson system, but unlike a Dan Wesson barrel it is a permanent installation with a hard-fitted, nonadjustable barrel-cylinder gap. Like the Dan Wesson system, however, the result is that the actual barrel with the rifled bore is supported at both ends, not just at the rear, which enhances accuracy. And, most important of all, the barrel portion that is threaded through the frame at the critical location of the forcing cone, which must absorb all the punishing impact of the bullet as it leaps from the face of the cylinder, is a nonstressed interface. This is a real benefit to the gun's longevity, considering the intensely high impact energy of the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum cartridge.The grip designed by Hogue for the Model 500 (B) is a full wraparound type with recoil-cushioning Absorbathane internal cushions to moderate recoil impact.The barrel shroud is configured with a full-length underlug and features a removable three-vent muzzle brake that fits over the protruding rim of the internal barrel tube and held in place by a large hex-head Nylock bolt that threads into the front of the underlug. The shroud also houses an interchangeable front sight blade, which employs the spring-loaded plunger attachment mechanism originally developed for the premium-package Model 629 DX .44 Magnum series. The rear sight is the S&W standard fully adjustable Micrometer-click model. Other Model 500 features are S&W-standard, including the recently developed, key-operated revolver hammer safety lock.Two final noteworthy items about the Model 500 separate it from current S&W revolvers in other frame sizes. One is the reincorporation for added stability of a fourth (top position) sideplate screw that was dropped from previous S&W guns in the late 1950s. The other is that the Model 500's target-configuration hammer and trigger are metal injection molded parts, which, considering the high energy and recoil velocity of the new .500 S&W Magnum cartridge, is a telling testimony to Smith & Wesson's confidence in the strength and durability of that particular form of high-tech metal fabrication technology.The three-vent muzzle brake fits over the protruding rim of the internal barrel tube. The interchangeable front sight blade uses a spring-loaded plunger attachment mechanism.Okay, those are the basics of Smith & Wesson's big, new gun and cartridge combo. The question everybody will by now be asking is "What does it feel like to shoot it?"POWERFUL BUT SHOOTABLEI spent a morning with Belin firing the Model 500 on the S&W Academy's indoor range. I was visiting the S&W factory in Springfield, Massachusetts, during the time the engineering department was confirming the final-stage prototype with Cor-Bon's initial .500 S&W Magnum ammunition runs.There is absolutely no question that the gun is a profoundly powerful handful to shoot, but I should also emphasize that I had greatly over-anticipated the experience. I had seen an initial full-size Model 500 computer printout from the SolidWorks software in May of last year and had been struck by the apparent disproportion between the scale of the small, K-dimension grip-frame against the huge frame body and barrel. And I was also keenly aware of the massive power specifications for the developing .500 S&W Magnum cartridge in comparison to existing high-end handgun loads.According to the author, S&W's Model 500 is the biggest and heaviest magnum revolver currently made, and its AirLite Sc Model 360 PD .357 Magnum is the smallest and lightest.Based on those observations and information, I frankly expected the Model 500 to be somewhat clumsy and unbalanced to grasp and shoot and had prepared myself for some extremely punishing recoil. My job requires me to shoot a lot of big-bore handguns in the most heavy-kicking chamberings currently available. I'm not particularly recoil-sensitive, but I'd be a liar if I did not admit I approached my first squeeze of the Model 500's trigger with some trepidation.My expectations were wrong. In terms of handling, the wraparound Hogue grips are comfortably handfilling without excessive reach, the weight of the frame sits directly over the support hand in a two-hand grasp, and the full-lug barrel imparts a comfortable forward balance without excessive heaviness. As for recoil, make no mistake, the Model 500 comes right back at you when you touch it off. But it is not more difficult to handle than any other existing powerhouse handgun chambering, and it is surprisingly more comfortable and less abrupt than some other well-known and popular existing big-revolver designs.The key to what I call the "shootability" of today's heaviest power handguns is their application of recoil management technology, primarily in the area of grip configuration and muzzle brake/compensator applications. For example, I do not consider guns like the original-design Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum four inch, with its light-profile barrel (by today's standards) and hard-checkered wooden grips, or the relatively lightweight Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull with its unported barrel and noncushioned wood-insert grips to be particularly "shootable." Both are very good, very functional tools, but after about three rounds fired in succession, you want to put them down. On the other hand, you can shoot guns like the Taurus Raging Bull .454 Casull with its rubber shock-absorber grip insert and heavy-profile full-lug barrel with integral muzzle brake or a Magnum Research BFR .475 Linebaugh single-action revolver with Pachmayr grips and a good aftermarket muzzle brake all day.Likewise, you can shoot the Model 500 all day too. The combination of the Hogue Absorbathane-insert cushion grip design and the muzzle brake work well to