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If your life is afflicted by numbness or tingling in the arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet or toes then you will be interested in this clinical study that showed…
How Patients Significantly Improved Their Sharp Pains, Grip Strength, and Eliminated Numbness and Tingling Without Drugs or Surgery
Dr. Matthew Posa, D.C.
The Healthy Family Chiropractic
Milton, ON
Numbness, tingling, and pain affects all parts of your life
Numbness and tingling is a huge problem which affects every part of your life from sleeping, sitting or walking. The thought of getting a good night sleep or playing with your kids or grandchildren may seem like a pipe dream because your arms or legs are in too much pain and may even be weak.
Maybe you're frustrated because you've been told that you have to live with it as all the medical testing indicates that you shouldn't have a problem. Or maybe you're even fearful because the only options left are drugs with heavy side effects or surgery.
I can tell you one thing…… you are not alone. Millions of people suffer from some form of peripheral neuropathy which can be caused by different things. It is described by webmd.com as a condition that results when nerves from the brain and spinal cord which carry messages to and from the rest of the body are damaged or diseased.
This condition obstructs the nerve signals that control your muscles, joints, connective tissues and organs and if ignored could lead to more serious complications.
"I feel like I'm 30 years older than I actually am. I can't walk great distances without pain. My hands go numb while doing the simplest activities like watching tv or lying in bed. I am tired of living this way."
More Pills Are Not the Solution
I have been helping hundreds people with nerve related conditions for over 6 years. I want to let you know that there is hope and you do have another option in Chiropractic that has been proven effective in removing pressure on the nerves without drugs or surgery.
There have been many clinical studies which have demonstrated the benefit of chiropractic and nerve conditions:
Patients showed an 85.5% resolution of the nerve symptoms after only 9 chiropractic treatments. – Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 2008
With chiropractic care, patients had "significant improvement in perceived comfort and function, nerve conduction and finger sensation overall." – JMPT 1998
"Significant increase in grip strength and normalization of motor and sensory latencies were noted. Orthopedic tests were negative. Symptoms dissipated." – JMPT 1994
What these studies mean is that there is hope for you to get your life back.
Where should you start?
Finding the cause of your neuropathy is where you should start. Doctors of Chiropractic are trained to identify the causes of neuropathic conditions and if your case is beyond the scope of chiropractic you would be referred to the appropriate health professional. However, often these conditions are caused by a degeneration or misalignment of the spine called Subluxation which can interfere with the nerves that leave your spine and travel to anywhere in the body. This pressure can arise from the bones or intervertebral discs anywhere on the spine from the base of the head down to the tail bone.
Whether you have been to a chiropractor before or this would be your first experience, you may be wondering what to expect with us. We want you to understand everything about your case and our procedures before we get started. Our exams are thorough and our patients describe our techniques as "gentle and effective". We have many techniques that we can use to ensure that you are comfortable without hindering the results of your care and progress.
The goal is to release pressure on the nerves to allow your body to heal.
The first step is to have us investigate your problem. We know that you may have tried everything else without success but this could the answer to your nerve problems. We hear this from many patients…
"I wish I had found you sooner"
Your life could change for the better. It's time to start your body on the right path towards living normally again. Watch your mobility improve, muscles relax and your pain ease up.
If you or someone you know is suffering, don't hesitate to call us at 905-864-1516 or send us an email at
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BEL AIR -- Harford County Executive Eileen M. Rehrmann avoided a potential political embarrassment last night when longtime political ally Patricia A. Perluke withdrew her nomination to become the county's new director of economic development.
Ms. Perluke's chances for confirmation to the $51,000-a-year job grew increasingly dim late last week after routine background checks of her resume by council members turned up several inconsistencies and resulted in allegations of resume padding.
A member of Mrs. Rehrmann's campaign and transition team, Ms. Perluke officially informed the executive of her decision yesterday, hours before scheduled confirmation hearings before the County Council.

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USB 3.1 Type C Docking Station With Power DeliveryNo. 43234
- Connect dual displays, USB peripherals and power over a single cable
- Supports Ultra HD 4K 30Hz for a single display or dual 1920x1200p 60hz displays
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- USB Power Delivery capable up to 60W
- 2 Year Warranty
With its compact design and featuring all the interfaces needed for a standard workstation, the Lindy USB 3.1 Type C Docking Station uses a single cable to connect to a Notebook to simultaneously provide dual monitor capabilities, power, gigabit ethernet, audio and a USB 3.1 SuperSpeed hub.
Using DisplayPort Alternate Mode via its USB Type C port the Docking Station enables the connection of two monitors to a compatible notebook via HDMI and/or DisplayPort. For added convenience DisplayPort to HDMI adapters are supported to allow the connection of identical HDMI monitors. Using a single monitor resolutions up to Ultra HD 4K 30Hz may be used on either interface, alternatively when using a dual monitor set up the maximum resolution is 1920x1200p 60Hz.
With support for USB Power Delivery (60W) the Docking Station is able to provide power to a compatible Notebook via its Type C port, eliminating the need for an additional power supply and helping to clear space in your workstation.
The Docking Station's integrated USB 3.1 SuperSpeed hub provides two rear facing Type A ports and forward facing Type A and Type C ports. The front facing Type C port can be used for data transfer; there is no support for Power Delivery or Alternate mode, whilst the Type A port supports the USB Battery Charging Specification 1.2 for charging mobile devices.
Please Note: This product requires DisplayPort Alternate Mode support on the host computer. To use both the HDMI and DisplayPort outputs simultaneously the computer must support MST.
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- USB 3.1 Type C HDMI & DP Docking Station
- 20V 5A DC Power Supply
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- Supports audio 2.1 channel via 4 segment 3.5mm jack
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- Humidity: 0% - 90% RH (Non-condensing)
- Operating Temperature: 10°C to 40°C
- Storage Temperature: -20°C to 70°C
- Dimensions: 155x85x23mm (WxDxH)
- Weight: 0.800kg
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At a media event today Apple announced iPhone 4.0, which will be available this summer for the iPhone and iPod touch and in the fall for the iPad. The big news is that it will include multitasking (the ability to run more than one app at a time) and the ability to organize apps into folders. You can read more in InformationWeek and on Apple's website. One interesting new function will be Game Center, which will support Apple's forthcoming social gaming network. There will also be a unified inbox that will consolidate all of your e-mail accounts.


