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The Gray Family
I spent quite a long time researching for the first owner of the house. There had been so much information published as to who built Braemar and when, I was astonished to find that all of it was incorrect. In fact because of the number of discrepancies to earlier published "information" I checked and rechecked all my sources to corroborate what I had found.
John Russell GRAY was the Scotsman for whom Braemar was built. John Russell Gray was born in Lanark, Scotland, on 20th November 1836 of parents Andrew Gray and Margaret Russel(5). He married Annie Kempt and together they brought their seven children from Rutherglen to New Zealand, on the Patrick Henderson ship " Canterbury", leaving Clyde on September 28 th 1877 and arriving at Port Chalmers on December 29 th 1877. The paying passengers list of the " Canterbury" in September 1877 (6) lists the family together with their servant (dates of birth from the International Genealogical Index):
Index of Ships, Index of Passengers, compiled by the NZ Society of Genealogists , on microfiche at the Auckland Public Library.
The Canterbury was an iron passenger clipper(7), first launched May 1874, and was the last word in emigrant accommodation, the settler with a little money also given much better quarters. By all accounts shipboard life was made very pleasant and the food much improved from earlier times,(8)
The Otago Witness of Jan 5 th 1878 records the arrival on Dec 30 th 1877 of the Gray family as saloon passengers on the ship "Canterbury" and the issue of Jan 12 th records their departure on Jan 7 th 1878 to Auckland on the steamship "Wanaka".
January 5 th 1878
Shipping Arrivals Port Chalmers ( Dunedin) December 30 th 1877
Canterbury , ship,1250 tons, Leslie, from Glasgow, Russell, Ritchie & Co, agents.
Passengers, saloon – Mr and Mrs J R Gray, Mr and Mrs H S Melville, Mr and Mrs McAuley, Mesdames F F Colson and Grant, Gibson and servant, Misses Gray (2) Masters Gray (4), Melville (2), Messrs R G Walker; A Gray, and 279 nominated and assisted immigrants.
January 12 th 1878
Shipping Departures Port Chalmers ( Dunedin) January 7 th 1878
Wanaka, s.s. 277 tons, McGilivray, for Auckland, via the East Coast. Union Company, agents. Passengers: For Lyttelton – Mesdames Tracey and child, Reid and son, Mr and Mrs Smith and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Piggott, Mr and Mrs Hanmer, Mr and Mrs Elmes and family, Messrs Jso&son, Jamieson, H J Ainger C Davis. For Wellington – Mr and Mrs Burcher and 3 children, Messes Limber, Nancarrow. For Picton – Misses Watts, Kerr. For Auckland – Mr and Mrs Gray and family (5), Mr and Mrs E Sanders, Dr Scott, Messrs J Bathgate, jun, Norman, Gittens, and 10 steerage.
The New Zealand Herald of Jan 14 th 1878 reports that on January 13 th 1878 the s.s. Wanaka arrived in Auckland.
Wanaka, s.s., McGillivray, from East Coast and Southern Ports. Passengers: – Saloon: from Dunedin – Mrs Gray and 7 children, Messrs Bathgate, Gitern, Robinson, Scott, Gray. From Lyttelton – Mrs Sheath, Messrs Overton, Lilly. From Wellington – Mr Gossel, Signor Nobili. From Napier – Misses Elliott, Symonds, Harris (2), Mease, Messrs Dyer, Nealem Jerrome, Kinsell. Rev Mr Marshall. From Gisborne – Mrs and Miss Crawford, Mr and Mrs Hargreaves, Master Browne. From Tauranga – Mrs Lee, Mrs Griffiths, Messrs Edgcumb, Hall, Brown. Six in steerage. – Henderson and MacFarlane, agents.
Mr Gray set up in business in Auckland as a dental importer,(9) and in 1882 his business was located High Street(10) , but by 1898 his business had moved to 63 Shortland Street.(11) . His private residence at that time was in Arney Road, Remuera and his children were educated at the Remuera School, where in 1888 George Gray aged 11, William Gray aged 13yrs 1mth and John Gray aged 14yrs 8mths all passed their school examinations.(12) In 1882 his land holdings were valued at ₤2020, comprising ₤1800 for land in Eden and ₤220 for land in the Bay of Islands (13)
In March 1898 he sold his business to Charles Robert Chapman (a solicitor and former Mayor of Dunedin)(14) on behalf of a company to be formed known as The New Zealand Consolidated Dental Company Limited for a sale price of ¦ 9,000.0.0.(15) In March 1901 certificate of title 102/83 was issued to Mr Gray on an application made by the Kenderdine estate.(16) The consideration for the purchase was ¦ 475.0.0. According to the Auckland City Valuation rolls, Braemar was built during the year of 1901(17). Although the Valuation rolls are sometimes incorrect, this date ties in with the NZ Herald article of March 13 th, 1900, which reported the burning down of the old wooden Kenderdine residence on the site.(18) This is also in contradiction of many references I have found to the house being built in the 1880s for a Mr Wrightson. Photographic evidence also shows the wooden Kenderdine house on the site in the 1880s and as it wasn't burnt down till 1900, its patently obvious that Braemar couldn't have been built until after that. The mythical Mr Wrightson has had me foxed, but I think it's a misreading of the name of the second owner, Mr Bridson, that is mentioned in Vera Ziman's letter. (see later).