temper the gun's muzzle flip and moderate its impact back into the hand. Of course, each of the three available bullet weights and energy levels of Cor-Bon's initial .500 S&W Magnum loadings has its own individual recoil profile, and the differences are distinct. I did not have any other big-bore guns to actually shoot side by side with the Model 500, but here are my comparative impressions of how it felt. With a prototype muzzle brake in place, firing the 275-grain Barnes Hex-bullet .500 S&W load seemed to me subjectively to be very similar to firing a factory-issue Ruger Super Redhawk chambered for .480 Ruger or an MRI BFR .475 Linebaugh with muzzle brake--both of which I consider to be very shootable, comfortable-to-handle combinations. Firing the 400-grain Hawk Precision JFP or the 440-grain Cast Performance flatnose load is notably more abrupt and similar to the feel of a full-power 300-grain .454 Casull load in a Taurus Raging Bull. Shooting the same loads without the muzzle brake was a different story; the flip was excessive. Very few handgunners will ever want to shoot the Model 500 without its muzzle brake attached.Admittedly, shootability is a subjective concept. Depending on personal differences in handling technique and recoil sensitivity, what's shootable for one will not necessarily be shootable for another. But this is how the Model 500 feels in my hand, at least, compared to some of the other heavy-hitters with which you might be familiar that are already out there. And one thing I'm absolutely certain of is the Model 500 is much, much more comfortable to shoot than the revolver you might consider its extreme opposite--the little 10-ounce, J-Frame S&W Model 360 AirLite Sc .357 Magnum.SPECSManufacturer: Smith & Wesson Model: 500۬Operation: Double-action revolver Caliber: .500 S&W Magnum Barrel length: 8.38 inches Overall length: 15.0 inches Weight, empty: 72.5 ounces Safety: Internal self-engaging hammerblock; safety hammer keylock Sights: Adjustable rear; interchangeable post front Sight radius: 10.75 inches۬Rifling: 6 grooves, 1:18.75 LH twist Stocks: Hogue rubber Monogrips Cylinder capacity: 5 rounds Finish: Brushed stainless steelAs for accuracy, the circumstances of my day at Smith & Wesson with the Model 500 did not allow a formal shooting review, but I had no problem printing four-inch groups with the 275-grain load firing the gun standing at plain-surface (no aiming point) 30-yard IDPA targets. I have absolutely no doubt that when I sit down at the benchrest with the Model 500 equipped with a good optical sight, I'll be able to cut that by more than half. Besides, I'm certainly not ashamed of four inches offhand at 30 yards distance with a big boomer like this, shooting in the "concussion-chamber" of an enclosed indoor range without the muzzle brake. (The nonlocked screw holding the prototype muzzle brake on the preproduction gun came loose while I was shooting and dropped it slightly in front of the muzzle; the next shot destroyed it.)The new Model 500 in .500 S&W Magnum is an impressive, indeed historic, shooting tool, and the introduction of the X-Frame design also provides Smith & Wesson with substantial additional opportunity for developments beyond its initial configuration and chambering. S&W planners are already discussing the possibility of additional new, super-long, super-powerful .475-caliber and .450-caliber "S&W Magnum" cartridges for the gun. Plus the dimensions and pressure capabilities of the X-Frame cylinder also offer the potential to chamber various full-length bottleneck rifle cartridges--like the .223 Remington or even (perhaps?) the new .223 Winchester Super Short Magnum. How about a four-inch .500 S&W "Bear-Defense" version for Alaskan fishermen? Or an X-Frame eight-shot .44 Magnum version built with a scandium/aluminum-alloy frame that would weigh less than a current N-Frame Model 629?There are few big-bore revolver enthusiasts in the world who do not carry a clear picture in their memory of the cinematic moment in 1972 when Clint Eastwood aimed a Smith & Wesson Model 29 between the eyes of a recalcitrant felon and snarled, "This here being a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, you gotta ask yourself. . .do you feel lucky?"It's time for Clint to make another movie. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Daily Spinal Warm-ups
Stretching promotes normal metabolic activity of the inter-vertebral discs, muscles and ligaments. It should be done in a smooth, controlled manner and should never be painful. If you do experience any pain, please consult your health care professional. These stretches should be done at least twice each day (first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening before bed). You will also benefit from stretching throughout the day whenever you feel your muscles stiffen. Ten repetitions to each side are suggested for each stretch. 1. Spinal Rotations: Sitting upright, slowly twist your spine as far as it will go (look over your shoulder) to both sides. 2. Spinal Extension/Flex: Sitting upright, place hands on knees. Slowly pull head back as pelvis is tilted forward, then bend your head forward as your pelvis tips backwards. 3. Spinal Lateral Bending: Sitting upright, bend fully to one side and then to the other (bring your ear towards your shoulder as far as you can). Spinal Molding This exercise enhances spinal curves and prepares you and your spine for a restful sleep, following your evening stretches. Lay on a neck and back roll for 10 minutes before sleeping. Place neck roll under your neck, pressed against your shoulders. Place lower back roll below your rib cage and above your pelvis. You can add a bolster under your knees for added comfort (skip this exercise if you are using the ThoracicPillow®).
