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Q&A with Modern Family's Julie Bowen
Julie Bowen is best known for her comedic turn on the hit ABC show Modern Family, but this fall, she's also taking center stage for a serious reason: Recently, the two-time Emmy-winning actress has been speaking up about anaphylaxis, a life-threatening type of allergic reaction. After Bowen discovered that her 5-year-old son had the condition, she partnered with Mylan Specialty L.P. to raise awareness through the Get Schooled in Anaphylaxis initiative. We recently caught up with actress to ask her what every parent should know about these allergic reactions.
How did you first find out that your son has anaphylaxis?
We didn't know that our son had life-threatening allergies until he experienced anaphylaxis after having peanut butter—it wasn't the first time he had peanut butter—and was simultaneously stung by a bee. Within moments his face swelled in a way that you couldn't mistake that something bad was happening. We rushed him to the hospital where he was treated. Because of this, we had him tested and learned that he is allergic to both peanuts and bee stings! It was absolutely really scary. But in a way it was a good thing—we were there and able to respond. We now have a plan in place to help him avoid his allergens and we make sure those around him are prepared to respond if he does experience anaphylaxis again.
What did his symptoms look like? Did you know what was happening?
In our case, I was at work and my husband emailed me a picture of our son—clearly something was wrong. My son's face had swelled dramatically. We took him to the hospital, where he was treated with epinephrine. Thankfully, he's okay, but I have to tell you it was a real wake-up call that we needed to learn more about life-threatening allergies and anaphylaxis.
What is he allergic to?
We had him tested and know that he has life-threatening allergies to peanuts, walnuts and bee stings. We are careful to avoid exposure to these things, but you have to always be prepared because anaphylaxis can happen anywhere and at any time.
How much did you know about anaphylaxis before your son was diagnosed?
Not enough! You know, you think okay, I went to college and I'm educated—but I didn't really know about anaphylaxis. I'm telling my story because I hope it helps other parents and people who take care of kids be aware of anaphylaxis and prepared to respond if they believe someone is experiencing anaphylaxis.
How do you control anaphylaxis?
If you know someone is at risk for life-threatening allergic reactions the most important thing is to help them avoid their allergic triggers. We've taught my son to be his own best advocate—he knows not to eat a new food without asking if there are nuts in it. We inform adults who may be responsible for him that he has life-threatening allergies. We also carry epinephrine auto-injectors with us at all times.
Do you ever worry that something will happen to him when he's at school all day long?
That's a great question and an issue I think about a lot. This is exactly why I joined Get Schooled in Anaphylaxis—because I think everyone, especially people in the school community, need to start talking about this issue. As my son gets older, I can't be with him all the time, protecting him. So, I need to know that when I can't be with him, the people watching over him at school or in our community know how to help him avoid his allergic triggers, understand what anaphylaxis is, what it looks like, and how to respond when it occurs. We all have a role to play in helping to create a safe environment for kids.
What do you want parents—and the public in general—to know about anaphylaxis?
I want everyone to go to www.Anaphylaxis101.com to learn more about life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) and to find out about campaign events happening all across the country. To help people get involved in making a change in anaphylaxis awareness and preparedness, there is a scholarship competition called the "Get Schooled in Anaphylaxis Challenge." Students in grades 1-12 can visit the website and submit an essay and up to two images with an original idea about how to raise awareness of anaphylaxis in their school. Fifteen children will win $2,000 college scholarships. Enter before November 9!
Thanks for talking with us, and congrats on the Emmy!
Thank you!
Maria Masters is associate health editor at Family Circle.


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Mayan apocalypse? Doomsday? Asteroid? How the world will end
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Wondering what could cause the Mayan Apocalypse? Just look up at the stars.
For years, conspiracy theorists, numerologists, and armchair prophets have predicted the end of the world will take place on December 21, 2012. They point to several apocalyptic events: a long-period comet hurtling toward Earth, or a massive solar storm that causes complete power grid failure.
And they take the stories seriously. Rob Skelton, who runs Survive2012.com and has studied a possible Mayan doomsday event for 15 years, says there is a reason to be concerned. For the long-period comet, he admits we would normally have spotted one by now -- unless it had gone dark and lost its reflective ice. For the solar storms, he says the Mayans could have found a pattern in low-latitude auroras and predicted a coming disaster.
"Both are only predictable via periods of observation longer than the modern scientific era," he told FoxNews.com. "All I've done is find a reason why it could happen this December."
According to Skelton, a solar storm could wreak havoc in the U.S., knocking out the power grid for months. The U.S. relies on the grid to keep nuclear power plants safe, run factories, and communicate between fire and police forces. Without this key infrastructure, there will be mass pandemonium and destruction, he said.
But will these events happen on December 21? That's extremely unlikely, says one NASA scientist.
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"This is purely an Internet phenomena," said David Morrison, an astrobiologist at NASA. Comets that cause destruction on Earth are extremely rare – they could happen once every 500 million years.
'There are no objects out there that will impact the Earth.'
Mysterious objects have been known to strike planets in the past. In 1994, a series of comets struck Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Most scientists agree that solar storms are relatively common events and can cause electrical disruptions. And comets do tend to be harder to track in our solar system until they pass by the sun. But nothing like that is imminent, Morrison said.
"There are no objects out there that will impact the Earth," he told FoxNews.com.
As for the massive solar storms, Morrison says they do happen. "The power does go out, and that's not a nice thing and it means people are not happy. But that doesn't kill millions." In most cases, even with a major outage, it can take weeks at most, not month, to regain power, he said.
"Solar storms are relatively common events," agreed Chris De Pree, a professor at Agnes Scott College and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy. "Other than disrupting communications and putting on a great boreal light show, the long term effects would probably not be great."
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NASA operates the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) to track comets and asteroids, and also runs the Spaceguard Survey, a ten-year project intended to track near-Earth objects in our solar system. There are no hidden secrets, De Pree said: NASA publishes the report online.
About those comets? Morrison says comets are well-known to have dark surfaces. NASA still tracks them, as well as asteroids – which are "dark as a lump of coal."
Morrison is most skeptical about the Mayan predictions. "There is nothing special about that date," he said. "The Mayans never predicted anything will happen. There are thousands of people who run Web sites and make YouTube videos about catastrophes who are not scientists."
He says the Mayan calendar works a bit like our own calendar: When you reach the end, you flip over a page and start a new calendar. What will the doomsday predictors turn to next? That's hard to say, but history has shown that there will be yet another catastrophic event to worry about.
"Claims about the end of the world are a time-honored way to sell things," De Pree said.


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Industries Addressing the 2000-2001 Western Energy Crisis
August 15, 2005
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement staff, California Parties, Attorneys General of Washington and Oregon, (the plaintiffs) and Reliant reached an agreement today to settle several FERC and court proceedings involving Reliant's activities during the Western energy crisis of 2000-2001. The general terms of the agreement are outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Although the MOU is a non-public document, its general terms are public. A definitive agreement is scheduled to be finalized within 45 days after the execution of the MOU and will be a public document. The FERC must approve the definitive agreement(s) before they have the effect of law.
The terms of today's MOU are as follows:
- Reliant must pay $460 million in cash, which is in addition to $65 million in prior FERC settlements;
- Reliant must allow an independent audit of outages for 12 months following FERC approval of the definite agreement; and continue its "must-offer" obligations under the 2003 FERC settlement for an additional two years;
- All obligations under Refund Proceedings are deemed settled and all claims released relating to claims before FERC from Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2001;
- The class actions against Reliant for its Western Energy Crisis activities are settled;
- All other market participants may opt in to the settlement and its benefits, but if they do not opt in, their rights to pursue claims against Reliant are not affected.
If this settlement is approved by the FERC Commissioners, the total settlements from the 2000-2001 Western energy crisis that the Commission has accepted or helped realize nearly $6.3 billion so far. This settlement comes one month after a settlement of more than $1.5 billion with Enron for its role in the Western Energy Crisis. This settlement agreement does not resolve the criminal matters pending before the federal court in California. For additional information regarding the Western Energy Crisis 2000-2001, see https://www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indus-act/wec.asp.