An advertisement in the Medical Directory of the NZ Post Office Directory of 1902 lists GRAY BROS., Wyndham Street as Auckland Agents for the NZ Consolidated Dental Co Ltd and successors to John R. Gray.(19) In the same directory, John R Gray (Gray Bros) is listed as resident in Grafton Rd, Auckland, however by 1903 the listing changes to Jno R Gray (G Bros), Eden St, Auckland.(20) The New Zealand Observer records the change of the business from John R Gray to Gray Bros in November 1900.
The death of Andrew GRAY on 21 st August 1937 was recorded thus in the (?):
The death has occurred of Mr. Andrew Gray, aged 72, a well-known resident of Auckland and a prominent member of the business community. He was born in Rutherglen, Scotland, and came to New Zealand at the age of 13 with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John R Gray. He began his career in the business founded by his father, probably the pioneer company in the Dominion specialising in supplying dental goods, and was managing-director from about 1900 until 1912, when he became a partner of the late Mr.R.H.P.Cockroft in a brokerage firm. He was a director of several firms.
Mr Gray took an active interest in politics and was for many years a member of the head executive of the Reform Party. He was also treasurer of the Auckland Branch. In his younger days Mr. Gray was an enthusiastic yachtsman, and with this younger brothers, Messrs J.R. and D.K. Gray, who now live in Vancouver, owned the well-known yachts Coterie and Rainbow. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Messrs. J.R. and A.C.Gray, of Auckland.(29)


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I'm new to the forum, and am working on converting the Charwing, an 83 Goldwing, to charcoal.
I'm trying to understand why we see a reduction in power when driving on wood/chargas, and what y'all have found to mitigate these issues. What I think I've learned is that the main culprits are the increased ratio of nitrogen to combustibles, and the lower enthalpy of combustion of carbon monoxide, particularly when running on charcoal given the much lower H2/CH4 numbers.
Secondary reasons might be slower flame fronts inside the combustion chamber (I don't really know what this means), and not advancing the spark ignition (don't understand how this helps, but I believe y'all when you say it).
I think the fixes proposed are recirculating the exhaust gasses (primarily CO2) to reduce the amount of N2, but not so much that the gasifier core falls below 900*C(?), and advancing the spark ignition timing.
Does this sound right? What other causes are there, and what else are we doing to mitigate them?
Thanks in advance. Look forward to bringing the Charwing to the next meetup.
Hi Preston,
Nice questions, easy answers to those would solve a lot but … there are not so easy answers to give to the layman…
Since you choose the GL1100 and getting rid of the original carburators ( at least i hope you do ) some basic info:
Your engine is sucking the air thru the intake pipes at a value always smaller then the actual displacement.
Ratio about 0,7 from the actual displacement.
The higher the rpm, the lower this number gets.
for benzine , the ideal mixture is about 14,7 Kg air to 1 kg benzine to be complete stoichiometric ( no fuel left to burn, no oxygen left )
This is a theoretical value but let us keep it for reference
an "ideal value" for char gas would be 1 to 1
now, creating suction on the gas side and restricting the air inlet to keep the gas mixture at the 1 to 1 level, will increase the drag for the suction , hence less volume (gas/air mix ) entering the combustion
= less power, the filling off your cylinders will drop to 0,4 - 0,5
The easier breathing and less filter for the gasifier side, the more gas and air will enter your engine = more power.
Because you have an excellent engine to play around with, my suggestions:
first engine part:
rebuild your engine and take away most restrictions as possible
use 1 larger butterfly valve type throttle and a simple t air/gasmixer
Make sure you have 1 coil per cylinder and not 1 coil sparking for 2 cylinders ( no waste spark system as the original honda )
Start with a rigid build simple fire, nozzle size equals your intake port diameter
Nozzle from the side, no extra exhaust gasses for starters
The fuel:
This is the utmost important part…
Make sure you have engine grade, smokeless charcoal, well grinded and sieved in a correct sizing
only build a filter to be used for short trips, use a secondary safety filter ( paper type ) if needed.
balance engine and gasifier at idlle speed, driving speed not more then 2500 rpm for starters
gasifiers don't like to run on low and high suction, they like it easy and steady
recirculating exhaust gasses = recirculation N2 + Co2 in ratio 80 /20 ( theoretical value )
Better to induce some water or drops veggy oil to temper the core
Your gas will get richer and sometimes that is what the engine needs ( best on the little more rich side. )
You know when the gas is rich when you have to open the air mixture more… your gas is poor if you have to close the air more.
Once your engine runs stable on idlle, then gradual work your way up to the desired speed, carefully monitor your ashes and the filters for water/moister ( to low rpm = to cold core = air moister passes unconverted, to high rpm, the air passes the core unconverted but will burn with the gas downstream, warmer gasifier warmer gas output, moister )
No need for spark timing change, but can you send me a picture of your distributor side ? does it still have contacts or pickups with cdi ?