Clinical Manifestations of Cerebellar Infarction According to Specific Lobular Involvement
Abstract Lesions in the cerebellum produce various symptoms related to balance and motor coordination. However, the relationship between the exact topographical localization of a lesion and the resulting symptoms is not well understood in humans. In this study, we analyzed 66 consecutive patients with isolated cerebellar infarctions demonstrated on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. We identified the involved lobules in these patients using a cross-referencing tool of the picture archiving and communication system, and we investigated the relationships between the sites of the lesions and specific symptoms using χ2 tests and logistic regression analysis. The most common symptoms in patients with isolated cerebellar infarctions were vertigo (87%) and lateropulsion (82%). Isolated vertigo or lateropulsion without any other symptoms was present in 38% of patients. On the other hand, limb ataxia was a presenting symptom in only 40% of the patients. Lateropulsion, vertigo, and nystagmus were more common in patients with a lesion in the caudal vermis. Logistic regression analysis showed that lesions in the posterior paravermis or nodulus were independently associated with lateropulsion. Lesions in the nodulus were associated with contralateral pulsion, and involvement of the culmen was associated with ipsilateral pulsion and isolated lateropulsion without vertigo. Nystagmus was associated with lesions in the pyramis lobule, while lesions of the anterior paravermis were associated with dysarthria and limb ataxia. Our results showed that the cerebellar lobules are responsible for producing specific symptoms in cerebellar stroke patients. Conclusion With MRI and clinical data obtained from patients with isolated cerebellar infarctions, we determined lobular localization of cerebellar lesions using a PACS system and statistical analyses. Our results showed that vertigo and lateropulsion are the most common symptoms of isolated cerebellar infarctions. Our findings also suggest that contralateral pulsion was associated with lesions involving the nodulus, while ipsilateral pulsion was associated with lesions involving the culmen. Nystagmus was associated with lesions in the pyramis lobule, while dysarthria and limb ataxia were associated with lesions of the anterior paravermis. Ye BS, Kim YD, Nam HS, Lee HS, Nam CM, Heo JH. Clinical Manifestations of Cerebellar Infarction According to Specific Lobular Involvement. Cerebellum. 2010 Dec;9(4):571-9. PubMed PMID: WOS:000284955800011.
Impaired Postural Stability in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy
Study Design. A prospective clinical study. Objective. To quantitatively evaluate impairment of postural stability in patients with cervical myelopathy. Summary of Background Data. Proprioceptive sensation plays an important role in coordinated movement of the lower extremities and postural stability. Nevertheless, although disturbance of proprioceptive information will have an influence on the maintenance of postural stability, there have been few studies dealing with deterioration of postural stability in patients with cervical myelopathy. Methods. We investigated 52 cervical myelopathy paients who could stand without support and compared the results with those of 29 age-matched healthy volunteers. Postural stability was examined using a stabilometer. In the stabilometer, sway of gravity center was measured at upright position with eyes closed for 30 seconds. We used 2 parameters for evaluation: environmental area (EA), which measures degree of sway of the gravity center, and locus length per environmental area (L/EA), which measures fine control of standing posture by proprioceptive reflexes. Results. The mean EA of the patient group was 13.9, whereas that of the control group was 2.74, revealing signifi- cantly larger postural instability in the patient group compared to the control group. The L/EA of the patient group was significantly worse than the control group. It was also shown that postural instability was significantly larger in the myelopathy patients with the severe clinical symptoms. Conclusion. The results of the present study demonstrate impairment of postural stability in patients with cervical myelopathy. The stabilometer can objectively evaluate the postural stability, which may reflect the function of the dorsal columns and the corticospinal tracts. Thus, stabilometry is a useful method for measuring a part of proprioceptive function and for objective assessment of the lower limb function of cervical myelopathy. Yoshikawa M, Doita M, Okamoto K, Manabe M, Sha N, Kurosaka M. Impaired postural stability in patients with cervical myelopathy - Evaluation by computerized static stabilometry. Spine. 2008 Jun 15;33(14):E460-E4. PubMed PMID: WOS:000256837500020.
The effect of neck torsion on postural stability in subjects with persistent whiplash
Abstract: Dysfunction of cervical receptors in neck disorders has been shown to lead to disturbances in postural stability. The neck torsion manoeuvre used in the smooth pursuit neck torsion (SPNT) test is thought to be a specific measure of neck afferent dysfunction on eye movement in those with neck pain. This study aimed to determine whether neck torsion could change balance responses in those with persistent whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). Twenty subjects with persistent WAD and 20 healthy controls aged between 18 and 50 years stood on a computerised force plate with eyes closed in comfortable stance under 5 conditions: neutral head, head turned to left and right and neck torsion to left and right. Root mean square (rms) amplitude of sway was measured in the anterioreposterior (AP) and medial elateral (ML) directions. The whiplash group had significantly greater rms amplitude in the AP direction following neck torsion compared to the control group (p < 0.03). The results show that the neck torsion manoeuvre may lead to greater postural deficits in individuals with persistentWAD and provides further evidence of neck torsion to identify abnormal cervical afferent input, as an underlying cause of balance disturbances in WAD. Further research is warranted. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that the neck torsion manoeuvre may adversely change balance responses in some subjects with persistent WAD and that deficits in standing balance exist particu-larly in the anterioreposterior direction when compared to asymptomatic control subjects. The results also indicate that somatosensory impairment is the most likely cause of the balance disturbances following whiplash. The disturbances are probably related to a combination of proprioceptive and nociceptive factors. Overall, these findings have implications for future studies and for the clinical assessment and management of balance disturbances in persistent whiplash-associated disorders, although, further research with greater subject numbers is required. Yu L-J, Stokell R, Treleaven J. The effect of neck torsion on postural stability in subjects with persistent whiplash. Manual Therapy. 2011 Aug;16(4):339-43. PubMed PMID: WOS:000293245000006.