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DURHAM � Ryan Kelly�s first conference game of the season didn�t start well, with the Duke forward air-balling a 3 in the first 30 seconds of Saturday�s game against Wake Forest.
The rest of the time, even though he was limited by foul trouble, went much better for Kelly and top-ranked Duke.
Kelly scored 22 points � including 13 of Duke�s first 19 � to lead the Blue Devils past visiting Wake Forest 80-62 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for each team.
�Well it didn�t feel good right away, it slipped out of my hand and I air-balled the first one,� Kelly said with a laugh. �No, I�m just confident, I�ve put a lot of work into it in practice and when I get my open looks I shoot it with confidence.�
Teammate Seth Curry shared that confidence, also netting 22 points. Kelly (6-for-9, five 3s) and Curry (8-for-15, three 3s) were the main beneficiaries of point guard Quinn Cook�s dazzling 14 assist:one turnover effort.
After a back-and-forth opening three minutes, Duke (14-0) held the lead for good when Kelly knocked home his first 3 of the game with 16 minutes, 27 seconds left in the first half, giving the Blue Devils a 10-7 lead.
With that, a theme of open 3-pointers for Duke was established. In fact, the Blue Devils� first make from inside the arc came with 9:03 left in the first half, after they had converted seven 3s.
Many of the open looks came because Wake Forest (7-6) was devoted to containing forward Mason Plumlee, often doubling him in the post. That left Kelly to find soft spots around the 3-point line.
�I think Ryan has the ability to score 20 points against anybody,� coach Mike Krzyzewski said. �I do think that when you�re trying to take Mason and Seth out of the game that it opens it up a little bit more for Ryan.�
Once Wake Forest was able to track Kelly and Curry, Plumlee scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and also finished with 12 rebounds � his ninth double-double of the season. Rasheed Sulaimon also scored 12 points for the Blue Devils.
If not for foul trouble that limited Kelly to 18 minutes on the court, Krzyzewski said the senior could have been headed for a career day.
�He stepped up and he just had the openings and knocked them down,� Krzyzewski said of Kelly. �He was on his way to a 35 or 40-point game because we would have obviously kept calling his number. I like to do stuff like that.�
Instead, the senior fouled out with 7:20 left and one point shy of tying his career high, which he set last season, also against Wake Forest.
Wake Forest clawed back within respectability in the last 10 minutes, after Duke had expanded the lead to 67-42. A 3-pointer from Codi Miller-McIntyre with 6:25 left cut the deficit to 14 and the Demon Deacons stayed within less than 20 for the rest of the game.
The Demon Deacons� move to get back into the game was predicated with Duke losing some of its sharpness, according to Curry.
�We just had a few breakdowns, they hit some 3s and we turned the ball over a few times,� Curry said. �Whenever you get a big lead like that, you can�t really relax. We kind of had some lulls there in the second half.�
Travis McKie led Wake Forest with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while C.J. Harris supplied 19 points. Devin Thomas grabbed 12 rebounds without scoring.
But Wake Forest struggled to establish a scoring touch beyond the McKie / Harris combo, mostly because of foul trouble. Miller-McIntyre picked up a pair of early fouls, Tyler Cavanaugh fouled out and Thomas and Madison Jones each finished with four fouls.
The ever-optimistic coach Jeff Bzdelik said he was pleased with the start to his team�s conference slate, even though it came on the road against the No. 1 team.
�You probably think I�m crazy that when the ACC schedule came out, you have to go home and away with people. Why not come in here?� Bzdelik said, adding that he wanted an early test for his team.
Cook�s line, as described by Krzyzewski, was a �weird one.� That�s because Cook set the table for everyone else but himself, missing all 11 of his shots.
�Sometimes you can�t miss, sometimes you can�t make one,� Cook said. �Despite me going 0-for-11, I feel like I still played well.�
TIP-INS �:Kelly has scored 20 or more points against Wake Forest four games in row. He said he couldn�t think of any specific reasons for playing well against the Demon Deacons. � Cook�s 14:1 assist-to-turnover ratio matched Tommy Amaker�s 14:1 game against Miami in 1986. Only Bobby Hurley�s 15:1 game against North Carolina State in 1993 is better in Duke history. � Wake Forest out-rebounded Duke 43-35. � Harris and McKie were both 7-for-11 from the field. � Duke redshirt freshman Marshall Plumlee scored his first career points at the 10:39 mark of the second half.