Pumping loses are a huge problem.
The engine is using power to draw on the gasifire.
Its like trying to word hard while breathing from a straw.
Second problem is low calorific value of fuel because of all the tramp nitrogen.
The fuel gas is also slow burning so you can not speed up an engine to compensate for lower power output.
Has anyone tried putting a scoop on the air inlet to force more air in once the vehicle is up to speed? Perhaps with a butterfly valve to moderate. This may also enable us to increase the CO/CO2 ratio. Is there any literature that talks about the factors contributing CO vs CO2 production?
More simply, could we just open the intake diameter? What about going so far as running an open top downdraft gasifier?
A updraft charcoal gasifier has by far the least pressure drop of them all. Make a good breethable filter and you got a wining sistem.
It seems you fear you will have too litle power on the Charwing (love the name). The fear is unnessesery. You will not spin tires and burn rubber but you will drive like a boss. I had a 1000cc engine on my char powered Seat and had good acceleration, your bike weighs 5 time less so you will be launched like a rocket.
I don't fully understand the advantage in modifying the original ignition system.
What is the waste of the original system?
Koen you do not recommend a nozzle for the air to get into the coal at 25m / s?
I have same question about "one coil per cylinder not one coil sparking 2 cylinders.
i have recently been characterizing coil charge times for a couple of COP/CNP packs. I found that the 2-tower CNP pack took twice the coil charge time compared to the single COP pack. I wondered about that for a while, the assumed that, if one coil was firing 2 plugs, it SHOULD take twice as long to provide the same amount of energy to both plugs as for the single plug COP pack.
I have only tested these two packs:
-Audi COP pack
1990's Toyota RAV4 two tower CNP pack.
So, I still could be wrong, I guess.
Hello Preston,
A piston and cylinder device, like an engine, converts pressure into useable work. A faster burning fuel, like gasoline, contains more energy on a volume basis, partly just because it is a liquid and woodgas is gas. However, a lot more of the energy in gasoline is unusable because it comes in the form a high pressure spike that the engine doesn't know how to take advantage of. The two graphs may give you a rough idea of why this is true.
I'm learning a lot and enjoying this topic.
Just a reminder to not confuse water injection into cylinders which slows down the fast-burning gasoline, with water injection into the reactor which speeds up the slow-burning carbon monoxide by releasing hydrogen.
I have used both types of water injection. Combining each with appropriate ignition timing change gives significant performance improvement.
Water and carbon–the stuff of life and fun.
Hi Thierry,
The 25 m/s should be considered in a more advanced approach / advanced builder
at the end, 25m/s is at wot at a certain rpm and under load, his range is from 1000 to 8000 rpm, so needs tuning to find best low and max high.
Hi Pete,
it all depends the content of the cylinder that gets the waste spark. Woodgas tends to not fully combust sometimes, imagine the sound of that igniting… especial with some amounts of hydrogen involved…
Thanks for the reminder Bruce.
Koen, can a butterfly valve be used successfully on a larger than prescribed inlet to provide a wider range of air inlet velocities?
Rindert, I appreciate you taking the time to draw that out. When water is injected into the cylinders, does it flatten out the pressure curve (bring down the spike and raise the tails)? Is it necessary that the water be a liquid still in order to absorb the spike as latent heat as it makes the phase change to a gas? Has anyone tried constant water injection at the proper ratio to woodgas, or are there negative consequences if you do this too frequently?
Hi Preston, go to "Don's 1996 S10 Project" thread number 62
Kristijan.Leitinger explanation is very good why you Don't need to add water to a wood gasifier.
No, steam would have a similar but reduced effect when compared to water droplets. The idea I wanted to get across is that just about anything that reduces the flame speed of the air/gasoline mixture will increase thermal efficiency but reduce engine power. Most automotive manufacturers these days recirculate some exhaust gas (EGR) under partial load conditions. This has a similar effect to injected water and the innert gasses present in woodgas. All of this applies to diesel engines also. I am not sure about Atkinson cycle engines or others so I'll just stop there.
I don't know if anyone has tried water injection with woodgas. Note: racers actually use a 50/50 mix of water and methanol, I think this is to prevent microbial growth, and freezing in cold temperatures.
Woodgas already has a lot of moister in it.
I would not add more.
I would not add water at all to anything gasification related unless you are trying to do some reaction chamber control and hydrogen cracking on a charcoal unit.
EGR systems act by diluting the fresh charge and slowing down combustion a little.
This also reduced peak combustion chamber temperatures ( the first reduces ping, the second reduces NOx ) .
I don't think Ping and NOx are problems on producer fueled engines.
Right Bob, But here we were NOT suggesting water be added to the gasifier. We were exploring the possibility that it might increase power if added to fresh air as it enters the engine.
I agree with that. But I'm still trying to find out if producer fueled engines' (nice phrase Wallace) exhaust is hot. If so then maybe we could add a little weter mist and get more power.