Age-related changes in osseous anatomy, alignment, and range of motion of the cervical spine. Part I: Radiographic data from over 1,200 asymptomatic subjects
Abstract Purpose This study aimed to establish radiographic standard values for cervical spine morphometry, alignment, and range of motion (ROM) in both male and female in each decade of life between the 3rd and 8th and to eluci- date these age-related changes. Methods: A total of 1,230 asymptomatic volunteers underwent anteroposterior (AP), lateral, flexion, and exten-sion radiography of the cervical spine. There were at least 100 men and 100 women in each decade of life between the 3rd and 8th. AP diameter of the spinal canal, vertebral body, and disc were measured at each level from the 2nd to 7th cervical vertebra (C2–C7). C2–C7 sagittal alignment and ROM during flexion and extension were calculated using a computer digitizer. Results The AP diameter of the spinal canal was 15.8 ± 1.5 mm at the mid-C5 level, and 15.5 ± 2.0 mm at the C5/6 disc level. The disc height was 5.8 ± 1.3 mm at the C5/6 level, which was the minimum height, and the maximum height was at the C6/7 level. Both the AP diameter of the spinal canal and disc height decreased gradually with increasing age. The C2–C7 sagittal alignment and total ROM were 13.9 ± 12.3 in lordosis and 55.3 ± 16.0, respectively. The C2–C7 lordotic angle was 8.0 ± 11.8 in the 3rd decade and increased to 19.7 ± 11.3 in the 8th decade, whereas the C2–C7 ROM was 67.7 ± 17.0 in the 3rd decade and decreased to 45.0 ± 12.5 in the 8th decade. The extension ROM decreased more than the flexion ROM, and lordotic alignment progressed with increasing age. There was a significant difference in C2–C7 alignment and ROM between men and women. Conclusions The standard values and age-related changes in cervical anatomy, alignment, and ROM for males and females in each decade between the 3rd and 8th wereestablished. Cervical lordosis in the neutral position develops with aging, while extension ROM decreases gradually. These data will be useful as normal values for the sake of comparison in clinical practice. Conclusion: Standard values and those age-related changes in cervical spine morphometry, alignment, and ROM were established from cervical X-ray data of 1,230 healthy subjects. The sagittal diameter (mm) of the cervical canal at the mid-C5 level was 16.2 ± 1.5 mm in males and 15.4 ± 1.4 mm in females. If the sagittal diameter was B13 mm in males or B12 mm in females, the subject was considered to have a narrow spinal canal. The extension ROM decreased more than the flexion ROM, and lordotic alignment increased with advancing age. Yukawa Y, Kato F, Suda K, Yamagata M, Ueta T. Age-related changes in osseous anatomy, alignment, and range of motion of the cervical spine. Part I: Radiographic data from over 1,200 asymptomatic subjects. European Spine Journal. 2012 Aug;21(8):1492-8. PubMed PMID: WOS:000307294200008.
Carrying loads and postural sway in standing: The effect of load placement and magnitude
Abstract. This study investigated the effect that load magnitude, load location, and the dimensions that the base of support have on postural sway in standing while wearing a backpack, single strapped bag, briefcase, or purse. Subjects were instructed to carry a load of 10% or 20% of their body weight with either their feet spaced shoulder width apart or together for a period of 45 seconds. Medial/lateral and anterior/posterior center of pressure (COP) displacement and COP velocity were calculated. Overall, it was found that an increase in load magnitude produced an increase in postural sway and velocity of COP. In addition, a large increase in the medial/lateral COP velocity was observed when subjects carried a briefcase, single strapped bag, or purse. Additionally, a larger COP sway was recorded in conditions of standing with decreased base of support (feet together). These findings suggest the importance of considering the way we carry loads in order not only to place less strain on the body and to minimize our efforts, but to optimize postural control as well. Concluding comments The study demonstrated that the load magnitude, its location, and the dimensions of the base of support are important determinants of standing balance. The stud-ied experimental conditions involved methods of carry- ing loads in standing that prove to be functional in daily life, as in waiting in line or for a bus. The information obtained from this study could assist health care profes-sionals, particularly physical therapists, educate their patients on proper load carriage in order to minimize the demands placed on their body in an effort to main- tain efficient postural control and better overall health. On the other hand, while the study provides new in- formation on how postural sway changes with changes in the way we carry loads, obtaining kinematic data in future studies would provide a better understanding of how we carry loads. Zultowski I, Aruin A. Carrying loads and postural sway in standing: The effect of load placement and magnitude. Work-a Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation. 2008 2008;30(4):359-68. PubMed PMID: WOS:000258695100004.