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June 27, 2004
Kubrick's Vérité on 42nd Street
To the Editor:
I was amused to find Stanley Kubrick's "Killer's Kiss" among the movies mentioned in "It Oughta Be in Pictures" (June 13).
I played one of the "two playful men in Shriners' hats" - the one who stole the scarf (the one with the harmonica was Alec Rubin).
We filmed this sequence on a bitterly cold night - we had to wear sweaters under our jackets - with no permit, so Stanley had to conceal the camera.
In the final shot, when I was running along 42nd Street, he drove alongside in a van. All this gave the sequence a certain vérité.
I also choreographed the ballet sequence in the film for my dear friend Ruth Sobotka, who was married to Stanley at the time. She was a member of New York City Ballet and played Iris in the movie.
The three of us spent a lot of time in Times Square in those days. Stanley frequented the chess parlors on 42nd Street. Ruth and I would pick him up after his game and we would go to the movies in the flea pits on 42nd Street night after night.
Stanley wanted to see every movie, but if one showed signs of having more dialogue than he cared to listen to, he would read his newspaper by whatever glimmer of light he could find.
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The writer is the archivist for the Cunningham Dance Foundation.
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By Andrew Gahwiler, sports information student assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College golf team currently holds the No. 4 spot in the newly released NCAA Regional Golf Rankings. The GC golf team currently sits at the No. 4 position in the Southeast region of Division II.
The Bobcats are trailing Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foes USC Aiken at No. 1 and No. 3 Columbus State University, in between the two PBC teams is No. 2 ranked Belmont Abbey College of the Conference Carolinas. Trailing GC Golf in the Southeast Region is No. 5 Armstrong, No.7 Georgia Southwestern State University, No. 8 Barton College, No. 9 Erskine College, No. 9 Mount Olive College, and No. 10 King College.
The NCAA Region Golf Rankings decide which teams are able to advance to the region tournament. For a team to extend their season to the regional tournament the team can either win their conference; there are three conference Championships up for grabs: Conference Carolina, PBC, and South Atlantic Conference (SAC). If a team is unable to win their conference championship, then the NCAA Golf Regional Rankings poll gives the top seven teams in each region a ticket to the regional tournament.
The GC golf team is currently in the No. 4 slot in the Southeast Region, which if the season ended today, will allow them to advance to the regional tournament. The Bobcats have an opportunity to guarantee a spot in the regional championship, if they win the upcoming PBC Tournament.
The GC golf team is back in action April 20 in Pine Mountain, Ga. Playing in the PBC Championship.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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If someone were to ask me what experience has shaped my life and personality the most, I would say, without hesitation, growing up on a farm. There is a certain sense of pride and credibility that comes with being raised on a place where all your daddy does all day long is play cowboy and all your mama does is take care of the family.
I would trade nothing for the lessons I have learned while trying to help my family support itself with the only title my daddy has ever used to fill the occupation line: self-employed cattle rancher.
Cattle and horses
As far back as I can recall, we've had just enough cattle to get us into trouble and just enough horses and pickup trucks to get us out.
There are certain things you learn at a very early age not to do around livestock, or you will get a serious cussing. There are other things you are expected to know when you leave the womb. I have never known the difference between the two, but here's a taste of what I've learned during my 21 years on a cattle ranch.
Treat your cows like they're your babies and your horses even better. Never get between a Brahma-crossed mama cow and her baby calf, and never get behind an Angus bull.
Never yell when working with cattle, and never leave the gate open. Never use a pickup truck to chase a fence-jumping Charolais bull pursuing a cow in heat.
Know how to read a pregnant cow. Know how to work the calf jack blindfolded with no hands for a 3 a.m. calf-pulling, and know where all the flashlights and batteries are for that same event.
Know how to read cow buyers at an auction. Know how to read bull EPDs.
Be able to work the broken head catch on a Powder River chute. Never forget to check first-calf heifers, and know what bull they're bred to. Be able to count cattle even when they're bunched up in an impossible wad at the troughs.
You were born knowing how to drive a truck and tractor and ride a horse. Learn to pull a 24-foot gooseneck stock trailer, and learn to back it up. Know what a "wedge" is and where to find one. Never choke down a truck, tractor or anything else. Don't get anything stuck in the mud. You should know how deep it is before you cross it.
Know how to pick out a socket wrench, an open-ended wrench, an adjustable wrench, a washer, and "this size bolt" from a five-gallon bucket of rusty tools at any time. Always have lots of duct tape and WD 40 on hand. Be ready to fix the fence at any time.
Don't have a smart mouth.
Don't forget to record the weather report. Don't take an hour lunch break when you're cutting hay, ever. If there's rain in the forecast, don't take a break at all. Know the different sounds the hay equipment makes: which ones are normal, which mean you're tearing something up.
Go to bed early so you'll be able to saddle up in the moonlight for an early-morning cow gathering. Never turn your back to a cow, especially when you're working horseback. Never step in front of a two-year-old colt.
Know the best route to the creek. Let company ride the nice horses. Know where the best dewberries are. Know what plants horses shouldn't eat. If you get bucked off, get right back on.
Family stories are part of your heritage. Daddy can fix anything, and mama is an angel. Habit of years is as strong as life itself. You are a part of the land you work. Pray a lot and go to church because you are at the mercy of the good Lord. Respect God's creation because you have never been so close to it as you are on a farm.
No other experience this world can offer even comes close to watching the sun set over the forest, smelling bay blooms as they drift up from the creek bottom or saving a calf from sure death. These are things you can't appreciate until you've experienced them. These are the things life on a farm is made of.
Rebecca Bearden is a senior at Auburn University majoring in agricultural communications. She is completing her internship with Farm Press.


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You know that saying, "You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose"? Well this is like that. Sort of.
We know you can't actually adopt a dinosaur for a pet, but you can pet a dinosaur at HMNS' new Hall of Paleontology! Curator Dr. Bob Bakker tells us how (and who) in this latest Bakker blog.
Dinosaur "mummies" conjure up visions of B-movies with Cretaceous monsters wrapped in funereal linen, chasing Brendan Fraser across Egyptian sand dunes.
The most famous duck-bill dino mummy is likely the edmontosaur at New York's American Museum. The "skin" you see is an impression in the rock.
Our new Prehistoric Safari features two dino mummies: our fantastic Triceratops, Lane, and a slab of duck-billed dinosaur we nicknamed "Trigger." Lane's perfectly preserved skin is beautiful, but so delicate we can't let visitors touch it (even the PhDs held their breath when they moved the specimen). But Trigger's hide is totally petrified and rock-hard, so we want you to pet it.
Go ahead, give Trigger a gentle touch. Lots of folks get goose-bumpy when they run their fingers over the finely textured scales that covered this 4-ton veggie-saur, which chomped down on bushes in Utah some 73 million years ago.
In truth, most "mummified" dinosaurs aren't exactly mummified in the original sense. True mummies preserve the actual skin and much of the body muscles, which become dehydrated and shrunken around the skull and skeleton. The Egyptians were masters of religious mummification and devised clever ways to prevent the decay that usually rots out the soft tissue. Nature can mummify human bodies, too — when burials occurred in desert sand. Hot winds suck out the water from the sand and extract the juices from the deceased, leaving a body with leathery skin and desiccated innards.
Dino mummies ≠ Egyptian mummies.
Usually, dinosaur mummies appear as if they have real skin shrunken over their ribcages and faces. But if you look closely, you'll see that all the skin tissue is actually gone. What's left is the impression of the skin, preserved in fine-grain sand and mud. What happened is this:
The dinosaur died and dried out. Scavengers were kept away somehow (that's the tricky part) until sediment buried the carcass. Microbes finally destroyed all the skin tissue, but not before the sediments had been pressed tightly against the body. As the sand and mud hardened, the sediment recorded the impression of the outer skin surface — many "mummies" capture the skin texture with fabulous fidelity.
Lane the Triceratops goes one step better. There are genuine remnants of the original skin material preserved as dark, carbon-rich residue. We'll do some high tech probing of this stuff to search for organic molecules. (No, we won't get genetic material, Jurassic Park fans — DNA is too big and complicated to survive more than a few thousand years.)
Our Prehistoric Safari has a fine cast replica of a third dino-mummy, the famous duck-billed Brachylophosaurus named "Leonardo" from Malta, Montana. Leo, as he is known affectionately, has skin impressions over the arms, shins and flank. However, his claim to fame is his innards. The contents of Leo's stomach and intestines are still there, faithfully recording his last meal. Tiny fragments of Late Cretaceous leaves fill the gastrointestinal tract, and you can see the progress of the digestive cycle. Leaf bits get smaller passing from the stomach to the lower guts, showing that digestive juices were doing their job of breaking down the food.
Leonardo is the only herbivorous dinosaur specimen which gives us a glimpse into the food-processing organs deep inside the body.
But back to the petting —we have several pettable specimens in the exhibits and on the touch carts. Feel free to stroke bones, teeth, even our wonderful selection of coprolites (though you might want to look that word up).