Also wonder if water mist might wash down soot and keep intake manifolds clean.
I am not an expert on the tecnicles of wood gas gas, but with moble gasification units, the cooling tube weight size, and the other heat recycleing are all too rid the water before it gets too the motor, as a rule ad said before there is no need for water with wood gas moble units, if anything you will foul a plug if your cooling tube / hay filter is not big enough,and depending on how dry the wood that is burning is. This is my 2 cents only.
Under some special conditions you might add water to a wood gasifier.
I was kindly sent some tropical hard woods from India that burn like hard coal.
They may have produced more gas with water.
Red Oak, what I have lots of has more water than I need.
Even when kiln dried it has water locked away in the wood I can not drive off.
And in the process or pyrolization water is liberated from the chemical structure of the cellulose
Too answer your questain about keeping intake cleaner, I and the rest of the non dakota gasers. More filtering after the hay filter if going too reduce the intake needs cleaning time or extend the time. I will try some towel filters and a hot filter is allso on my must complete list of projects. Lord Willing Soon.


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This visit did not change my opinion about Kingsway Sushi. Mediocre food. And it cost over C$14.00 per person for All-You-Can-Eat. Next time if my group tries the same stunt and pushes me to go in, I will just go to Starbucks nearby instead.[1]
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Perhaps it is because I have conquered the three major challenges in my work: increasing document security, increasing document accessibility, and increasing document readability. Perhaps it is because there is not a clear career path within the company. (There might be a lateral move eventually, but no direct vertical moves.) Perhaps it is because there are days when the only human interaction I have is during my lunch break. Perhaps it is because I am concerned about the effect our acquisition by KKR will have on my job. Perhaps I need changes in my environment more often than I should. (This is the longest I have ever stayed in one place at only 3.5 years.)
So what do I do?
I wait.
What else can I do? I need to develop more skills to move on to almost anything else. I must try to find more value and opportunities in my current position.
And I learn.
There are other specialties in communications I would like to consider in the future. So I am trying to increase my knowledge and get practice where I can. I am attempting to build a writing and design portfolio.
And I read.
My list of books to read is growing faster than I can keep up:
- Everyone Communicates, Few Connects by John C. Maxwell (currently reading)
- Clout: The Art & Science of Influential Web Content by Colleen "Leen" Jones (One of my Twitter heroes. Whenever I make it down to Atlanta again, I will have to ask if she wants to go out to lunch.)
- Content Strategy for the Web by Kristina Halvorson (Just look at her profile pic. I dare you to tell me she isn't awesome!)
- It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden (based on Will Sansbury's recommendation as I was writing this post)
- Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss (a gift from my grandfather, who also loves language, that I can read as I please)
- Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language by Patricia T. O'Conner (another hand-me-down from my grandfather, which is perfect for a good laugh)
And I write.
I am trying to blog a little more often. I am working on a fun article to submit to a family magazine. (I don't have high hopes, but it would be exciting to be published!) I have even worked on a little—very little—poetry.
Writing helps me polish my grammar and style skills while also encouraging my creative side.
And I listen.
I stay active in social networks, online and in real life. I follow some amazing people on Twitter. I read industry magazines. I attend webinars. I pay attention to colleagues at work. I watch relevant presentations online.
And so I have an interesting journey ahead of me. I look forward to finding a path where I can connect outside of my employer. I look forward to finding a subject about which I can be passionate . I look forward to learning more about communication. I look forward to whatever may come next.
July 21, 2011 8:54 am
Hi Jamie!
I'm honored that Clout is part of your reading list. To me, it sounds like you'll be in wonderful position to take on a new challenge and opportunity when you spot it. Enjoy being in such good position–you worked hard to earn it.


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International collaboration
International scientific collaboration of universities developing a joint PhD program in Education science is validated by 70 agreements. This number includes 41 agreements entered into by the Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) and foreign partners. Collaboration agreements in Educational Studies were signed with the University of Graz (Austria), University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) and others. Vilnius University (VU) Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, which in 2010 became a department of the Vilnius University, has signed 10 collaborative PhD agreements in technology-based and computer-aided learning with universities in Sweden, Germany, Turkey, Iceland, Austria, Romania, and Portugal. Also, VU Department of Education uses Erasmus agreements for Doctoral level studies.
Moreover, scientific collaboration between the Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Klaipeda University (KU), Tallinn, and Latvian universities is validated by agreements too. In 2008, three universities have founded the Baltic Graduate School (BGS) intended for Doctoral studies, promotion of scholarly work and collaboration in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Tallinn University is BGS coordinator. Researchers in education science have their own separate section.
Other agreements worthy of mentioning and scientific work carried out on their basis are the following:
• In 2006 Baltic Sea Region Association for Research in Adult Education (BARAE) was founded. The Association is registered at VMU (Lithuania). Scholars at the Department of Education are members of this Association.
• In 2008 BARAE Association started publishing its academic periodical Studies for Learning Society. Larissa Jogi, Associate Professor of Tallinn University, is its Editor in Chief. Scholars from the three universities are its editorial board members.