Repeatability Test of C7 Plumb Line and Gravity Line on Asymptomatic Volunteers Using an Optical Measurement Technique
Study Design. Prospective cohort evaluation of C7 plumb line (C7PL) and gravity line (GL) in different stand- ing positions in asymptomatic volunteers. Objective. To evaluate the repeatability of C7PL and GL in different standing positions using an optical method. Summary of Background Data. Both C7PL and GL have been used to assess spinal balance. However, due to extensive radiation exposure, the measurement repeat-ability for both C7PL and GL has never been systemati- cally determined. Methods. Thirty asymptomatic adult volunteers were enrolled in this study. Two optical markers were attached to the skin overlying the spinous processes of C7 and S1. Volunteers were instructed to stand on a force plate with their arms in 3 different positions, clavicle, supported, and neutral, for posteroanterior (PA), and lateral views. Digital photos were taken for 12 times for each position. The GL position was displayed on a computer in real time. The distance from the C7 marker to S1 marker (C7–S1) and the distance from the GL to the S1 marker (GL–S1) were mea-sured in both PA and lateral views. The repeatability on a single subject was defined as the standard deviation of the 12 repeated measurements for each standing position. Results. In the PA view, the repeatability of both C7PL and GL was 3 to 4 mm in all 3 standing positions (all P 0.05). In the lateral view, the repeatability of C7PL in-creased from 6 to 8mmwhereas GL remained low at 3 to 4 mm. The GL repeatability was significantly better than that of C7PL in all 3 lateral positions (all P 0.05). The standing position did not significantly affect repeatability for both C7PL and GL. C7PL had approximately 1-cm posterior shift in the supported position and 2-cm poste-rior shift in the clavicle position. The effect of various radiographic positions was less than 1 cm for all 3 stand-ing positions in the GL measurement. Conclusion. The GL measurement was highly reproduc-ible in both PA and lateral views. The repeatability was similar between C7PL and GL despite the standing posi-tions in the PA view. The repeatability of GL was better than that of C7PL in all 3 standing positions in the lateral view. The effect of standing positions was much less in GL than in C7PL. Zheng X, Chaudhari R, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB. Repeatability Test of C7 Plumb Line and Gravity Line on Asymptomatic Volunteers Using an Optical Measurement Technique. Spine. 2010 Aug 15;35(18):E889-E94. PubMed PMID: WOS:000281277700017.


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Stress Reduction Made Easy
It goes without saying that these are pretty stressful times we're all going through. Whether it's politics, the economy, fuel costs and availability, or our innumerable personal issues, it seems that almost everyone I talk to is walking around with an unusual amount of stress. Emotional and mental worries and tension can lead to physical tension held in your muscles. So, I thought I'd offer some suggestions for how to neutralize as much of that stress as possible. Keep in mind that if you are feeling generally stressed in your life, you might need to initiate a program to "de-stress" yourself on a daily basis. Katherine and I have morning rituals, including ChiWalking or ChiRunning, meditation, and a good breakfast to make sure we start the day as centered, focused and relaxed as possible.
Walking and running have been proven to be highly effective in lowering stress levels for anyone willing to lace up a pair of shoes and head out the door. What ChiWalking and ChiRunning have to offer are specific things you can do that will quiet your mind and relax your body. As you practice relaxing your body, you'll find that your ChiWalking and ChiRunning form will also improve. Most things go better when you are strong within and relaxed and flexible without. Here are a few things you can practice when your stress meter is about to max out.
Start Simple
One of the most effective ways to combat stress — whether you're sitting at your desk or sitting in your car — is belly breathing. It has been used by many cultures for centuries and has been proven to produce an immediate calming effect, it's easy to learn, and you can do it anytime.
Babies and small children belly breathe naturally. But as we grow older we tend to take on more tension in our lives which creates a tendency to breath in a shallow way, filling only the upper lung cavities with fresh oxygen. Here's what happens in your body when you breathe in this way. Shallow breathing activates the sympathetic nervous system which is your fight-or-flight response (i.e., survival instinct). This in turn stimulates stress receptors in the chest and increases the heart rate. Shallow breathing triggers the release of the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline, causes the body to burn blood sugar and store fat, raises blood pressure rates (as a result of lower oxygenation rates), and ultimately overloads the adrenal glands.
Belly breathing (diaphragmatic breathing), on the other hand, draws breath into the lower lobes of the lungs where most of the oxygen exchange goes on anyway. This stimulates the body's parasympathetic nervous system. As a result, the body releases a beneficial cocktail of hormones, namely seratonin and beta-endorphin, your heart rate and blood pressure decrease, your circulation improves, and you feel an overall calming effect and sense of well-being.
Here's how to practice belly breathing:
- Stand in your best posture. Straighten up your upper spine by lengthening the back of your neck and lifting your body from the crown of your head.
- Purse your lips like you're going to blow a candle out.
- With your abdominal muscles, try to pull your belly button towards your spine while blowing out through your lips.
- When you've exhaled as much as you can, relax your abdominals and allow the air to fill your lungs.
You can either breathe out through your mouth and in through your nose, or in and out through only your nose. Either way works. But breathing in and out through your nose has a much more calming effect on your nervous system.
Lower your stress level by walking
You've just had the "day from hell" and your stress level is through the roof. (it doesn't have to be this extreme, so feel free to do this walk if there's just a little stress in your life.) This walk does just what it says. It's the Calming Walk (pg. 129 in the ChiWalking Book). So, whenever you need to take the edge off and realign yourself with a more sane sense in your body, just take yourself out for this walk. You'll come back a different person. This is a perfect walk to practice the belly breathing technique you just read about… especially nose breathing.