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steve wheeler
slideshare/timbuckteeth here
digital learning futures: a speculation: trends with existing technologies
kids are not impressed by technology - they're impressed by relationship we share
mobile phones are a game-changer
Internet access is a human right?
our thinking must keep pace with technology: the future is smart mobile: why are we banning phones in the classroom?
digital native thinking is erroneous: i'm a digital resident
the future of publishing video
mooc: massive open online courses
teaching/learning is not about knowledge, it's about knowing who to connect with to access knowledge
flipped classroom
the power of twitter
we learn by teaching: students creating content eg create a new Wikipedia page + leave it there for a year
paragogy: what we teach and learn from each other
education 2.0 = connection, context, complexity, connotation
skills, competencies, literacies, mastery
leadership, technology + transformation: key elements for lasting change
stephen lethbridge principal taupaki skool: personal www @stephen_tpk
teachers write collaborative vision, principal supports
focus on ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING processes: focus on what we want to CREATE: paper portfolios/conferences to eportfolio and collaboration throughout the year, not just twice a year... whole family involved in student's learning journey! feedback + feedforward
slow is better. take time to set up well. travel together.
infrastructure, student-driven use of byob (browser) kids can choose what to bring + can "live" (upload/connect/collaborate) anywhere in the cloud.. we don't teach kids how to connect, we teach how to learn.
future: using code etc to make digital "real"
where to from here?
twitter feed
talk to TTS - they see loads of skools, they can connect us to people + ideas
martin hughes Telco Technology Services (TTS)
making professional learning meaningful, memorable + motivating
teaching before technology
needs before devices
nudging instead of forcing
personalised instead of one size fits all
reality instead of delusion
opportunities instead of limitations: teachable moments
PL instead of PD
teachers: finding time to plan, collaborate + co-construct
teachers' ICT challenges: baffled + overwhelmed
BYOD bring your own distraction: we need to heighten our expectations
kevin honeycutt: use technology to afford accessibility for all (ipad guitar, speech-to-text)
simon sinek ted talk here
innovators, early adaptors, late adaptors
teachers also need to be confident, connected, actively involved lifelong learners
tame the technology: personalised devices, maximum of 3 mouse-clicks, make accessibility easier


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Summer months are very hot and humid in China; but some people must go during that time because they are either out of school or have summer vacations only. As a tour operator to China, I look at sending people to cooler areas as well as the popular Beijing, Xian, Guilin and Shanghai. LiJiang in northern Yunnan province is one of those places at 7000 feet amongst the snow capped mountains. A photographer's paradise, LiJiang Old Town has no cars, with narrow streets, wonderful sidewalk cafes and restaurants as well as many small to large hotels at reasonable prices. One can now fly to LiJiang directly from many destinations. It is also a nice area to stop, rest and smell the roses during a busy day in day out tour too. Lots of great shops, restaurants, and local culture. It is also a jumping off spot for Lugu Lake and the Musuo people, Shangrila where the Tibetans are located at 10,000 feet and wonderful countryside villages between them all. Ask me where I would spend a week in one place and I would tell you LiJiang. Another is my Mountain tour up into the mountains near Chengdu in Sichuan province to 12,000 feet with few if any tourists and wonderful parks, natural hot springs, remote Tibetan villages and even the Panda bears. Tours to China is my business and I love sharing it with others. Check my packaged tours on my web site for ideas on your own special private custom tour. www.interlakechinatours.com Click on the photos for a full screen view!
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Favorite Summer Destination
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
600 Year Old Buddha Carving
After 25 years and 50+ trips through out China I have had many experiences and thousands of stories to tell. One of them is the time I was hiking through the hills outside of Guilin in south China. We came upon some young men working at tearing down a very old temple that was no longer in use in order to make way for a new road that would be going through. They had built a fire to burn the old wooden parts of the temple and were knocking down the stone parts by hand. On the curved peaks of the roofs are often carved animals or other carvings. The Buddha above was just laying on the ground with other wooden parts all with worm holes and rotting wood. I saved the piece above and gave the workers about $10 for beer money which they were very pleased. "One man's trash; is another man's Treasure". The temple was over 600 years old so probably the Monk is that old too. When touring China be on the look out for those small treasures that make good memories. In another blog page you will read about my collection of hand chiseled tea pots out of a rare stone that was once more valuable than gold. That was over 15 years ago and I have never found them again anywhere in China. Rare finds are yours if you look closely. Tours to China is my business; but over time I have become to love the country and the people even more.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Food Allergies in China
As a Tour Operator to China the past 25+ years, I am asked about food allergies often and how to handle it in restaurants. When you are with a guide of course you advise the guides when you first meet them that you are allergic to certain foods or additives. Oil is used to cook many foods of course in the wok so if you are allergic to peanuts or nuts of any kind you should advise your guides. Many different oils are used in cooking. Some people are allergic to shellfish of any kind and may be difficult to advise a waiter in a restaurant if you are by yourselves. I have a statement written in Chinese and English that I can send you as an attachment to give to waiters. Contact me at email@example.com If you are vegetarian, the word for vegetarian sounds like this: "Chur Sue" Waiters will understand that if you are alone and do not have a guide with you. For more information on food and food allergies, please contact us at anytime. Tours to China is our business and our concerns are for you to enjoy yourselves visiting this great culture. Email: email@example.com
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Using ATMs in China
We are use to using ATMs in most countries when we travel. In China there are ATM machines in most large cities but do not always accept all cards. Before using an ATM in China check to make sure your card is acceptable. You put in the amount of your currency and out comes the exchange in Yuan at the going rate. There is a charge of course by your bank as well as the service. Lately I have found ATMs right in many 4 and 5 star hotels or less known foreign exchange money machines too. Many hotels are referring people to nearby banks these days since many hotels do not accept debit or credit cards for exchange. Good old cash is still exchanged at most hotels however. For more information on money and exchange, contact us at email@example.com We will always be glad to help you. Tours to China and Tibet is our business for over 20 years.