• Starting from 2003 up to now joint participation in EU-funded projects takes place, in which postgraduate students are involved.
• A considerable achievement in international terms is activity of the Association for Studies on Childhood Development since 2000 and up to now, which is comprised of KU, LU and Tallinn university scholars. It was registered on July 4, 2000 (reg. No. 000805256). Its office is located in Latvian Academy of Sport Education (Brivibas Str. 333, Riga). The Association has departments in Lithuania and Estonia. Lithuanian department was established in 2003 with its office at Education Department of KU Faculty of Pedagogy (S. Nėries Str. 5).
• Current VMU collaboration in social inclusion of people with disabilities and in Social Pedagogy research has been validated by signing an agreement with the French National Research Institute (CNRS).
• The University of Latvia has also expressed its wish to participate in the joint PhD program and signed a Declaration of Intent. Furthermore, the Portuguese University of Aveiro, its contact person, its representative sent by its Rector to participate in the Doctoral Committee is Professor Nilza Maria Vilhena Nunes da Costa. Internationalization and international validation of doctoral studies have always been the primary objectives, which have been attained through PhD students refining their skills and testing their research findings at foreign universities, international conferences, as well as by inviting foreign scholars to local committees, also by employing Erasmus agreements (professor J. J. Detraux from the University of Liege (Belgium), professor Larissa Jogi (University of Tallinn), associate professor Peter Varnagy, professor Andreas Hejj (University of Pecs, Hungary), professor Eleonora Bielawska- Batorowicz (University of Lodz, Poland), professor Dainuvite Bluma (University of Latvia), professor Alistair Ross (London Metropolitan University), professor Jurgen Van Buer (Humboldt University Berlin), Jean Luc Patry (University of Salzburg), Dr. Irmeli Maunonen-Eskelinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), professor Leif Tvilum (Odense University, Denmark), Dr. Wilfred Hartmann (former Director at Campus Europae; University of Berlin), assistant professor Nena Mijoč (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), professor Arne Carlsen (UNESCO Institute), professor Tatjana Koke (University of Latvia; Latvian Minister of Education in 2007-2010)). Another way is receiving feedback on dissertations, summaries of doctoral dissertations related to the topics of defended dissertations from thematically related researchers all over the world. Results and effectiveness of international collaboration with colleagues in other universities or research centres manifest themselves in publication and discussions of works by PhD students as well as in participation in conferences abroad, etc.


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Retfords olde museum is 'cool'. Just open after 18 months of renovation, the Retford Museum in Amcott House held the Country Life fair. Reconnected with rural life, though you're never far away in this area, the land that time forgot. The museum is stunning and a place not to be missed on a visit to this area. Local history from the Bronze age, Romans, Pilgrim Fathers, and the last 100 years including some great artwork. Sadly nothing on me.
For more on the Pilgrim Fathers www.robinhoodtourism.co.uk/pilgrim.htm
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Ye olde Retford Museum
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Collocations Y
yacht noun
ADJ. luxury | private, royal | charter | cruising, racing | motor, sailing, steam
VERB + YACHT cruise on, sail They are cruising on a large motor yacht. | moor, tie up
YACHT + VERB sail, set sail
YACHT + NOUN race | club | marina
PREP. aboard/on/on board a/the ~
yardstick noun
ADJ. good, useful | common
VERB + YARDSTICK have We don't have a common yardstick by which to compare the two cases. | apply, use | give sb, provide (sb with), serve as | measure sth against/by
PREP. against a ~ The new test provides a yardstick against which to measure children's learning. | by a ~ By any yardstick, that's a large amount of money.
yarn noun
1 thread
ADJ. fine, thick
QUANT. length, piece
VERB + YARN knit, spin, weave The yarn is woven into a coarse fabric. | thread The yarn has to be threaded through the needle. | dye | use
PREP. in a/the ~ There's a knot in the yarn.
2 story
ADJ. amusing, good | adventure
VERB + YARN spin (sb), tell (sb) He tried to spin us some yarn about how he was collecting for the church. It was all lies.
PREP. ~ about
yawn noun
ADJ. big, deep, huge | noisy | stifled
VERB + YAWN stifle, suppress He struggled to stifle a yawn. | give The little boy gave a huge yawn. | conceal He tried to conceal his yawn behind his hand.
PREP. with a ~
yawn verb
ADV. hugely, widely He sat up and yawned hugely.