If you have the time to spare, I highly suggest that you make yourself a cup of decaffeinated herbal tea before heading out. One of the most calming teas is chamomile. You remember: it's the tea that Peter Rabbit's mother gave him after his ordeal with Farmer McGregor. She knew exactly what tea would calm Peter Rabbit and help him recover from his near-death experience. It's a wonderfully calming drink and is sold in teabags in many grocery stores and specialty food markets. Brew yourself a cup. Then take a few minutes to sit comfortably and sip while you let all those worries of your day melt away like icicles in Spring.
When you're done with your tea, put on your most comfortable pair of shoes and head out for a walk. Start with aligning your posture and engaging your core so that your energy can flow well while you're walking.
The theme of a Calming Walk is to do whatever it takes to settle your energy. For most people, it's not the energy in their body that needs calming … it's the energy in their heads. So, the best tactic is to redirect your mental energy away from your head by focusing on your feet touching the ground. Focusing on your feet is a very effective way to stop thinking. Begin walking with a very slow relaxing stride (50 strides per minute, counting only one leg). This is not intended to be a physical workout as much as a mental break.
For this walk, swing your arms fully extended at your sides in a nice relaxed way. Begin by focusing on your breath. Breathe out for three strides and then in for three. If possible, try to breathe through your nose the entire time. During your in-breath feel your belly and chest expand with calming energy and then, on your out breath, feel that energy move down your spine and flow into your center, just below your navel. Spend the first ten minutes of your walk just breathing this way, slowly and deeply through your nose. Return your focus to feeling your feet on the ground with each step.
It works much better if you can do this walk alone. Carrying on a conversation with a friend while trying to calm yourself is not a good bet for success because you'll most likely get into talking about whatever it was that made you uptight to begin with.
Once you've been walking and breathing fully for ten minutes, imagine a waterfall flowing down your spine carrying with it all the tensions of the day. Let it begin at the base of your skull and cascade down to your tailbone … continuously flowing and washing all of the tension out of your body as it flows down your spine. If you find your thoughts wandering, just gently return to your feet or your breathing or the waterfall focus. Walk with these focuses for at least 20-30 minutes or for as long as you feel the need.
When you're finished with your walk, find a nice spot and take a few minutes to just sit and relax. Remain silent and just watch the world go by. How often do we let ourselves do this? Take a moment to sense the calmness in your body and mind. This is a very important step to take, because it builds in you a sense that you can and do have control over your anxious moments. With this walk you can neutralize anxiety regularly before it gets a chance to build up inside.
Lower your stress level by running
It's clearly apparent to me that whenever I go into a run feeling uptight in any way, I'll almost always come back a calmer, more relaxed person than when I took off. If you're a runner and use your running to get out of your mind and into your body, you'll like this one. It'll have a profound effect on lowering your stress level.
I had a spiritual teacher that once said, "True relaxation comes from the absence of unnecessary effort." This single statement has for many years been a reminder for me to look at the areas of my running, and my life in general, where I'm efforting more than I need to. So, this run is based on the premise that less is better… less effort, less speed, less thinking, less focus on results of any kind. Because it has always worked so well for me in stressful times, I've come to call it the Fun Run (pg. 143 in the ChiRunning Book).
Here are the ground rules for the Fun Run:
- No agenda: Just put on your shoes and head out the door without planning where you're going to run. Run in whichever direction your impulse pulls you…with the exception of Starbucks.
No fast speeds: It's difficult to truly let go of deeper stress and tension when you're running at faster speeds. Trying to run out your stress is one way you might get injured, pushing yourself harder than your body is conditioned to do. When you're stressed, you want to learn to relax and loosen. Save speed for another day when you will practice going faster by relaxing even more.
No time limit: Leave your watch at home and run until you sense the need in your body to head back.
Since you'll be running well within your aerobic range it should be easier to run without worrying about how far you're going to go. It might be 20 minutes and it might be longer than you've run in a long time. It doesn't matter as long as you're enjoying being in your body and not in your head. When I was living in San Francisco I used to carry bus fare with me and just run without worrying about when to turn around. When I felt like it was time to stop, I'd start looking for the nearest public transportation that would get me back to where I started.
When I go out for a Fun Run my bottom-line guiding principle is to enjoy myself. Anything goes. I allow myself total freedom to run anywhere, to stop and take in Nature and my surroundings, to chat with people as I'm waiting for the light to change, to run at any pace as long as I'm not efforting to hold that pace. It is a very freeing way to run, and one of the best ways to say goodbye to stress.
Make an agreement
There are about as many ways to be uptight as there are people on this planet. Fears and tension keep us from being ourselves and more importantly, from feeling ourselves. Holding tension in your body is not going to increase your bank account. Relaxation creates a sense of freedom in everything, whether it's walking, running, driving in rush hour traffic, or handling a child's tantrum. The biggest challenge for most of us is feeling when we're not relaxed so that we can do something about it.
Now that you have some choices as to what to do when you're feeling stressed out, make an agreement with yourself that you'll regularly take the time to sit quietly and scan your entire body from head to toe looking for anywhere you're holding tension. When you can locate those places in your body (or mind) Belly Breathe, and then treat yourself to either a Calming Walk or a Fun Run. You'll know you've done your job when you can feel energy flowing through that tight area once again.
In any situation, what is most important is how we respond to whatever comes our way. Eventually you will get so good at relaxing that life won't seem as stressful and your strong center and your relaxed, flexible attitude will become your norm.
That's what we call ChiLiving.