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Astragalus Root Extract
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 14, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Astragalus Root Extract
Astralagus root extract is called Huang qi or "Yellow Leader" because of the yellow color roots that this perennial plant has. It is a member of the pea family that grows up to 2 feet in height. The Astralagus root is a plant with hairy stems and a sweet tasting black colored root. It is the most widely used part of the Astralagus plant. The Astralagus root extract has been used for thousands of years as an overall health tonic that strengthens the body's qi.
The qi is considered the body's life force and where energy flows to maintain balance and harmony of the body's organs. It originates from ancient Chinese medicinal practice.
History and Origin
Astralagus root extracts have been used in early Chinese medicine as the ultimate herb to balance the body's qi. Balancing the body's qi may be the ultimate goal of Chinese medicine and Astralagus root extract makes this possible. It has been noted to have ultimate healing powers that are beneficial in boosting the immune system, increasing energy levels and overall health and vitality.
Ancient Uses
During ancient times, the Astralagus plant was used throughout both China and in Asia as an herb that boosts health and as a tonic for nerve weakness. Many of the tribes living in Asia and Southeast Asia have a rather high regard for the Astralagus root extract and to this day use it as a tea, or as a poultice for wounds and burns and also for minor skin diseases.
Modern Uses
In today's more modern times, the Astralagus root extract has been proven to contain flavonoids and antioxidants that are beneficial to promote health and wellness up to the cellular level. The Astralagus root extract is also helpful in boosting immune system function with special influence in the activity of killer T cells.
The Astralagus root extract also has antiviral and antibacterial properties. The use of Astralagus root extract for the treatment of cancer and AIDS is still being studied and no specific link has been found yet on the direct effect of Astralagus root extract on cancer treatments.
Astralagus root extract is also beneficial in the treatment of kidney problems like renal failure, diabetic neuropathy and also to ease the symptoms of acute renal hypertrophy.
Many have also found that Astralagus root extract is a cure for certain digestive tract problems such as colitis, gastric upset and stomach pain.
Side Effects
In the study of the Astralagus root extract, there are no specific side effects that were noted in the extended use of this herbal remedy. It is however contraindicated in pregnant and breastfeeding women.
If you would like to use Astralagus root extract for your particular illness, it is best to consult with your naturopathic doctor or herbalist regarding the dosage and effect of the Astralagus root extract on your medication.
It is important to select an Astralagus root extract supplement that has a standardized extract of the herbal remedy preferably with 0.5% glucosides and 70% polysaccharides.
Astralagus root extract is available in extract form and also in capsule and tablet supplement form. Ask your doctor about the most preferred method for getting the most therapeutic benefits of Astralagus root extract.
Our Expert
Paulina Nelega, RH, has been in private practice as a Clinical Herbalist for over 15 years. She has developed and taught courses in herbal medicine, and her articles on health have appeared in numerous publications. She is very passionate about the healing power of nature. Ask Dr. Jan


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Routing Safe and Sound
When you lose control of a router, whether totally or just a little, it's the workpiece that most often gets messed up. Now and again, you'll chip or break a bit. And if you're really unlucky, you will get hurt. Keep this in mind: Most router bits rotate at a speed in excess of 20,000 rpm. When something goes wrong—a grab, a dig, a jolt to the machine, bad things happen fast. I have had my fingernails trimmed mighty close by a dovetail bit before I knew what happened.
Router safety is essentially a matter of controlling the router and securing the workpiece (and vice versa on the router table). Safety considerations are therefore intimately related to the quality of the cut. The safest routing technique will by and large yield the best finished surface.
Here are some tips to help you produce the quickest, smoothest and safest cuts with a router.
1. Some Bits Bite Back
Not all router bits are created equal. Some are far less capable of handling the stresses of cutting wood and will break easily. Some are prone to other problems, such as burning or catching in the cut. Recognizing bits that need particular care will help you keep them from biting you and your work.
Long, thin bits are fragile: Thin bits with cutting-edge lengths that are more than three times longer than their diameters are easily stressed and broken. Some of the thinnest bits are milled into their shank, making them even more fragile. A 3/8-in.-dia. bit has less than 1/16-in. of steel between the flutes. Cut in 1/8-in. increments or less with these bits.
Trapped bits need precise guidance: Some bit designs, such as dovetail bits
and T-slot cutters, trap the bit in the work. The slightest wavering in the cut will mess up the workpiece. These bits should be used only with jigs and fences to guide them.
Dovetail and T-slot bits also break easily. They are designed to cut while fully engaged in the workpiece, which is the most stressful kind of cut for any router bit. Most of the cutting is done at the ends of the flutes where their diameter is at a maximum. However, most of the stress is concentrated where the shank and the flutes meet, which is the thinnest part of the bit. To make matters worse, some of these cutters are ground into the shank. Just take things easy, and don't force the cut. For long T-slots and sliding dovetails, first cut a groove using straight bit.
Many other kinds of bits cut in such a way that you can't lift the router straight up and off the workpiece freely. These bits include cope-and- stick cutters, glue- and finger-joint bits, bull-nose bits and some profile bits. To be used successfully, they should be treated as trapped bits.
Trapped! Cutting a sliding dovetail buries the bit in the work. If the router can't be pulled up and away, the bit is trapped and needs careful guidance.
Spiral bits can be unpredictable: Spiral up-shear and down-shear bits
can produce impeccable surfaces. The cutting edges travel in a spiral motion
and are always engaged in the work, unlike ordinary straight bits. Used with a hand-held router, up-shear
bits send the chips into your face, and down shears send the chips into your
socks. The direction of chip dispersal is opposite when used in a router table.
Large spiral-ground down-shear bits have one nasty feature: If the bit
catches in the work, it will push the router up and out of the cut. I almost
lost my grip on a router with a down-shear bit that suddenly climbed up the work. Down shears are too unpredictable for this woodworker, especially on end grain. If you use them, cut very lightly, or use them in a router table with a power feed.
2. Listen to your router whine
Routers always seem to whine, but you should listen to them. The sound a router makes while idling should not change appreciably in the cut. If it does, you may be stressing the bit and the motor.
It's all too easy to overwork a bit because it's difficult to estimate how much stress a particular cut will put on a bit. The volume of material you remove increases exponentially when you double the dimensions. This means that you remove 25 times more wood from a given length of a 5/8-in.-sq. rabbet than from a 1/8-in.-sq. rabbet. However, the stresses on the bit are not 25 times as great. Your best estimate will come from how it sounds in the cut. If your bit chatters, screeches or just sounds
unhappy, then slow down the cut. If it continues to make noise, the bit may be dull.
3. Jigs are safety devices in disguise
Jigs secure the work and control the path of the cut, reducing the chances of error. Consequently, they are essential to the most accurate—and the safest—router cuts.
The best jigs have a few things in common. They secure the workpiece without interfering with the path of the router. They offer a large surface for the router to run on, giving it stability. Hand jigs guide the router positively and completely through the
cut. Avoid designing jigs that trap the workpiece between a fence and the cutter. When using an edge-guide on a router, position the bit in the fence.
A good jig keeps the router in line. By controlling the line of cut, jigs make mistakes less likely.
When edge trimming, part of the router hangs off the workpiece. An aftermarket offset base can greatly improve the tool's stability.
A good jig keeps the router in line. By controlling the line of cut, jigs make mistakes less likely.
4. Getting away with the climb cut
The direction of cut has great bearing on the quality of the cut. Typically, you should cut whereby the bit is clawing at the workpiece, not rolling in the same direction (climb cutting) as the feed. But there are times when you might want to climb cut.
If you look at a router upside down, you'll see that the bit spins counterclockwise, and when the router is on top of the workpiece, it's spinning clockwise. When the router is pushed through the cut with the bit spinning into the edge of the workpiece, it's called a climb cut. The bit can self-feed or climb along the cut, wrenching the router forward. Though risky, climb cutting produces a superior edge, without the kind of tearout anti-climb cuts produce. It should only be used when you have mastered the tool. And above all, take very light passes.
5. Keep gravity on your side
Bad accidents with routers do happen. I heard of a carpenter who tried to rout some molding under a countertop. He didn't secure the motor in the casting. Halfway through the cut, the motor spun out of its casting and onto his leg. The lesson should be obvious: Keep gravity on your side. Handheld routers should always be used horizontally with the bit facing down. It can be tempting to run a router sideways
down a board, especially if the bit is oriented to cut that way, but don't do it. Find a different bit, or make a jig that supports the piece in such a way that you rout horizontally.
Rabbeting the wrong way. Routing sideways can be tempting but is always treacherous. If you lose your grip, the router will fall.
Rabbeting the right way. The router is easier to control when flat on the workpiece. Your hands are above the bit if you lose your grip.
6. Start the router without wobble
I start a router with its base casting flat on the edge of the workpiece. I find it troublesome and risky to set down an already running router on the workpiece. However, starting the router on an edge isn't completely risk-free. Some machines will jerk from the torque of the motor and possibly push the bit into the workpiece. Worse,
starting a cut before the bit reaches full speed can break the bit. I prefer soft-start machines because they don't twist on start up.
7. Rout Comfortably
Routing at a standard bench height is difficult and tiring for me. I can't see what's going on easily, so I end up hunched over trying to see where the bit is. Being able to see the bit is crucial to keeping the router under control. To solve the problem, I made a special routing bench 40 in. high. It allows me to stand tall and see what I'm doing. I also make router jigs for my bench vise that stand at about the same height. I'm 6 ft. 1 in. tall, so 40 in. off the ground may not be the best height for you. Experiment to find your most comfortable routing height
A special router bench for comfortable work. The author made this bench 40 in. high, so he doesn't have to lean over to see what he's doing.
Photos by Strother Purdy and Scott Phillips
This article originally appeared in the Marsh/April 1998 article of Fine Woodworking (FWW 129).