VERB + YAWN make sb | hear sb
PREP. at He got fed up of people yawning at him when he talked about his job.
year noun
ADJ. last, past The chart shows our performance over the past year. | past, preceding, previous, recent The event has not proved popular in past years. They had met once the previous year. | current | coming, following, future, next We have high hopes for the coming year. She died the following year. We aim to do even better in future years. | consecutive, successive She won the race for the third successive year. | alternate | intervening He soon realized that a lot had changed in the intervening years. | early, later the early years of the twenty-first century In his later years, he drifted away from politics. | new We're going skiing early in the new year. | final final-year university students | golden, good, happy, memorable, momentous the golden years of motoring | profitable | bad, hard, lean, poor | peak, record a peak year for exports | calendar | leap | academic, school | financial, fiscal, tax | light (often figurative) The new range puts us light years ahead of the competition. | election | sabbatical He spent his sabbatical year doing research in Moscow. | inter-war, post-war, pre-war, war ~s The children spent the war years abroad. | formative, tender ~s She was born in Spain but spent her formative years in Italy. children of tender years
VERB + YEAR spend He spent last year trying to get a new job. | take It took him ten years to qualify as a vet. | celebrate Next year they celebrate fifty years of marriage. | put on His wife's death has put years on him (= made him look/feel much older). | take off Careful make-up and styling can take years off you (= make you look much younger).
YEAR + VERB begin, start | end, finish | elapse, go by, pass A year elapsed before I heard from him again. The last year went by in flash. | run from/to sth The academic year runs from October to June. | see sth That year saw the explosion of the Internet.
PREP. by the ~ … The reforms will be fully implemented by the year 2007. | during the ~ during the next academic year | for a/the ~ profit for the current year to 31 December We lived there for ten years. | in a ~ I hope to retire in a year/in a year's time. | in a/the ~ in the next tax year Britain was invaded in the year 1066. | in ~s It's the first time we've met in years (= for many years). | over/under a ~ We've been friends for over twenty years. | per ~ Over 10,000 people per year are injured in this type of accident. | throughout the ~ The global economy means that all types of fruit and vegetables are available throughout the year. | ~s between … and … /from … to … the boom years from 1993 to 2000 | ~ of The book represents three years of hard work. That was in the year of the great flood.
PHRASES all year long I've been waiting for this moment all year long. | all (the) year round The city tour runs all the year round. | the beginning/end/middle/start of the year, be six, etc. years old She's only ten years old. | early/late in the year, a time of year It's usually much colder at this time of year. | the turn of the year The team has suffered a loss of form since the turn of the year.
yearn verb
ADV. secretly | still
PREP. after He still yearned after her, even after all these years. | for She yearned for children of her own.
yearning noun
ADJ. deep, desperate, enormous, great, passionate | romantic
VERB + YEARNING feel, have | express
PREP. with (a) ~ He looked at her with yearning. | ~ after He felt a great yearning after his old job. | ~ for They had a deep yearning for their homeland.
yell verb
ADV. loudly | furiously, hysterically | almost | back, out She yelled back at me to mind my own business.
VERB + YELL hear sb
PREP. at He yelled at me furiously. | for yelling for help | in She yelled in pain as she touched the hot iron. | with The children were yelling with laughter.
yellow adj.
ADV. very | rather, slightly Her teeth were rather yellow.
ADJ. dark, deep, rich, strong | creamy, light, pale, soft She wore a pale yellow dress. | bright, brilliant, vivid | dirty, dull, sickly | canary, chrome, golden, lemon, primrose, saffron, sunshine > Special page at COLOUR
yelp noun
ADJ. little, small | sharp | muffled
VERB + YELP give, let out | hear
PREP. with a ~ | ~ of She jumped back with a little yelp of surprise.
PHRASES a yelp of pain > Note at SOUND
yes noun, exclamation
ADJ. resounding, unequivocal, unqualified When the villagers were asked if they wanted the factory to be built, the answer was a resounding yes. | simple
VERB + YES answer, say In reply to his question, most of them answered yes. Please say yes! | vote
YES + NOUN vote
PREP. with a ~ He answered with a yes. | ~ to They voted yes to strike action.
PHRASES yes or no I need a simple yes or no.
yes noun, exclamation
ADJ. resounding, unequivocal, unqualified When the villagers were asked if they wanted the factory to be built, the answer was a resounding yes. | simple
VERB + YES answer, say In reply to his question, most of them answered yes. Please say yes! | vote
YES + NOUN vote
PREP. with a ~ He answered with a yes. | ~ to They voted yes to strike action.
PHRASES yes or no I need a simple yes or no.
yield noun
ADJ. good, high This method of cultivation produces higher yield. | low, poor Yields are quite poor this year.
VERB + YIELD produce
yoga noun
ADJ. gentle | meditative
VERB + YOGA do, practise She does yoga for an hour a day. | take up | go to I go to yoga on Thursdays.
YOGA + NOUN exercises, movements, positions, technique | class, session He attends regular yoga classes. | teacher | practice | centre
yoghurt noun
ADJ. natural, plain | apricot, strawberry, etc. | fat-free, low-fat | live | set, thick
QUANT. carton, pot
YOGHURT + NOUN carton, pot > Special page at FOOD
yogurt noun
ADJ. natural, plain | apricot, strawberry, etc. | fat-free, low-fat | live | set, thick
QUANT. carton, pot
YOGURT + NOUN carton, pot
young adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem I felt young again.
ADV. extremely, very She still looks very young. | comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively He seemed quite young to have so much responsibility. | enough She looked young enough to be his daughter.
youth noun
1 period of your life when you are young
ADJ. early | unhappy | lost nostalgia for her lost youth | misspent His lack of qualifications was taken as a sign of a misspent youth.