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We've entered a new Renaissance period in business that has moved us past selling products and services for the sole benefit of the companies selling them.
With global economic parity looming, companies can no longer rely on themselves for the answers. They must co-create new value systems with their customers and other businesses not only to survive, but to grow. And stories – or the act of curating them – can provide amazing new opportunities for growth.
There are a host of companies that have built strong values and a strong "metastory" around their businesses, from more traditional brands like 3M, to the modern darlings of the technology boom, like TOMS or Zappos. Across this spectrum is a way of thinking that takes on organizational inefficiences and creates layers of transparency and authenticity that permeate all communications.
At the same time, more and more companies are taking on the complex problems of the world – from socio-economics, to trade, to education and government. The ability to directly address problems and provide solutions to complexity is the bedrock of storytelling in the 21st century.
The business of curation
So how does storytelling actually impact business?
Understanding the value of curation is a great first action step. As my friend Ishan Shapiro says, curation can be defined as "storytelling through the use of available knowledge, information and experience."
This means that we go from merely aggregating media assets – video, text, sound, pictures – to building currency around experiences that have cultural, social and educational impact. And where companies are relevant in these contexts, market opportunities abound.
Charmin's installation in Times Square, Dove's Real Beauty meet-ups, Amex's OPEN kiosks and HP's innovation installations are all proving that branded content can provide an experience of real meaning and "shareability." In each of these examples, a "metanarrative" spawns extensions whereby people are inspired to create their own media based on themes or topics related to these initiatives.
Holistic storytelling and branded experiences
Each of these brand initiatives applied an underlying theme or topic that resonates with people in their daily lives:
- Charmin explored the meaning of comfort by installing bathrooms in Times Square
- Dove broke down cultural mores around beauty with TV commercials and then extended the narrative into other channels such as social media
- HP branded collaborative innovation by inviting prolific artists to create music with their fans (Disclosure: HP is a client though I did not work on the initiative mentioned)
- Amex redefined financial independence by listening to the needs of small business owners and providing them with tools to share
In each case, storytelling is a holistic practice. Channels and inventory play second fiddle to experiences that are relevant to various audiences and consumer segments.
This is especially important when we consider that consumers today exhibit widely varied behaviours; they aren't just car buyers or soda drinkers or banking customers. They're people with sophisticated needs living in a world where solutions to complex problems present even more problems. So we must co-create systems that are culturally relevant and scalable.
How Nike does it
Nike's work on "The Human Race" is a great example of how to leverage people and technology in unprecedented ways. The company has long identified running as an activity that connects people, and one that can enable them to converge around a cause while feeling good about themselves.
And the best part about this platform is that it has unlimited scale. As long as we are around to run, The Human Race continues on through local events and illustrative iterations as well as a wonderful array of shareable and immersive content that provides more unique experiences on mobile devices and screens of all types.
As for sales, the marketing elements are baked into the experience: You simply buy a pair of Nike+ shoes, monitor your distance and become a part of the movement.
Stories we need
So how does storytelling impact business? By enlisting people as participants in the stories they already care about so that they buy the products required to fulfill a human need. From there, business growth is organic and can take on many exciting dimensions.
Of course, telling stories and allowing them to flourish across various channels and media types is not all that easy. Major brands like Nike have their own media ecosystems with which to create these immersive experiences (hence the notion of platform).
For those brands which do not have such a luxury, the onus is on them to come up with more creative ways to engage customers. But again, this depends on allowing curation to evolve as a practice of the people, not just what we as marketers or brands dictate.
There is no question that people are willing to engage and participate. If we can make stories the catalysts for reinvention, the possibilities are limitless.


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Hello, lovely Sally Jane Vintage readers! This is Maria of Lulu Letty, coming to you from the pretty state of Michigan. You see it's hunting season here- the hunting of what, I have no clue. Being that I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and not my current rural location, I'm not quite used to being so in the mix of this pastime. When we moved here last year, we were clueless as to what was happening around us and would wander around the gorgeous fields taking photos of me wearing my vintage furs. Pretty much the worst thing you can do. After having a few close calls with hunters in action, we have now learned our lesson- wear bright clothes and stay in open areas. As you can see, my mustard yellow tights are just the thing to keep the bullets away! The rest of my outfit, while not bright, includes several pieces that I've owned for years- the beret and sweater from my college days, the plaid skirt for my first post-grad job in Boston, and my cherished vintage Ferragamos were a gift to myself four years ago. Now I don't know about you, but I just love reworking old items from my wardrobe and giving them a new lease on life.
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Old Sweater: Ralph Lauren
Tights: F21
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Blake Shelton 's "Sure Be Cool If You Did" has slipped the sullen bonds of earth and soared to No. 1 on Billboard's country airplay chart, while Luke Bryan 's Spring Break … Here to Party keeps its perch at the summit of the country albums chart for the second week.
Only two new albums come aboard: Shooter Jennings ' The Other Life at No. 19 and Fifth on the Floor's Ashes & Angels at No. 64.
Returning to combat are I Am an Elvis Fan: A Selection of Elvis Songs Chosen by the Fans at No. 65 and Country: Waylon Jennings at No. 74.
Justin Moore 's "Point at You" is the week's highest-debuting song (No. 57), followed by Tate Stevens' "Power of a Love Song" (No. 58) and James Wesley 's "Thank a Farmer" (No. 60).