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I'm in the process of setting up a new website using eCart to develop the web shop and I was wondering if anyone can offer any advice on the best payment gateway to use as I have no experience of trading online.
The site will only be trading in the UK and I want to accept credit/debit payments as well as payment through PayPal. Is it best to use PayPal Website Payment Standard or am I best setting up a seperate Internet Merchant Account? If so can anyone give any advice on the best one to use; and the easiest to set up using eCart?
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It's a holiday and I'm enjoying time with the family, so rather than write a lot, I will let a spectacular image do the talking for me. Here is an animation of data from ESA's first interplanetary spacecraft, Giotto, launched to study Halley's comet during its 1986 apparition. These data are incredibly difficult to work with, but finally someone -- an amateur named Daniel Macháček -- came along who carefully reprojected each of the tiny postage stamp-sized images to create a window onto the comet, a window that jerks around more and more as the spacecraft gets hammered by Halley debris.
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Early research indicated that leafy plants and vegetables such as lettuce, chives, etc. did best in an aquaponics system. However, more recent research shows that many more varieties such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, melons, herbs, etc. also do very well in an aquaponics system.
2. What types of fish can be used in an aquaponics system?
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The number of fish you will need to nourish your plants will again depend on the size of your fish and how much you feed them each day. Research shows that if you use 60-100 grams of fish food each day, you will be able to support a one square meter of plants in a raft aquaponics bed.
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The Emmerdale actor, who is dancing with Nina Ulanova, had already set his sights on the show's ultimate skating move earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Hollyoaks star Porter will also perform the stunt, despite having already successfully completed it with partner Matt Evers earlier this year.
"It's semi-final time and the pressure's on," a show insider told The Sun. "Everyone knows if you pull off the headbanger there is a strong chance the judges will reward you - and the public.
"The difference tomorrow is that with two couples doing it, the second one will be judged against the first."
Regarding Porter's chances of winning, the source added: "She's been doing really well but the nerves have been getting to her and making her stomach turn cartwheels. If she can just pull off the headbanger she will be in clover."
Wolfenden and Porter are the bookmakers' favourites to win the ITV competition, which ends next week.
Jennifer Ellison and Chico are the other contestants battling this weekend for a place in the grand final on March 25.
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MUMBAI: Sports TV production magazine and sports summit is holding its second annual All-Star Awards, recognizing individuals for their leadership and excellence in sports television production and technology.
Sponsored by Sony, the event is to be held at Sony theatre booth, #SU11051 Las Vegas convention center, south Hall on Tuesday 20 April at 6:00 pm.
Launched almost one year ago at NAB 2003, Sports TV Production or STP as its readers like to call it, is the only magazine that is 100 percent dedicated to covering professional sports production. It focuses on the technologies and techniques of producing, posting and broadcasting sports programming, with regular coverage of visual effects, audio advancements and the emergence of high definition.
The list of All-Star Award Winners for this year consists of names like Larry Barbatsoulis director of technical operations of CBS, Dennis Baxter senior audio Athens Olympic Broadcasting, Andrea Berry senior vice president field operations Fox Sports, Jed Drake senior vice president and executive producer remote production ESPN, Manolo Romero president and CEO International Sports Broadcasting, Pat Sullivan president Game Creek and Bob Toms Vice President Production ABC Sports.
Other than the Super Bowl, the World Series, the US Open, tennis and golf and some other major events, Sports TV also cover the Daytona 500, the LA Marathon, the Little League World Series and even the Westminster Dog Show which is considered to be a sport.
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On Wednesday night at 6 pm, in a conference room on the 8th floor of City Hall, Santa Ana Councilmen Sal Tinajero and Vince Sarmiento will meet with the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk to conduct the required Biennial Review of Santa Ana's Code of Ethics and Conduct (COEC).
In August Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, while chairing a City Council discussion of the merits of the PBID for the Downtown Business District, compared business owner Irv Chase to Adolf Hitler, and compared his business practices to ethnic cleansing. Her outrageous comments and her unrepentant attitude that followed, led Councilmen David Benavides and Carlos Bustamante to introduced a motion to not only condemn her remarks but strip her of her position as Mayor Pro Tem.
Unfortunatly Alvarez was able to escape any real consequence for her behavior, other than a slap on the wrist, only because she violated ethical standards to cast the tie-breaking vote to select her punishment. Councilman Sarmiento introduced the substitute motion that gave her that opportunity, and Councilman Tinajero voted along with him to give her a pass.
The irony of the two members of the City Council who voted along with Mayor Pulido to ignore the seriousness of Alvarez's violation of the COEC are conducting the review is not lost on me.
The fact that they are conducting the review with little fanfare and in virtual secrecy in a room that visitors must be admitted into by a staff member, after the City Hall doors are usually locked, is even more revealing of their real intent. And that's before we get to the Agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS – Members of the public are allowed three minutes to speak on items on the Agenda.
1. Review notes from prior meeting held on November 30, 2009
2. Review of Code of Conduct and Ethics
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5. Next Meeting Date – Biennial Review, to be scheduled in Fall 2013
For those who are unaware of the requirements of the Brown Act, in order to take action on a matter the Agenda must disclose that they intend to do so. In this case, it looks like they only intend to look at the Code of Ethics and Conduct, and then say "Okay our job's done here," and adjourn the meeting.
In order to even consider a revision to the COEC, they would have to add the following to Agenda Item #2: … and consider any changes for recommendation to the City Council.
The Santa Ana Code of Ethics and Conduct is in need of some serious revision. The Alvarez incident demonstrates the need for there to be some method of enforcement of the ordinance and that some penalties need to be identified. In its current form, the COEC isn't even worth the paper it's written on and the commitments of members of the Council and its commissions to follow it are equally void of value.
At any rate, anyone interested in this issue should plan to show up and speak to it. Otherwise, it's going to be a really short meeting, and nothing will change for another two years.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 pm at Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor, Room 831 on Wednesday November 30, 2011.