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The first sentence is for the most part correct, but you may want to add in a comma. Also, generally abbreviations (i.e. Sep for September) have a period after them. For example:
"You're invited to my birthday party, hosted in the DNA Asian night club on Saturday, Sept. 4th."
In the second sentence, you should say "The party starts at 9:30pm." The party starting is not a continuous thing, so it happens 'at' an exact time.
I don't think you need to include "for the reference of..." in the next part. I recommend saying:
"The night club has 2 dance floors,"
Floors is plural, because there are two (2) of them.
"professional DJs, and drinks of your choice."
Professional describes the DJs.
"I have reserved a couple of tables on that night in the club, so if you don't want to dance with the public, you can still sit down and enjoy your drinks."
Note in the next part I added 'a' before 'couple', and removed 'people' after public. Though the second part (public people) is correct, the phrasing is awkward.
"If you like to dance with pop hits, great!"
Pop (i.e. popular) describes the hits, rather than the hits describing the pop.
"There will be the group of birthday people and also other people who come to the night club regularly."
I'm not sure how to explain what I changed in this sentence. Maybe someone else can help to explain it?
"The admission to the night club for people on my birthday guest list will be $10."
I rearranged the middle of the sentence, although again I'm not sure how to explain why. I removed the phrase 'to the night club' at the end of the sentence, because you already stated the same thing at the beginning.
"You will also pay for the drinks at the counter if you need a variety."
Again, I removed 'of drinks' from the end of the sentence because it was already stated at the beginning. I do have a question about the sentence though, because it may be confusing. Are the drinks only paid for if you need a variety? If 'you' need to pay for all of the drinks, need for variety or not, I recommend saying the following instead.
"You will also pay for drinks at the counter, where there is a variety available."
"So friends, come out on Saturday and let's have a fun night."
I don't think you needed the first comma, though I'm not completely sure. Also, I recommend spelling out Saturday. I don't think you need to say "with everyone else" at the end, either.
dj's -> DJs
I think that DJs is the proper way to write the plural. dj's implies something belonging to the dj.
I'm new to this forum, but I'm a native English speaker. I hope I helped!


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We always tell our clients that save the dates don't have to match the wedding invitation suite. There are no hard fast rules in this department. It can be agonizing to coordinate a piece of stationery to an event that is many months away when the details have yet to fully come together. We have learned that even the best laid plans are subject to change in the months leading up to a wedding. Save the dates in particular offer an early opportunity to break out of a matchy mindset and allow for more creativity in your stationery. When possible, incorporating a few elements from a save the date into the rest of the wedding stationery creates a visual link back to the announcement which ties the stationery together.
For Dauphine Press Art Director Erin Shetterly, this was no exception. She had a date, a venue and an evolving theme. She was inspired by a vacation website about Isla Mujeres and had a fantastic caterer lined up for a Spanish-style tapas reception. Midway through the planning however, the couple had to change caterers, so the wedding ethos shifted away from a more laid back Latin feel to something more intricately ornate and romantic.Erin says, "I went for a bolder look on the save the date design using duplex paper, a pattern on the back, colored envelopes and a custom address label. I didn't have many of the details in place for the wedding, but I knew from day one that I wanted coral to be the "pop" color."
When it came time for the actual invitations, Erin says "I toned down the design for the invites and wedding day stationery. I have always loved the 19th century French engraving cuts from the Charles Derrey foundry, so I worked with several motifs from that collection. I wanted it to look romantic and formal, but not so traditional. Coral was still the pop color, but I moved from espresso to a more bridal metallic pewter ink as the wedding décor was moving into a vintage garden aesthetic. I carried over some graphic elements from the save the date announcement. The frame graphic was used on the favor boxes, well wish cards and thank you notes. I also used the pattern from the back of the save the date card as the pattern for the envelope liners for the invitations."
Regarding the typography and layout of the invitation, Erin adds "Since we were among the last of our friends to marry, it was important to us to have our names on the same plane focusing on the union rather than the traditional hierarchy of a wedding invite." You will also note that the invitation doesn't read "Saturday, the twenty-fourth of October, two thousand and nine" as is the lengthy standard. Erin instead incorporated numerals, a subtle twist on tradition that didn't compromise formality.
Another theme carried throughout the stationery were poignant literary quotes about love. On the back flap of the response envelope sprung a quote from Mark Twain. Another was included on the program cover.
While Erin and Todd were honeymooning in Europe, her team conspired and put together a beautiful letterpress broadside as a welcome home gift which read "Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."


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Lloyd wrote: Egypt was anciently known as the land of Khem (i.e. Ham [son of Noah]). Menes and Hermes were two of Ham's sons. HERMES (CUSH) WAS FOUNDER OF EGYPT'S RELIGION. Chaldean was a diplomatic language in Egypt. "Her", in Chaldee, is "Ham", or "Khem", "the burnt one". The Egyptian god HOR-us (the sun) is "Her" ("the hot or burning one"). Her-mes means the son of Her (Ham).
DATING OF ATLANTIS: The Azores, of volcanic origin, consist of red, white, and black rock, and contain hot and cold springs, as mentioned by Plato regarding Atlantis. ... If Solon had erroneously translated the symbol for 100 as 1,000, The two symbols in Cretan script are almost identical. Instead of 9,000 years, we would have 900 years before Solon. The disaster would have occurred about 1500 B.C. If the size of the plain were reduced by a factor of ten, to 34 by 23 miles, it would approximate closely the size of the plain of Messara on Crete. An ancient history book, the Oera Linda Boek, dating primarily from AD 803, but added to for 500 years, bears this postscript: "written in Liuwert (Ljuwert) in the 3,499th year after Atland (Atlantis) sank, or 1256, the year of the Christian reckoning." This historian placed the sinking of Atlantis in 2244 BC (Alec Maclellan, The Lost World of Agharti. 1982, p. 186).
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I'm looking for DSLR and good portrait lenses. Budget - 2500$
1) Nikon D7000 + Nikon 85mm f/1.4D AF
2) Canon 7D + Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM or Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM (Not very good for crop but reviews shows that IQ is better than 50mm)
As for Canon 85mm II L, it is a little bit expensive right now.
3) Your suggestions....
I was considering the 1st variant, but I was confused about D7000's sharpness. Or is it better to find used FF: Canon 5D / Nikon D700 ? Any opinions?
Sorry, I should specify it more clearly, but Shizam has a point. I'm looking for good portrait lenses with not very big budget [2.5k $]. I understand that it would be good to invest at least 1K $ more. But let it consider for the future. So the question may be interpreted as
what you can suggest for such sum of money?