Rounding out the Top 5 albums list, in descending order, are Florida Georgia Line 's Here's to the Good Times, Taylor Swift 's Red, Little Big Town 's Tornado and Tim McGraw 's Two Lanes of Freedom.
The No. 2 through No. 5 songs are Carrie Underwood 's "Two Black Cadillacs," Hunter Hayes ' "Somebody's Heartbreak," Lee Brice 's "I Drive Your Truck" and McGraw's "One of Those Nights" (No. 1 for the past three weeks).
Give all the worshipful publicity it's garnered, we expect great things next week from Kacey Musgraves ' Same Trailer Different Park. Place your bets now.


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First ShowThis was the first U2 show I ever saw. First row of the balcony I brought a sign that read,"U2 Stops The Traffic". I was so in awe I don't remember much, except when they played Bad. And that it was amazing with the mirror ball cars dangling over them. Now I've seen them 20 times,looking forward to Miami. Every show is better than the last. It's spiritual. I don't have to go to church, I am a U2 fan.


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Salt to taste.
Ingridents for grinding:
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Poppy seeds - 1Tsp
Jeera -1Tsp
Clove - 4 no.
Cinnamon - 4 no.
Fry all these ingridents without oil and grind it.
Mix the powder, salt and ginger garlic paste with chicken and marinate it for 1 hour.
In kadai, heat oil and add 2 cardomom, 2 clove and 2 cinnamon and fry with cut onion.
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Washington, DC - This week, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation to sunset and repeal Public Law 107-40, the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), over a six month period.The official bill number of this legislation is H.R. 6282 and the original co-sponsors are Representatives Walter Jones (NC), Rep. Lynn Woolsey (CA), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH), Rep. Ron Paul (TX), Rep. Michael M. Honda (CA), Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME), Rep. Pete Stark (CA), Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ), Rep. Keith Ellison (MN).
On September 14, 2001, Congresswoman Lee was the only Member of Congress to vote against the 2001 AUMF.
"Nine years ago, I made the unpopular decision to vote against this authorization based on a fundamental belief that a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length does not serve the national security interests of the United States," said Congresswoman Lee.
"In reflecting on the rush-to-war in Afghanistan and President Bush's misguided war-of-choice in Iraq, my worst fears have unfortunately been realized.
"Over the last nine years this broad authorization of force has had far-reaching implications which shake the very foundations of our great nation and democracy.
"It has been used to justify warrantless surveillance and wiretapping activities, indefinite detention practices that fly in the face of our constitutional values, extrajudicial targeted-killing operations, and a policy of borderless and open-ended war that threatens to indefinitely extend U.S. military engagement around the world.
"It is time for Congress to reexamine, and ultimately repeal this flawed authorization.
"The alternative, to concede Congress's constitutional responsibilities and blindly accept the persistence of war without end, is unacceptable."
See full article by Barbara Lee at SFGate. (H/t Jim White)


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Mi amigo bloguero, Javier Manjarres at the Shark Tank, posted this clip of Rep. Allen West over the weekend, in which West addresses the foreign-policy problems of the current administration — and of one Republican candidate as well. West calls Barack Obama "Sir Neville Chamberlain … on steroids," calmly criticizing Obama for his lack of respect for our friends and his inability or unwillingness to leverage American strength. Iran continues to conduct a proxy war against American troops in Iraq, and the Saudis have become disgusted with this administration ever since it threw Hosni Mubarak under the bus while continuing to wheedle Bashar Assad.
But West saves his most passionate criticism for Ron Paul, whose view on Iran is so irrational that West considers it disqualifying (via Katie Pavlich):
That's not the kind of guy you need to be sitting at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
West mentions this in the beginning of the clip, but it's worth more thought. There were a few reasons why we lived with the Soviets having nuclear weapons, chief among them that we had no choice in the matter. The MAD strategy (Mutually Assured Destruction) wasn't a policy of choice, but of lack of choice. If we had an opportunity to keep the Soviets and everyone else from developing nuclear weapons, we would have done so, but that was a choice taken from us by an effective spy network that stole the secrets and handed them to the Stalin regime — although they eventually would have figured it out for themselves anyway.
MAD only worked with the Soviets (and with China) because leaders in both countries were rational actors. That is, their strategic aims had nothing to do with getting destroyed, but in acquisition and control. They didn't launch a war against us, at least not directly, because they knew we would have destroyed them — and the same is true for us as well.
Iran is a non-rational actor, which is not necessarily the same as an irrational actor. The mullahs' strategic goals are metaphysical; they want their Messiah to arrive and establish a global Islamic rule. According to their view of Islam, that will come at the end of a great conflagration, and there isn't a much better way to start one of those than by lobbing nukes at Israel, the US, or both. If they get a nuke, they will certainly use it, because that is a rational tactic for their non-rational strategy. That is the reason that Iran's acquisition of a nuclear weapon is most certainly a very big deal, and if the mullahs remain in charge for much longer, they will have one to put on their rockets and launch.
Anyone who doesn't understand the difference between Iran and the Soviet Union in nuclear issues doesn't belong in the White House. That's true of Ron Paul, and it's equally true of Barack Obama.


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