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Last summer I was commissioned to research/curate a multimedia exhibit which would immerse the user in the richness and variety of cultural responses to the modern city - how artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers had imagined the city ... covering fictional utopia/dystopia, as well as imaginative photographic recordings of city life, and so on. On the one hand, a daunting task; on the other, one of the most enjoyable pieces of work I've ever had to do.
The physical 'kiosk-based' exhibit would form part of Urbis, a new museum in Manchester, England, focusing of the life of, and life in, the modern city (a Lottery-funded multi-million project with the new Millennium Quarter, new public/commercial spaces totally rebuilt post-bomb).
I saw the finished exhibit for the first time last night, at a low-key launch party for those involved in the museum's creation, and I'm really pleased with the way the "Imagining" exhibit turned out. The credit here is due to Land Design and Ars Electronica for the final realization. Dr. Justin O'Connor (academic advisor to Urbis, and ex-colleage at MIPC) and I had been worried that our (not-so)short list would have all the "good bits" whittled out of it, due to copyright/financial constraints, and the client's worries about intellectual pitch - the eternal 'dumbing down' question, put simply. And indeed, the original selection had a richness, verve, depth, and complexity which the final exhibit only hints at. And yet, experiencing the exhibit for the first time, the range of items which did make it is still extraordinary. I'm delighted that we effectively slipped in a (hopefully) fascinating, serious, demanding yet engaging range of artifacts 'under the radar', unparalleled in the UK certainly. I was thrilled to see the likes of Walter Ruttmann and Charles Ives, Joyce and Woolf, Metropolis and Le Corbusier, alongside Judge Dredd, Akira, Vladislav Delay, Uri Caine, Nobuyoshi Araki, Blade Runner, the Tube Map, Corrie, and SimCity.
It's also bizarre to see fragments of my original supporting texts still remaining post-editing (could still do with a bit more proofing!), scans of my book covers, writ large. As you move through the 'objects' on the touch-screen 'desks' in front of you, projectors beam Archigram-esque impossible cityscapes above your head, entirely composed of the information you're experiencing below - a very nice touch by Land and Ars Electronica, leading to a pleasing 'reveal' at the end of that floor - abstract shapes looming over the exhibits, 'scrapers made out of the Walking City, Steve Reich, or Emil and the Detectives. Aesthetically very strong, though the 'desk-based' graphics are less sophisticated (yet usable).
Here's some hastily-taken, covert pics from last night (click to zoom)
It's a shame that displaying the actual movie clips were too expensive (and that even permission to use stills ruled out a lot of movies; likewise permission to use the more popular music clips was way too expensive - wake up entertainment industry, this is promotion/education about your wares). And indeed that the large list was pretty heavily decimated (in both number and focus). It means there's a lot of obvious, strong contenders which aren't there for 'non-editorial' reasons. But that's the realities of public funding, private copyright and physical displays [I aim to make a version of the minisite I built for the client into a public exhibit/site here, featuring a lot of the items which didn't make it (it's an illustrated compendium of 300+ cultural objects 'to do with' the modern city), hopefully in interactive form (comments, suggestions etc.). Time to get busy with MT again.]
There's still a lot of work to do at Urbis - I'd suggested several times that the exhibit needs to change over time, that we need disclaimers suggesting that it would do so; that the Urbis shop stocks items featured in the exhibit; that the Urbis website provide another view of this database, in a truly interactive form ... There's no sign of this yet. But it's early days.
I'm also not convinced about the 5 entry fee to the museum - the building/exhibit would work better as a place you can return to, drift in and out of. But those economics are beyond me, thankfully.
Similarly, some of the other floors feel a little bit bare compared to "Imagining's" (intentional) overload. Some of this is to do with the awkward shape of the building. Ian Simpson Architects designed a building which is striking but not lovely (much like Manchester itself, so perhaps appropriately?!) but built around a sloping wedge-shape (Flatiron building vs. dry sky slope). The tight apex of the wedge is consequently fairly bereft. Still, the building is only partly museum, with a lively education strand, lecture theatres and b2b spaces, and a restaurant on the top, Georges-style but not quite, and bizarrely (though with typical Mancunian chutzpah come to think of it) called Le Mont. I suggest Le Manc instead.
The large public spaces downstairs are wonderfully light and airy, and the floors bank sharply up the slope, a pleasing connection between spaces. Graphics and type around the building, particularly on these downstairs areas, are heavily-layered, with lots of neon, harsh colour clash and lenticular action. Appropriate, and well-produced, imho.
Of course, as always seems to be the way over here, the official Urbis website leaves a lot to be desired. If only the designers had engaged a little more with Schama's view of how public history media could work e.g. History Wired, American Memory etc. (It irks, 'cos this is my trade, and despite being involved in another bit of the museum, I wasn't able to influence this bit.)
Still, early days again, and as "a new kind of museum exploring life in different cities of the world", Urbis is certainly unique in the UK (and the world, afaik). Well worth a visit. Muchos respect is due to O'Connor, who persistently builds the smart intellectual foundations, and Manchester City Council, for having the courage to build the thing in the first place. It's an important statement in a country which often struggles with the idea of the modern city (ironically, given Manchester's central role in the creation of it) and being serious about culture. Can I totally impartially recommend that the Imagining exhibit alone is worth a fiver of anybody's money ;-)
Urbis opens 27 June 2002.


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Friday, December 9, 2016
Weekend getaway from Sydney
We got slightly tired of the urbanscape and escaped to the Southern Highlands in NSW for a weekend. It was a glorious weekend of exploring tiny little country towns, eating fresh produce, walking/ driving along dirt tracks and rivers, splashing about in waterfalls, spotting wildlife, drinking the local beer, exploring markets, buying plants and generally having the most tranquil break from the hectic end of year rush.
I wore easy breathable cottons over bathers with either a pair of flip-flops or my trusty Palladiums, carrying just two pairs of shoes is an achievement for me. I used to be someone that packed a bunch of unnecessary stuff when travelling and I think I am getting better at packing stuff I actually use and not much else.