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- Jenny
The call came at approximately 5 p.m. eastern standard time: one Incipient Pescatarian (aka I.P.) was on her way home from wandering the wilds of Tenleytown, and she would be bringing two other middle school girls for a sleep over.
My mind went to pizza, of course, but also dessert. Chocolate seemed right, specifically brownies. I checked food52, and found myself largely unmoved. There were plenty of things I would like to eat, but with tender-aged girls, one does not mess with things like dried fruit.
This could lead to social mishaps, like the time I had the temerity to send an email to the mom of the I.P.'s friend to ask if she would indeed be home during his birthday party, which somehow got translated into me calling and asking if I could personally chaperone the event.
Friends, you know I would never volunteer to be around 25 middle school children. But you see how rumors get started –- if I made creative confections for the girl crew, the next thing you know, there would somehow be talk of me serving hash brownies and dancing informally around the house in some festive head gear. Keep it simple, said me.
Suddenly, something very exciting grabbed my eye, Chocolate Fantasy Brownie Bites. In the spirit of Jenny, this recipe is super fast. In the spirit of its author, drbabs, it's got some fun twists. Like my favorite flourless cake recipe, this one begins on the stove and can be made almost entirely in the pan in which the chocolate is melted. The author asks that you grease your mini muffin plans with butter and not canola oil, but you were not really considering that anyway.
I followed the recipe as written, but brought the espresso powder down by half, not wishing for these girls to stay up one second longer than I knew they already would. I did divide the dough into three parts, as she suggested, because you know, I was alone in my kitchen and wanted to get some danger on.
The first batch I made unadorned; they were totally done after 12 minutes so watch these babies closely, okay? I added a bit of orange extract to the second batch of dough and something a little weird happened. As the first batch cooked, the orange batter got a little tacky, almost like bread dough. Then, when they were done, I could not turn them out. I salvaged what I could, eating the crumbs by the handful just to make sure they tasted good. Confirmed.
Next I washed out my muffin pan, re-buttered it, and added the third batch of batter, which was treated with a little bit of peppermint oil. I took the puppy outside as they baked, stood shivering and wondering where all the young folks were who promised they would take this dog out no matter the temperature, no matter the day, then walked back inside to greet the divine smell of chocolate and mint dancing together in the oven. That batch turned out very well in all respects.
Here is the bonus: no crumbs from cutting! These don't keep well –- mine sort of dried out by day three. No matter. Yours won't last that long.
The I.P. and her friends inhaled every flavor of cookie in under 10 minutes, proclaiming them, "Amazing," and then immediately fled in the direction of a burning computer.
Chocolate Fantasy Brownie Bites
by drbabs
Makes about 36 brownies
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter the wells of a non-stick mini muffin pan (or two if you have them). You may be tempted to use canola oil spray instead, but I ask that you not do so. These are small, decadent, chocolatey, delicious -- you don't really want to muck them up with the taste of canola oil, do you?
2. Melt butter and chocolate in a large heavy pot over low heat, stirring until smooth. Whisk together flour, espresso powder, cocoa, and salt. Remove pan from heat and whisk in granulated sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, whisking after each addition until incorporated, then add vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until just blended.
3. If desired, divide batter into 3 or 4 batches, depending on how many different types of brownies you want to make. Into each group stir in: 1. 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract and 2 to 3 tablespoons crushed peppermints. 2. 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. 3. 1/8 teaspoon almond extract and 1/4 cup chopped nuts. 4. 1 tablespoon orange zest, 1 teaspoon orange juice and 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom. (Amounts are approximate -- feel free to play with the proportions to your taste. It's your chocolate fantasy!)
4. To make them pretty and evenly shaped, place the batter in a ziploc bag, cut off one corner, and squeeze the batter evenly into the wells. (This works with smooth batters; is more challenging with the chunky ones. You can use a tablespoon.) Fill just below the top of the wells.
5. Bake in the middle of the oven for ~12-15 minutes, until a tester comes out with moist crumbs still adhering (if you like soft chewy brownies). If you prefer cakelike brownies, bake an extra minute or two. Better to underbake these--they will continue to bake when you take them out and they are very small.
6. As soon as they are cool enough to handle, carefully remove them from the pan and let them cool on a wire rack. To serve, you may dust with powdered sugar and/or sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
By day, Jennifer Steinhauer, aka Jenny, covers Congress for The New York Times. By night, she is an obsessive cook.
A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match 'em through the week).
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Archives: July 2012
The appointment was for yesterday but the preparation started a couple of weeks ago. All the right friends were texted, all information gathered from the internet. Ready, Set, Go...
We had the appointment at the European Wax Centre, just two blocks away and those 2 blocks were probably the longest ones for Kat. She was so nervous and kept checking with me if it would hurt. Of course it does hurt but how do you explain the nature of the pain to someone who has no idea about it. So, I did prepare her a bit but the rest she had to learn:(
I must say times have moved on since my days I had my laser treatment done a few years ago and have not had the need to visit a wax centre for the last several years now. I was amazed at the self drying wax that you peeled off the skin, just like that! (no more cloth strips) I was with Kat in the room and I could not help but stare at the wax wonder very neat indeed!
A lot of pain for Kat followed by a day or so of feeling very strange and wobbly (in her own words) but now she is fine and back to normal of course the end result was marvellous she cannot wait for the next one!
So Kit sits down to watch this fairy movie (Barbie - A Fairy Secret) with stars in her eyes already believing in it already even before it starts. The 1 hour something passes without many comments, Kit mesmerised by it all. (*adorable*)
You would think that was it another end to a nice movie perfect for that age. What is funny is that children are truly like sponges, absorbing everything they see and hear. This movie really hit it BIG with Kit! (Who would think Barbie could be so compelling!!)
As its summer break, Kat has now taken over the story reading job at night time for Kit and likes to put her to bed (I love it so much suits me JUST FINE!) That night, after putting Kit to sleep, Kat comes to me and says:
Kat: Mummy, youre never going to believe this. Kit thinks she is a fairy and she is serious!
I couldnt do anything but smile as it did sound super cute but Kat promised me not to tell Kit and said she would get her to tell me herself so I could be more convinced.
So next morning, Kat talks to Kit and then Kit comes to me:
Kit: (all shy and eyes down) Mummy, I have to tell you a secret
Me: Yes Kit, what is it?
Kit: I am a fairy for real. YES I know I am!
Me: Really? (trying not to smile too hard so as to give myself away trying to be serious). How do you know that?
Kit: Actually at 10 minutes past midnight, I get up every night and I get these fairy wings and can fly. That is why you dont see me because its so late at night. I get them because I believe in them
Me: That is so interesting and magical! (Not mentioning the fact that my eyes are almost glued to the video monitor in her room every night)
Kit: See I can jump so high as well this is ONLY because I am a fairy!
And Kit jumps a very average jump but her eyes tell me that she believes this jump was enormous (truly a leap of faith!) purely because of the fairy magic involved.
The conversation ends with me acting very convinced with the fairy magic discovery and Kit content that I was convinced. She jumps back to her room ready for another day of dress up and make-believe and I am left wondering where have all the years gone by? It seems like a few years ago when I would have done something like this too these days are truly precious life is so simple and really magical.
God bless little girls!