VERB + YOUTH spend She spent much of her youth in Hong Kong. | idle away, waste He wasted his youth in front of a computer screen.
PREP. during your ~ She contracted the disease during her youth. | from ~ from youth to maturity | in your ~ He started going to discos in his early youth. | since your ~ I haven't danced since my youth! | throughout your ~ He played football throughout his youth.
PHRASES not in the first flush of youth Though no longer in the first flush of youth she's still remarkably energetic. | scenes from/of sb's youth
2 being young
ADJ. extreme Her extreme youth was against her. | comparative | eternal in search of eternal youth
VERB + YOUTH have You still have your youth?that's the main thing.
3 young person
ADJ. male | black, white | callow He was a callow youth when he joined the newspaper. | pimply, spotty She's going out with some spotty youth. | fresh-faced | gangling
QUANT. gang, group
4 young people
ADJ. modern the aspirations of modern youth | local | urban | working-class | delinquent, disaffected | unemployed | educated | gilded (figurative) a club for the gilded youth (= rich and spoilt young people) of London
YOUTH + NOUN culture | club, group, movement, organization, subculture, work | leader, worker | employment, unemployment, training | court, crime, custody a crackdown on youth crime
PHRASES the youth of today


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Are there any natural forms of treatment for generalized morphea, or are drugs such as corticosteroids and immune suppressing drugs the only answer?
The answer to this question is yes, and although this condition is not nearly as serious as scleroderma, the natural treatments used for it can also be used for morphea.
In understanding exactly how these treatments for generalized morphea can actually help, it is very helpful to understand what this condition is and the symptoms that you can watch for.
It also helps to know the risk factors as well as what natural treatments work and why they work.
Morphea is best described as a skin condition that not only causes purple or reddish patches on your skin, it is also considered to be a localized form of a much more sinister condition referred to as scleroderma.
Scleroderma can cause several problems in your body that can range from your skin losing its color, interfering with your joints and muscles, as well as disturbing your connective tissues.
Since this condition is localized, it will generally attack you only in three parts of your body; your abdomen, chest, or your back.
It also has one other major difference than the much broader scleroderma, in that it will in the vast majority of cases only affect the most outer layers of your skin.
There may be occasions where it can affect movements in your joints, but it has to reach the severe stage before this occurs.
However, there is one very challenging aspect about this condition that is very similar to scleroderma; how it affects your appearance.
It is for this reason, the sooner you can identify it, the sooner you can begin the natural treatments for the symptoms.
The first step in selecting the natural treatments for generalized morphea is to understand how to identify the symptoms.
The most important aspect in identifying these symptoms as quickly as you can and its association with scleroderma is the term itself.
Scleroderma is an actual term that stands for "hard skin", and this is exactly what you need to watch for as the development of hard skin is anything but normal.
However, with this condition, your skin will not only begin to turn hard, it will also begin to become very thick as well as discolored.
It is this discoloration that is the most revealing of the generalized morphea symptoms, as well as the one the will make you the most self-conscious.
There are also two forms of this condition.
They include superficial, which occurs in the vast majority of people, but it can also affect your deeper connective and fatty tissues in your skin, where it is then referred to as morphea profunda.
However, this form is considered to be quite rare.
Since the discoloration is the easiest of generalized morphea symptoms to identify, it is critical for you to understand how this will occur.
It will begin to develop in a manner where your skin that is affected will begin to look lighter or darker then the skin that surrounds it.
However there is also one other very telling symptom to watch for; two oval shaped patches.
Most people will develop two oval shaped patches that will start out red, yellowish in tint, or purple in some cases, and then almost directly in the middle of these oval shapes you will see a pure white spot.
However, this center will not stay pure white for very long, as over time the patches will begin to turn a brownish shade.
They will then begin to turn an off white in coloration as the center almost seems to bleed outward.
Selecting the natural treatments for generalized morphea that may be the best for you also include three other factors; the challenges with this condition, the cause of it, as well as the risk factors.
This condition can be very challenging for several reasons.
The first is that it may become chronic where you will have it all of the time, it may come and go and lead you to believe that you have beat it only to have it attack you again.
However it may disappear on its own, just as quickly as it appeared.
The next real challenge is the cause for one major reason; to this date the actual cause is still unknown.
The other challenge is that for reasons still not understood, it affects women much more commonly than men.
It also affects white people and people of Asian descent much more commonly than any other group.
There are four key natural treatments for generalized morphea that may help you, and none will have any of the side effects that corticosteroids and immune suppressing drugs will have.
They include vitamin C, A, and E, as well as beat-carotene.
However, there is also a new natural treatment referred to as PABA or para-aminobenzoic that may also help, although technically it is not a vitamin.
Vitamin C is used to treat scleroderma and it can also help with this condition for several reasons.
The first is that it is a very strong anti-oxidant that is critical in fighting off the damages of free radicals which target your skin cells and tissues.
Free radicals are rogue like electrons that steal the nutrients from your cells and tissues for their own usage.