Here I am wearing my favourite hand-block print fabric shorts and men's shirt with a simple leather cross-body and my boots that I can walk/ hike for hours in. The landscape around the area was stunning and trust me the pictures don't do it justice. There were miles and miles of rolling meadows, quaint farm-houses with farm animals and wild kangaroos, stunning cliff faces with massive waterfalls dotted with myraid colours of wild birds plus the colours of the land and the greenery were straight out of a painting. Seriously beautiful stuff that is being sorely missed now that I am staring out at a construction site!
A road trip around lush tropical rain-forests, watching the sun-set behind undulating landscape and chatting with friendly locals (while cuddling their furry babies) have to be some of my top favourite things to do. And the best part was, a lot of the holiday decor was beautiful, earthy, hand crafted and lacking the tackiness of plastic baubles flooding Sydney right now. I came back refreshed, rejuvenated and with some great ideas for holiday decorations.
What are your summer weekend away favourites?
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It is written in parent friendly language and gives specific ideas on how to use camping, and bubbles to get encourage language skills.
It is 7 pages, black and white and free! Doesn't get much better than that!
Have a great summer!


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Print version ISSN 1516-3180
Sao Paulo Med. J. vol.130 no.4 São Paulo 2012
Disposable surgical face masks for preventing surgical wound infection in clean surgery
Allyson Lipp; Peggy Edwards
BACKGROUND: Surgical face masks were originally developed to contain and filter droplets containing microorganisms expelled from the mouth and nasopharynx of healthcare workers during surgery, thereby providing protection for the patient. However, there are several ways in which surgical face masks could potentially contribute to contamination of the surgical wound, e.g. by incorrect wear or by leaking air from the side of the mask due to poor string tension.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether disposable surgical face masks worn by the surgical team during clean surgery prevent postoperative surgical wound infection.
SEARCH METHODS: We searched The Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register (searched 14 September 2011); The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2011, Issue 3); Ovid MEDLINE (2008 to August Week 5 2011); Ovid MEDLINE (In-Process &Other Non-Indexed Citations September 13, 2011); Ovid EMBASE (2008 to 2011 Week 35); and EBSCO CINAHL (2008 to 9 September 2011).
SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomized controlled trials comparing the use of disposable surgical masks with the use of no mask.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two review authors extracted data independently.
MAIN RESULTS: Three trials were included, involving a total of 2113 participants. There was no statistically significant difference in infection rates between the masked and unmasked group in any of the trials.
AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: From the limited results it is unclear whether the wearing of surgical face masks by members of the surgical team has any impact on surgical wound infection rates for patients undergoing clean surgery.
This is the abstract of a Cochrane review published in the Cochrane database of systematic reviews (CDSR) 2012, issue 1, art. No.: CD002929. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002929 (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD002929/abstract). For full citation and authors' details see reference 1.
The full text is freely available from: http://www.cochranejournalclub.com/masks-for-preventing-wound-infection-in-surgery/pdf/CD002929.pdf
1. Lipp A, Edwards P. Disposable surgical face masks for preventing surgical wound infection in clean surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;1(CD002929). [ Links ]
This review aimed to assess the impact of the use of disposable masks on the incidence of wound infections during operations. Only three trials were included, and no statistical differences were found between the groups. The types of surgery addressed by the trials include gynecological, obstetric and urological operations with the potential for contamination that might influence the results, since the gynecological and urological tracts may contain bacterial flora similar to what is found in the nasopharynx and oropharynx. Moreover, the type of mask used and the way in which the mask is used may be factors that increase the degree of contamination, and this was not described in the trials.
The review puts forward reflections about the use of surgical masks in gynecological, obstetric and urological operations, but the results are limited and cannot be extrapolated to other types of surgery and procedures. For now, the data from this meta-analysis are insufficient to recommend not using disposable surgical masks as a way of reducing the incidence of surgical wound infections.
The independent commentary was written by André Telis de Vilela
André Telis de Vilela. PhD Student in the Discipline of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo; Cardiovascular Surgeon, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.


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Six easy steps to bring the Bach back from the dead
The Bachelor NZ is back!
Just a year after Jordan Mauger did his best to soil the fledgling franchise and eliminate every morsel of hope created by human unicorn Art Green, we are once again lucky enough to spend two nights a week of our short, precious lives watching some guy date a bunch of girls for a while.
We learned some stuff about new bach Zac Franich:
- He likes corny jokes (and is probably at this very moment still chortling over the novel-tea teacup pun);
- He LOVES playing two truths and a lie;
- He lives bloody ages away from central Auckland;
- His greatest achievements are completing his (unspecified) degree at university and winning many fabulous medals in competitive kayaking (?).
Though lovely, these qualities perhaps do not paint a very thorough picture of the nuanced, complex man I'm sure Zac is, and we have much yet to learn.
The same is true of the women, and though trotting them out took a zillion hours we still only really got background deets on a few of them with the rest left to blend together like a many headed sequined monster.
Yes, all of it was fine - possibly the worst outcome of all. Not too much happened, hardly anyone stood out and no one got drunk and jumped in the pool.
Boringness is a fate worse than death in reality television and something must be done. Three seasons in is more than enough time to shake things up, and there are infinite ways to do this. So, in the spirit of constructive criticism, here are six ways to inject some life into this comatose series.
Look, Zac seems like a nice chap. He has a nice mum. He does surf lifesaving. He's basically alright looking.
But with neither Arthur's supernatural charm nor Jordan's skeeziness, he also seems doomed to a middle of the road-ness that no one would wish on their worst enemy.
Arguably the Bachelor is necessarily bland, a handsome and humourless backdrop before which women voluntarily humiliate themselves, and at this he will do fine. But can't we have someone aspirational? Or at least very, very hot. Because let's be real, no one is gonna drive all the way to Red Beach for this dude.
The key to the success of the US version of the Bachelor lies not in their many more millions of dollars or their vastly more theatrical cast members; it is in the choice to alternate between Bachelor and Bachelorette cycles.
The genius here is threefold: The intolerable underlying misogyny of the concept is diluted, the formula gets shaken up in fun gender swapping ways and each season produces a man or a woman who wins audience hearts and minds and goes on to be the star of the following season.
Now producers here have said that this is not possible because there simply aren't enough men to cast in a Bachelorette season.