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Claas Presents New Axion 800 Series Tractors
Tractors in the AXION 800 series from CLAAS feature a wide range of models and engines from 205 to 295 hp and are designed for many different applications.
CLAAS now presents the latest generation of the AXION 800 series with enhanced equipment options and many practical solutions that were initially introduced in the new ARION 600/500 and AXION 900 series. These include the new CEBIS system with colour touch display and CMOTION multifunction control lever, the new CIS+ specification option and air brakes with an air dryer.
Three equipment options available for the first time
In addition to the proven basic CIS and the new touch-screen CEBIS systems, new AXION 800 models are now available for the first time with CIS+, giving three equipment options. Like CEBIS, the CIS+ system introduced with the new AXION 900, ARION 600 and ARION 500 tractors is extremely user-friendly, offering a high level of convenience with reduced complexity. The features within CIS+ include the CIS colour display and the proven multifunction armrest with ELECTROPILOT four-way control lever and DRIVESTICK to operate the transmission.
New CEBIS system with enhanced convenience
The CEBIS system includes the new, high-resolution CEBIS terminal with 12-inch touch display and the tried and tested ergonomic armrest with CMOTION multifunction control lever for convenient operation of all the main functions using the thumb and first two fingers. The armrest now also offers a total of 10 freely configurable function buttons. Eight of these buttons are on the multifunction control lever and can be configured, for example, with various ISOBUS functions. The intuitive operating structure is based on the existing CEBIS generation and has been further optimised for touch display use. Features include the quick-adjustment facility for frequently-used tractor functions using DIRECT ACCESS, which is operated simply by tapping the machine silhouette on the CEBIS touch display. When working on uneven terrain, all the settings can still be entered using the familiar rotary/push switch with ESC button.
Variable ISO 500-compliant tow hitch support
All tractors in the new AXION 800 series have a universal tow hitch support which conforms to ISO 500. This allows problem-free use of the hitches from the new AXION 900 series tractors and other manufacturers with compatible standards. The tow hitch support also comes as standard with a long mounting rail and a slot for traction devices in the drawbar. Up to six different traction devices can therefore be used. In the drawbar versions, holes in the slot allow adjustment of the distance between the rear axle and attachment point, enabling the driver to change the implement attachment point to suit the current job:
- Pushed in: enhanced driving comfort, e.g. during road transport with a higher drawbar load as the drawbar load is shifted towards the rear axle
- Pulled out: reduces the turning radius of the tractor/implement combination, e.g. during field work, by shifting the pivot point backwards
The permissible maximum drawbar load of 4.0 t is therefore fully maintained.
Air brakes with compressed air dryer
The air brakes fitted as standard on all AXION 800 models incorporate an air dryer. Condensation is therefore automatically filtered out of the compressed air before it enters the accumulator, preventing premature corrosion of valves, cylinders and air reservoirs and damage caused by freezing water. This significantly increases the service life and safety of the braking system.
LED light package and new wide-angle mirror
New AXION 800 tractors specified with the CEBIS system are also equipped as standard with LED road lights with signature lighting. This is also available as an option on tractors specified with CIS and CIS+. All models are also fitted as standard with new wide-angle rear-view mirrors, with two independently adjustable fields of view, which provide optimum safety, especially when driving on the road. A leather package for the driver and passenger seat is also available for all models.


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A couple of days ago, the 57th Tibetan took his own life. By fire. That number 57? The count started on February 27, 2009. That's more than one a month.
Once a month, then, for the past 44 months, a Tibetan has decided that China's occupation of Tibet warranted an act of martyrdom. And for each one of those who decided to take this final step, there are thousands, even millions, who stand in solid sympathy with this action. These martyrs (now saints in the minds of many Tibetans) had their own reasons for undertaking this dire action. But they all shared one reason: to call attention to the current plight of the Tibetan people, all 6 million of them, who daily face torture, beating, and deprivation of their civil & religious rights at the hands of the Chinese.
The Tibetans have succeeded in that central aim. Most of the world who pays attention to human rights, or who follows the Dalai Lama, or China, or India, or Tibet, or human cruelty, will know that, currently, the Tibetan people are suffering.
That's the easy part. But as the Tibetans burn, and publicize their plight, and call our attention to their plight, each of them hoped, as they died, that those who saw what was happening would do something about what was happening. Not only for those Tibetans who are currently living under this regime, but for future generations of Tibetans and for all those whose daily lives are diminished by the Chinese Communist Party. They hoped we might do something.
That's the hard part.
What can you do? Realize what you're up against. After the ordinary political mechanisms are exhausted—blog, Facebook, Twitter, emails, donations, letters, protests—realize that our national economy is dedicated to trading with China, and that while your letters are important, it will take more than letters to stop this profit-making machine and ask it to rethink its strategies in light of the welfare of 6 million Tibetans.
I'm going to say something I can't verify: Lloyd Craig Blankfein, the current CEO of Goldman Sachs, doesn't care enough about the human rights violations in China either to resign in helpful and enlightening protest or to counsel against investing in China until the Dalai Lama is allowed to return to Tibet. You will not change Mr. Blankfein's mind, I suspect, nor will you alter Goldman Sachs' policies. You already knew this. And maybe you even knew that stopping Mr. Blankfein, and what he represents, was beyond your capabilities.
But here's something you can do. You can remake yourself, a little each day. And you can do that by repeating to yourself three times a day—set your watch—one of the Dalai Lama's teachings that you find moving. Maybe one on compassion. Or maybe on nonviolence. And attach this teaching to an image of Tibetan suffering—a nun or monk in chains; a self-immolator engulfed in flames; an elderly Tibetan in Lhasa; a young Tibetan unemployed and increasingly removed from his heritage.
Do this every day for two weeks. And then three weeks. And then try it for a month.
You will then begin to make decisions, even say things, that reflect your awareness of how deeply the roots of human cruelty lie within you. And within all of us.
And here's what typically happens next. You signed that letter that came from the latest Save-Tibet nonprofit, and it went to your senator, and you got up the next morning and saw that number 58 killed herself in Amdo, and you thought, logically enough, that your letter did no good. You felt tired. Maybe numb. You didn't save the Tibetan people, after all.
But then you recalled the teaching you'd memorized, and you saw that your capacity for disliking the Chinese had maybe gotten a little smaller. Next, it occurred to you that no single group of people is ever responsible for any single tragedy, and that the responsibility for problems of this complexity sits on many shoulders, and that the source of this tragedy in Tibet has many authors, and you, who for so long said nothing about the violence in your own heart, are no longer surprised that the only reasonable and logical response to international violence, after the letters are written, the protests organized, the tweets tweeted, is to address the violence that runs through your own works and days.
And so for a month you have done that. And you feel better, better enough to continue for another month. Slowly, you see the nature of the struggle for peace has goals that the media often misses, but that you don't. You don't miss these goals because you've relocated the source of the struggle from Tibet, which you've never visited, to your own heart, which you see now you need to visit more regularly. You see that a deeply peaceful heart that shows up for five minutes in the middle of an argument with your best friend or your spouse is a great victory for the quiet, unpublicized struggle that you've engaged.
Good for you. Say that. "Good for you." And repeat the teachings. One more time. And visualize the images.
Walk straight.
You listened deeply to the instructions that have now been beamed at you 57 times. And you're doing the only thing that you can do—engaging the fight for peace and nonviolence and tolerance on the only field that matters. The field of your heart.
Good for you.