The reason this nutrient is so effective is that it can basically trick these rogue molecules into taking it instead of your electrons.
Once this is completed, it leaves your tissues and cells to begin to formulate and grow properly, which can not only reduce the inflammation.
It also can help to prevent the discoloration, the hardening, as well as the thickening of your skin.
Vitamin E is critical as it has the same basic properties as vitamin C, and when they are combined, they make a very formidable one-two punch as a counter attack to this condition.
Vitamin E is also very well known as the skin vitamin for one simple reason; it rapidly repairs cell and tissue damage in your skin.
Beta-carotene is considered to be the per-cursor of vitamin A in your body and it preforms several important functions.
They include helping to maintain your immune system as well as helping protect your skin from attacks.
PARA is an acid that is part of the vitamin B complex, and while it is not actually considered to be a vitamin, it has been used for years in sunscreen to protect you skin.
However, before you use this, you should discuss it with your doctor.
These natural treatments for generalized morphea may be the answer you are looking for as an alternative to conventional drugs without the side effects.
Sources of Help for Generalized Morphea


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text: The primary cause for brake noise in your vehicle is vibration. All of the brake systems vibrate to a certain degree, which creates an initial noise. A "fast" vibration in the brake system of your vehicle will sound just like a squeal, while a "slow" vibration usually sounds like a groan. If you are wondering why a fast vibration in the brake system of your car sounds like a squeal, then you should realize the fact that the pitch of the resulting sound is entirely based on the frequency of the vibration. This means that a faster vibration in the braking system will create a louder sound. Note that the vibration in one part may result in a secondary vibration in other parts of your vehicle's brake system. This will make it a lot more difficult to trace the primary source of vibration. If you are looking to fix noisy the brake issue, then there are two ways to do so. The first way is through vibration dampening, while the second one is to simply prevent the vibration in the brake system of your vehicle. Vibration Dampening Hi-Temp Grease One of the simplest ways to dampen the vibration in your car is to apply high-temperature silicon grease on floating pins and caliper sides. This will efficiently prevent caliper chatter and binding, which will in turn dampen the vibrations inside your car. Shim Insulators You will be able to develop a permanent cushion for dampening the vibrations by using shim insulators. Some of the brake pads use the applied shims as insulators that can delaminate or migrate during use. This will reduce the vibrations and solve the issue to a certain extent. Vibration Prevention Cleaning Wash the rotor unit of your car braking system with hot water and soap, as it will help you to remove abrasive grit and metallic fragments that are trapped on the surface of the rotor. Take your car to an auto repair shop because they will help you to remove all contaminants in the braking system that causes the squeal and chatter noise. Hardware The repair technicians at the auto repair shop will replace all pins, springs, and anti-rattle clips that have lost their spring temperature because of the increased brake heat. They will also ensure that the brake pads are free to move, which will prevent the chances of vibrations.


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Some lessons are never fully learnt. Here´s one of them: letting go; allowing life to take its course and trust what is ours will come to us in its own time and context. Basically, trusting that Life is working with/for us and not against us.
Fight for it; work hard for it; make it happen – how many times have I repeated these clichés? How many times have I acted upon them with a sense of deep merit and pride?
Somehow, letting go of the fight, sitting back, receiving without struggling and letting things happen for me feels like quitting or, at least, a lame ass excuse for laziness. There may be a balance between action (imposition of our will) and active passivity (receptivity; openneness), I´m sure there is. I´m not so sure we´re ever able to find it and keep it on a constant basis.
Meanwhile, a voice in my head – which started out as a faint whisper – is becoming louder and louder, making it impossible for me to ignore it: sit back and receive; let things happen; trust the Flow of Life; don´t push so hard – it keeps singing. And I´m listening.


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text: I was doing some "teeth of the castle" [Gajokai] or Sokahan [whatever the hell that really means] activity in Trets, the SGI brainwash center in France. It was like two in the morning. Some big muckety muck pulls me aside and escorts me outside to a wooded area. It was absolutely dark. In between a grove of trees, about fifty yards from the building, he leads me to brass plaque on a concrete base on which is etched a dedication to President Toda. He tells me to guard the plaque with my very life. Hell, its two in the morning and the stupid plaque is in the middle of an out of the way tree stand bolted to a concrete slab that even a tsunami couldn't dislodge. Immediately, I said "HAI, I'll guard it with my life!" [as if anyone would wander into this grove of trees at 2:00 AM]. I stood there in the pitch black guarding this gdmn plaque like an as--ole for three hours [that's what I feel now but then, I felt like a true disciple of Sensei, a Bodhisattva of the Earth]. Its not as if I were an infantry man guarding a vital supply route, a samurai believer guarding Nichiren Daishonin, or even a security person assigned to guard the members money and valuables. A stupid plague. A stupid person guarding a stupid plague. I feel ashamed for thinking that this was Buddhism. It was power and control. Wanting to fit in, wanting to become a true disciple of Sensei so bad, I would have jumped into a fire if they told me to. And they knew it.