I don't believe this for a second. Ever gone clubbing in Takapuna on a Thursday? Ever walked past Little Easy on a Sunday morning? Ever seen someone deliberately purchase products from I Love Ugly? Men like Zac and Jordan and Arthur are not a rarity. They are EVERYWHERE.
If MediaWorks insists on continuing with this peculiar experiment then the only hope for survival is to take one of the many wonderful women the franchise has already produced and making her a star.
The US Bachelor franchise has never had a great track record with diverse casting and perhaps in a show of fidelity the Bachelor NZ seems keen to replicate the problem.
With an overwhelmingly white bevy of beauties for Zac to choose from, the few ethnic exceptions had minimal screen time. Poor Thai-Kiwi Elaina even got hit with the "where are you from" question from Zac before a word had barely escaped her mouth.
Is this surprising? No! Is it very lame? Yes!
With the US show having just announced its very first black Bachelorette, it seems even a country of Trump voters has recognised a need for diversity, making our line-up all the more depressing.
The long, drawn out pauses. The impressively human-like qualities. The eerily consistent agelessness (somehow not disrupted by newly salt and pepper tresses). Once again we are doomed to spend a significant portion of our lives pondering these bizarre wonders and the man who has mastered them all.
Dom is of course a New Zealand institution, but that does not mean that anyone deserves to be faced with him in a moment of humiliation or heartbreak. Mike Puru, who he infamously usurped, may not have had a ton of charisma but he least he had a nice sympathy face.
Who would be better? Anyone. No one. Maybe just do away with the host altogether making room to...
With the risk of blandness at an all-time high, this season would be the perfect opportunity to give the Bachelor a cheeky mate for bants and chats.
Likely a stocky ginger fellow called Shane or Bardin, said friend would play a number of roles: helping the Bachelor come out of his shell, giving sassy and sometimes suspect advice and stirring the pot with occasional yet eventful cocktail party appearances.
Last night had us all guessing what the enigmatic white rose Zac held in his hot little hand might mean: Purity? Immunity? The dreaded friend zone?
Gaudy gimmick it may be, the white rose has everyone a titter. Sadly for this very reason it also reeks of anti-climax and no doubt Zac will award it to whichever girl most embodies the Colgate Optic White spirit.
But nevertheless it has opened the door for a new world of rose based communication, ideally one for every episode: A purple rose for bravery? A black rose for shame? A blue rose for greatest prostate cancer awareness?
Unlike our patience the possibilities are endless.


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SpaceX buys into SSTL
by Taylor Dinerman
|Few spacecraft manufacturers, large or small, have anything like the broad international customer base of SSTL.
This deal will not give SpaceX any privileged access to SSTL satellite launch contracts. Historically, most of SSTL's spacecraft have been launched on Russian rockets. SpaceX hopes to be able to call on SSTL to help ensure that the interfaces between their launchers and payloads are as reliable as humanly possible. SSTL's experience will be of considerable value in launch platform integration and pre-launch processing. SpaceX hopes to be able to orbit two small satellites at the same time using their medium-sized Falcon 5. The British company could be called on to provide its expertise for this application. That said, this deal will not produce a "strategic alliance" between SpaceX and SSTL, which is probably a good thing. The recent fad for these alliances seems to have more to do with the desire of CEOs to gratify their egos, and with M&A specialists trying to get back to the glory days of the mid-1990s.
After SpaceX has successfully launched their first Falcon 1, they could join with SSTL to offer the Pentagon a series of Falcon 1-Microsat 400 mission packages. This would allow the US military to experiment with payloads for 500-kilogram-class satellites. A long term deal for, say, three missions a year would provide a basis for stable production and would allow both firms to keep their costs under control. Indeed, the Pentagon may want to look at such a combination to help prove out the technology for the troubled T-Sat next-generation communications satellite program.
SpaceX hopes to launch the first Falcon 1 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California sometime in March. They have not yet completed testing on their Merlin first-stage motor. If all goes well with those tests, they expect to stay on schedule. If all goes well with this first launch, they have three more planned this year: two with Falcon 1, and one for Bigelow Aerospace on the larger Falcon 5. A lot of dreams are riding on this initial flight, and not only for SpaceX and for its CEO, Elon Musk. The whole idea that smaller companies can actually build a vehicle that can reach orbit will be tested.
The relationship between SSTL and SpaceX may be the precursor for a whole series of new investments by the smaller, emerging space companies in each other. There is a lot of talent and creative energy out there. No single company expects to monopolize it. For example, Burt Rutan's suborbital SpaceShipOne was powered by an innovative hybrid engine, some of whose components were provided by SpaceDev, another small and innovative firm. The entrepreneurial space industry has been making considerable progress in the past few years. It is slowly emerging as a real source of new, cost-effective products. This is the normal way things work in a dynamic capitalist economy.
|The relationship between SSTL and SpaceX may be the precursor for a whole series of new investments by the smaller, emerging space companies in each other.
The biggest question looming over the industry is: What kind of potential demand exists for their products? Could it be that a demand will one day develop for "personal satellites"? Will individuals actually start buying imagery from commercial remote sensing satellites? How about orbiting casinos or nursing homes in low Earth orbit? The industry has been working on the assumption that if the cost of access to space can be dramatically reduced, the demand will develop. Several studies, particularly last year's Futron ASCENT market study, seem to indicate this, but it is still mostly speculation.
What is already evident is that human beings have an urge to explore and to expand. Some people have a real need for elbow room, for the wide open spaces that cannot any longer be found on Earth. Ultimately, that is the driving force that someday will create the new off-Earth economy. All the dealmaking and the investment that is going into building this new industry is essentially built on a faith in that undeniable urge. Some businesses succeed by catering to the worst in people's instincts. The space industry will thrive on appealing, mostly, to what is best and noblest in the human soul.
However, is that a workable business model?


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The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines resides in the basement of an engineering school in Moscow. Run by Maxim Pinigin and Alexander Stakhanov, it contains about 20 working machines, with 20 more under repair. The pair run the museum as a functioning arcade, open to the public, seven days a week.
(thanks Cora)


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The new ASP.NET features and functionality available in the .NET Framework 4.