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I'm generally not a big fan of McDonald's. Despite the fast food chain being part of my childhood, it has little allure for me today. Of course, I don't have kids who beg to go to McDonald's every time they see the golden arches in the distance. That cry for McDonald's from the back seat of the SUV occurs because McDonald's is a master of branding, and with their Happy Meals, toy giveaways and playlands, they've done their job well. In fact, they've done it so well that a recent study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital found that a majority of 3- to 5-year-old children who were presented McDonald's food in McDonald's packaging rated that food as tasting better than McDonald's food packaged in a generic wrapper. For that masterful way of creeping into the psyche of children, I applaud the company.
If only the health club industry could do the same. Just think of it. As hundreds of parents with children in tow drive down your street and see your club's sign, the children cry out in unison that they want to go to your gym. Better yet, think of delving into the psyche of adults deep enough that when they see your sign, they smile and think, "Ah, I must go to the club and get in a good workout today."
Unfortunately, too many fitness facilities don't know what their brand is, and if they have defined it, they often haven't effectively marketed it. That's why one club seems like the next to most people. McDonald's stands apart from other fast food chains because they defined their brand long ago — they are an affordable, fun and family-friendly location for fast food. Club owners who can't define their brand in one sentence need to remedy that and then ensure that their staff can also define their brand using the same sentence.
So how do club owners effectively communicate their brand? The Stanford study found that the more TV sets children had in their homes and the more times they ate at McDonald's each week, the more likely they were to rate the food packaged in McDonald's wrappers as better tasting. It seems exposure is the key.
Take the equipment in your club. In addition to your research on your equipment choices, you probably chose your equipment based on the brand of the manufacturer. That brand was developed through the ads you've seen, the articles you've read and the exposure you've had to the company at trade shows. You'll stick with them until another manufacturer convinces you of their superiority.
Advertising in a local newspaper or on TV can be a great way to communicate your brand, but it can be expensive and reach a broader group of people than smaller club chains or single club operators need to reach. For these club owners, direct mail may work better. But for clubs of any size, you can't beat just getting out there and speaking with community, religious, government or corporate groups about fitness. The personal touch does a lot to distill fears about fitness facilities that many people harbor, and your professional representation of your club with all its branded marketing materials and brochures helps to build your brand in their eyes. Sponsorship of local charity or community events also helps sear a brand image into the minds of the public.
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Richard and Paula offer a warm welcome to Kirkwood Guest House in the Lake District which is ideally positioned for exploring the Lakes and Cumbria. Halfway between the two bustling towns of Windermere and Bowness on Windermere, we are ten minutes walk to the start of both towns.
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CAR report shows first-quarter growth for office, retail and industrial segments.
In its just released report that covers the year's first quarter, CAR of West Michigan found the interest tenants developed last year in downtown office space continued through the first three months of this year. The report also noted half of the market's office buildings changed owners last year and turnover has led to a repositioning of those structures.
"The first-quarter reports are incredibly promising and illustrate that our economy is rebounding and businesses are investing and preparing themselves for growth," said John Francis, CAR president, in a statement.
The CAR report said lease rates have stabilized. Class A rates range from $17.50 to $22 a square foot, while Class B rents go for $14 to $16.50, a bit more than last year. The Class C buildings are primarily nonexistent now, as most have been converted into residential structures.
The downtown market isn't the only one that is booming. The CAR report said smaller suburban offices have sold here and in Holland, Kalamazoo and Muskegon. A good number have been purchased by business owners who decided to buy rather than lease.
"This trend suggests that small business owners believe they have weathered the economic storm and are strengthened," read the report.
The sales volume for the first quarter in the suburban office market was up by 2 percent from the same period last year, as volume reached $6.8 million from 21 transactions.
"There is a renewed interest in downtown office space, the lakeshore is experiencing revitalization and growth, and the industrial market has rebounded from the lows in 2009," said Francis.
The inventory of industrial buildings in the market was down by 10 percent from last year due to a sales flurry in the last quarter of 2012. In addition, the buyers tended to be users, not investors. The food-processing and auto industries have experienced a steady growth in the region.
Those sales have helped convert what had been a tenant's market for years into a landlord's market. Concessions are down and lease rates are getting close to the asking prices. The industrial vacancy rate is hovering around 7 percent in Kent County and the outlying areas have similar rates. The market's tight space availability has led to some new industrial construction and "build-to-suit" buys.
As for retail, the CAR report said demand has begun to exceed the existing inventory and that has pushed retailers into some of the secondary markets, like Plainfield Avenue. CAR found similar retail growth in Holland, Grand Haven, Muskegon and Kalamazoo.
"From a leasing perspective, the hot area is Grandville as retailers jockey for position in and near the new Bucktown development, which includes Target and Cabela's," said Dave Denton of DAR Development and the CAR Retail Specialty Group.
"Pricing has stabilized on the sale of retail buildings as most of the distressed properties have been reduced and demand is on the rise for quality retail investment properties," he added.
CAR serves the commercial real estate community throughout West Michigan. Twenty CAR members contributed to the first quarter report.


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Ed McClanahan is a native of Brooksville, KY, born in 1932. A graduate of Miami (Ohio) University (AB, 1955) and the University of Kentucky (MA, 1958), he has taught English and creative writing at Oregon State University, Stanford University, the University of Montana, the University of Kentucky, and Northern Kentucky University. His books include THE NATURAL MAN (a novel), FAMOUS PEOPLE I HAVE KNOWN (a serio-comic autobiography), A CONGRESS OF WONDERS (three novellas), and MY VITA, IF YOU WILL (a miscellany of previously uncollected fiction, non-fiction, reviews, and commentary). The first two books were published by Farrar Straus & Giroux (1983 and 1985, respectively), the latter two by Counterpoint Press (1996 and 1998). NATURAL MAN has been reprinted by Gnomon Press (Frankfort, KY), and FAMOUS PEOPLE has been reprinted by the University Press of Kentucky; both are also available from Books on Tape. In 2002, Larkspur Press (Monterey, KY) published McClanahan's memoir, FONDELLE: or THE WHORE WITH A HEART OF GOLD, in a limited edition. O THE CLEAR MOMENT, his "implied autobiography," was published by Counterpoint in 2008. His latest book is I JUST HITCHED IN FROM THE COAST: THE ED MCCLANAHAN READER (Counterpoint 2011), a collection of 14 stories.
The title story of A CONGRESS OF WONDERS was made into a prize-winning short film in 1993, and in 1994 McClanahan was the subject of an hour-long documentary on Kentucky Educational Television. His work has appeared in many magazines, including ESQUIRE, ROLLING STONE, and PLAYBOY, and twice won PLAYBOY's Best Non-Fiction awards. He has also been awarded a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, two Yaddo Fellowships, and an Al Smith Fellowship.
He lives with his wife Hilda in Lexington, KY, and is working on a latter-day sequel to NATURAL MAN, titled THE RETURN OF THE SON OF NEEDMORE.
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