This video series shows the new features in ASP.NET 4 for JavaScript and jQuery support.
This set of videos shows how to use the ASP.NET Chart control to create visually compelling data display.
This video series explores core improvements in ASP.NET 4 like auto-start, clean configuration files, and HTML encoding.
This video shows you new features for ASP.NET 4 data controls.
This video series demonstrates improvements to controls for Web Forms pages in ASP.NET 4.
This video series covers new ways to optimize Web Forms pages in ASP.NET 4.
This video shows you how to create intuitive and SEO-friendly URLs for your Web Forms applications.
This video describes new features for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in ASP.NET 4.
Microsoft's Jon Galloway recommends these books for learning ASP.NET Web Forms:
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IndyCar Series 2005 Review (Xbox)
The racing genre on the Xbox is becoming a very crowded field recently. Not only has it been crowded, but the titles that have arrived on the scene of late have been garnering quite a bit of gamers attention and time. Titles such as "Project Gotham Racing 2", "Sega GT Online", "TOCA: Race Driver 2", the "Colin McRae" series, and last years "IndyCar" Series all have fan followings and some even have cult-like followings. Codemasters has already had positive hits with the aforementioned "TOCA: Race Driver 2" and the "Colin McRae" rally series, but their "IndyCar" series from last year was met with some mild to negative reviews. The biggest thing that hurt last year's version was the fact that a lot of console gamers were not ready for this realistic game to head to their console. These types of racers have mostly been reserved for the PC gaming crowd, until now. "TOCA: Race Driver 2" brought realism to the forefront, and that pleased a lot of gamers. This has set the stage nicely for "IndyCar Series 2005" to have some momentum going into the racing genre gaming wars.
Two new things that stand out this year from "IndyCar Series 2005" in this year's version; online racing with up to 12 people on Xbox Live and the $20 price tag. Two years ago, if this had been released at $20, it would have been shunned and slammed as being a sub par title. Thanks to Ratbag and the gamble they took, the stage has been set for lower price tags to be welcomed with open arms without being considered "budget" titles.
"IndyCar Series 2005" starts off with the mandatory Quick Race option, but then segues into a couple of different options. The first one is the option to jump right into the Indianapolis 500. Going with this option allows you to start off with the unique qualifying program that the Indy 500 offers. You'll start with the 4 laps of qualifying, and then onto a special qualifying section, should you not make it into the race your first qualifying try. From there, you head into a wild 33-car race that will have you more and more tense with the longer amount of laps you run.
Masterclass is the next option that you have to choose from. If you want to learn the game the correct way, this is the option to check out. It will tell you most everything you need to know about the game, how to control your car, and what some of the special rules are in the Indy Racing League. Dan Wheldon, who is not only one of the top drivers in the Indy Racing League, but one of the newest as well, narrates the Masterclass mode.
Indy Series is the main mode of the game. This mode has you competing in an entire season of the Indy Racing League schedule over the available tracks in the game. I say the available tracks, as The Milwaukee Mile is not included in this game, but for good reason - as this year is the first time the series will have Milwaukee on its schedule. All the tracks that you do see are very good replicas of their real life counterparts. They showcase their actual bumps and those can and will affect you as you are racing. Getting back to the actual mode of play, you start out with the initial race at Homestead and work your way through the season long trek through the Indianapolis 500 and finalizing with one of my favorite tracks, the Texas Motor Speedway. Everything you will encounter here is of the oval variety, with varying lengths and curvatures. For those who are looking at this and thinking, "how much fun or hard can going in circles be", just give it a shot. You'll find out it is not as simple as it looks. Even those who are joystick jockeys from the NASCAR games are going to find out that "IndyCar Series 2005" opens up a new world of challenges, as well as a change in thought process when attacking an oval track.
Other options available to the user are a Player Profile screen, where you create your profile to use in the game, as well as on Xbox Live. This profile is active from the minute you start the game and shows you online as long as you are connected to your network source. I still enjoy this feature, because if I am just wanting to kill some time offline I can, and then be alerted when a buddy shows up online wanting to race. The Trading Card Album is accessed in this menu, as well. Here you can unlock different cards by accomplishing certain feats in the game. The easiest one - that you'll complete right away - is when you finish a race in its entirety. From here, you'll unlock the ability to create your own driver with its own unique name. Later on, as you complete more of the game, you will unlock different car skins and more items that are allowed to be changed for your newly created driver.
Most of the racing modes also are configurable in how long you can race, and can be set to ten, twenty, quarter race length, half length, or even a full race. Damage can be set to none, minimal, or realistic, and fuel and tire wear can be turned on or off. Skill level in certain situations is configurable also. In the Indy Series mode it is configured at the start for the entire series, whereas in the Quick Race mode is set before each race. Penalties can be set on or off, and your starting position can be either be set to be random, a certain section of the starting grid, or you can do it the most realistic way, and actually run the qualifying segment and earn your position to start the race.
The roar of the engines is the most notable sound and also the most prevalent sound you will hear. Depending on which camera view you use, the sound can and will be your best friend. Hearing cars coming up from behind is relatively simple and helpful, as it is much easier then looking back using one of the buttons, and not everyone will drive from the in-car camera. The crowd while racing cheers at times, and gets louder the closer as you near the start/finish line, but outside of that there is not much else in the way of the crowd that is going to grab your attention.
Musically there is very little in "IndyCar Series 2005", as all you get is the intro music and a rock instrumental, and that's it. There is no custom soundtrack option available. So if you need to have music, either crank up the stereo, or tune up your vocal cords. Honestly, I didn't miss a soundtrack. There is enough going on that you should be listening to that a soundtrack would just get in the way.
As I said earlier, Dan Wheldon is your guide in learning the finer points of the game, but one the voice of racing, Bob Jenkins, is doing the intros for each track in the Indy Series mode. A name that used to be synonymous with NASCAR is now the voice of most other racing events, since NASCAR is no longer broadcast by ESPN. You also have a spotter that tells you everything from a location of another car (though not frequently enough at times), to how your laps are faring and position, and how much of the race is remaining.
The tracks are the showcase of "IndyCar Series 2005". They are so good that the Indy Racing League website uses the game to show off the track to potential ticket buyers. However, while racing on them, you will notice there are very few shadows from the car, and the draw distance is very poor. There is a lot of draw-in while racing. On the positive side, there are no frame rate drops while racing. Everything flows extremely fast even when you have a ton of cars in front of you. Outside of the track itself, the graphics are not going to take your breath away – they're average to say the least. This does not mean that average is bad, because the graphics are good enough to keep the feel of racing going as well as conveying the feel of an IndyCar race. The cars are close replicas of their real life counterparts, with the exception of the Marlboro car, which is missing the Marlboro logo. I still think it's idiotic that the gaming companies cannot replicate the cars accurately. I would be very surprised if a kid smokes or drinks because of the logo on a car. It's the stupidity of the government to think that way, but that's enough of me on my soapbox for this review. During the race introductions, you will see a little bit of info about each driver pop up, but no sound accompanies it.
The damage model is handled very well. You'll see pieces of your car and other cars flying through the air, as well as minor damage showing your tries wobbling after tapping the wall. There are several camera views to use while racing. You have a choice of two different far views, and a closer behind the car camera, a front bumper camera, and a cockpit camera. The cockpit camera is the only one that makes use of an actual mirror, which actually uses the two outside mirrors of the car itself, and does so very well. The views that do not have a mirror gives the user the ability to look behind you with a press of the A button. I wouldn't look behind too long though, as things can change in front of you in a hurry and spell doom in an instant. Perhaps next year the arrows that have been featured in other Codemasters titles that show you the location and proximity of other cars.
This is where "IndyCar Series 2005" really shines. The gameplay is the meat and potatoes of this game and then some. The controls in this title are for a lack of a better word, tight. The cars control extremely well and do what they should do in most all situations. Flying around Indy with the throttle all the way down can be accomplished with the right driving line. One miss, however, and you and the wall are going to become very well acquainted. The same is true for a track like Phoenix, where the tight turns will make mincemeat out of your car in a hurry if you don't practice precise throttle control. That said, this is definitely not a pick-up-and-play game. It does take some skill to master driving these cars. I guarantee that if you do happen to master the AI, you will not have the same success on Xbox Live. This is where the title shines even brighter. Racing with up to twelve human opponents is a wonderful thing. That is not to say that if you don't have Xbox Live that you'll be disappointed, because you won't be. It's just that Xbox Live adds a whole new dimension to the experience, and you'll be shortchanging your expectations if you don't try it out. However, there are some problems with Xbox Live. There are some bugs online that can be worked out, but only if you have the entire field cooperating. When you are playing with the real rules on, there are instances of prolonged yellow flags that will only stop being a problem when everyone starts following the rules of the sport.
Yup, I said it - rules of the sport. The one thing that really impresses me about "IndyCar Series 2005" is the duplication of the real rules of the game, and their persistence in making sure they are followed. This eliminates some "cheesing" and getting stuck with the "wreckers", as they were termed back in my "NASCAR Racing" PC days. So the best thing that you can do for yourself before hopping online is to check out the Masterclass training and educate yourself on the rules of the sport. Doing this will help you out immensely and will help you to have a very enjoyable experience.
The AI in "IndyCar Series 2005" is a very formidable opponent for the offline racer. They race very tough, even on the easiest of settings, and they will crash into each other. This is a good feature, as it keeps you on your toes while racing. If you don't stay awake you are going to get smoked, and since anything more than a tap on the wall, or a brush of the wheels can ruin your race in a second, you will definitely want to watch what you are doing.
The controls are very easy to master as well. Shifting is easily done using the Y and the X button and subtle changes to your car can be made with the right thumbstick while on the track. Throttle control is probably the hardest thing to master, but the tightness of the Xbox controller triggers makes this an easy task to master over time.
Setting up the car can be problematic. There are only a couple opportunities to do so and one is during the initial practice before the race. Online, it's ever so much more difficult, since a lot of times you don't get a lot of opportunity to mess with your setups. Once you go into the qualifying session, all editing of setups stops. You can only tweak a couple items during your pit sequences, so it leaves you stuck with your qualifying and race setup that you last had active from your practice session, or the last session you raced in. Luckily, all setups save when you exit, but there is no option to save the setup as something different, leaving you high and dry if you go overboard with your changes. My suggestion here is to get as many of your setups set right offline before you ever hop online. That way, you stand a better chance of getting your setups in and correct before an online race. Minor tweaks to your setup offline can make the difference between a back runner and a race winner rather quickly. Ne can win with a stock setup, but the odds will decrease as time goes on in an online game, as the serious users tweak to perfection. I still recommend getting used to the feel of the car in the Masterclass training before tweaking the setups. It is easier to learn the car then work on setups rather then jumping right into a new setup and racing.
"IndyCar Series 2005" is a game that anyone can try and it won't cost you a ton to do so. Any oval racing fan will find enjoyment out of this game; the amount of enjoyment is going to be determined by how much you give back to the game. If you just hop in and play, you may be disappointed, but if you give this title some time, you will find a lot to enjoy.


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Making our drinks festive is always a party goal of mine. Stacking out a number of glasses with heaping cotton candy is a wonderfully fun way to liven up the bar top.
For celebrating birthdays, bridal showers, or any fun occasion this cotton candy cocktail is a very grown up way to enjoy a sweet nostalgic childhood treat. I tried one the other day and I couldn't believe the sweet taste it brought. Not a drink I would enjoy on a regular basis, but for a fun party afternoon it is perfect! Be careful on the servings though, it is one of those drinks that is SO good you may easily lose count.
Cotton Candy Cocktail
To make the cotton candy cocktail you will need:
- 1 oz either Cotton Candy or Marshmallow Vodka
- 1/2 oz X-rated Fusion Liqueur
- 2 oz seltzer water
- Squeeze of lime juice
- Handful of cotton candy
- Mix Vodka, liqueur, seltzer water and lime juice in a shaker with ice.
- Pour the mixture including the ice into the cup filled with cotton candy.
To make this cocktail kid or pregnant friendly replace the liqueur with pineapple juice for a sweet drink that is always ready to party.
(Photography ©Treasures & Travels/Stocksy United).