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04:22:53 07/24/11
CIRCUS
[LESS INFO] 16 VIEWS | ADDED 04:22:53 07/24/11
"The CIRCUS is NO FUN for the animals... Big Cat Rescue does something called Operant Conditioning to teach our cats to do things we need them to do for medical reasons, such as lean against the fence to get their shots or open their mouth so we can look at their teeth. We do this with rewards and the cats have fun because they are smart and bored and love the attention. We never punish or withhold food to make them do something, and the cats only do it when they want to -- not on our schedule. But because tigers and lions in circus acts must perform specific acts at precise times and ""the show must go on,"" positive reinforcement is not the only method used by circus trainers or night club magicians. Often the cats are beaten, starved and confined for long periods of time in order to get them to cooperate with what the trainers want. And life on the road means that most of a cat's life is spent in a circus wagon in the back of a semi-truck or in a crowded, stinking box car on a train or barge. The messages the public gets from circus acts couldn't be worse. These acts either show man dominating one of nature's most magnificent creatures, which would never happen on an even playing field, or worse are promoted as illustrations of the ""special bond"" the trainer has with his captive. The latter just fuels the trade in big cats as pets and that never ends well for the cat. Last, but not least, circus acts are transient and often are a way of moving big cats across state lines or even in and out of the country. Because the endangered species protection acts are so poorly enforced, this transience creates a legal cover for the illegal importation and exportation of exotic cats. If a circus act leaves the U.S. with 10 tigers and comes back with 25, they can just say that the 15 additional tigers were born on the road -- there is no way to prove it if they were taken from the wild. No U.S. government agency tracks the ages nor the individual cats in private collections. YOU CAN HELP STOP THE POACHING AND ABUSE BY NOT SUPPORTING THE CIRCUSES THAT FORCE ANIMALS TO PERFORM - http://www.bigcatrescue.org/site/faqs-animal-abuse/1903-circus-is-no-fun-for-... Visit CatLaws.com to find ways to help: http://capwiz.com/bigcatrescue/home/ For more info about BIG CAT RESCUE visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org Find us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Cat-Rescue-Tampa-FL/122174836956?ref=sgm MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/1bigcatrescue TWITTER: http://twitter.com/BigCatRescue DONATE: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm THANK YOU! If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time donation of $10 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Standard messaging/data rates may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of the Big Cat Rescue by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at http://www.mobilecommons.com/t/. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to short code 20222; HELP to 20222 for help."
23 Views
00:30:00 07/20/11
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
[LESS INFO] 23 VIEWS | ADDED 00:30:00 07/20/11
drive it! presents practical vehicles for every day driving as well as racing machines that prove their stuff on Europe's racing and test tracks. present it!: the Ford Focus Station WagonFollowing the release of its Focus sedan, Ford is now adding a station wagon to the Focus range. It was designed in Cologne and built in Saarlouis in south-west Germany, making the car an all German effort.Thanks to a complete makeover, the new station wagon combines practicality and style, and Ford is hoping it'll prove a hit with both private buyers and fleet managers. The rear seats can fold down, extending the luggage space from 476 to 1,500 liters. compare it!: Porsche Cayman R - BMW M1Say the words "sports car made in Germany" and many people will think of Porsche. Its cars have always been the ones to beat on the race track but now there's a challenger vying for Porsche's crown.The BMW Series 1 M Coupe is set to take on Porsche's lightweight track missile, the Cayman R. Both cars have six-cylinder engines and nearly identical performance. The BMW has the engine in the front, the Porsche has it in the back, but both are rear-wheel drive. Can the BMW pull ahead of the Porsche? examine it!: Ergonomic Seats - back-friendly at a priceBack pain after long car trips is something many drivers are familiar with. The reason is simple - most car seats can only be moved forward and backward, without height adjustment. As a result they do not accommodate to different drivers' builds. New ergonomic seats overcome those difficulties.Equipped with high backs and adjustable headrests and seating surfaces, they can be varied in seat height and inclination. Both Mercedes and Opel offer ergonomic seats at an extra cost.test it!: Seat Alhambra Four-Wheel DriveSeat has extended its Alhambra range to include a permanent four-wheel drive model. The 2.0 TDI with six-gear manual transmission is also available in an all-wheel drive version. The family van is ideal for customers who want to drive safely under wintry road conditions.Despite its 103 kW the all-wheel drive model reportedly only uses six liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometers. in Germany the suggested retail price for the Alhambra 4x4 starts at 32,000 euros. spot it!: Red Bull Hare ScrambleThe Red Bull Hare Scramble is a race that takes Enduro bikes and their riders to the limit. The event - the biggest, most extreme Enduro race in Europe - was held for the 17th time in Eisenerz, Austria. More than 1800 riders from 37 countries enter the qualifying trials that limit the actual race field to the top 500 riders.Steep banks and muddy hills demand all the skill the riders can muster. Despite unpredictable weather, as many as 35,000 fans show up to watch the challenge. drive it! has a look as well. vintage: Mercedes C111More than forty years ago, car lovers the world over watched as the Mercedes C 111 rounded the track. Presented in 1969 as a two-seater with a fiberglass body and Wankel engine under its hood, the C 111 created a real stir in the motor world. True to the Mercedes motto "only the best is good enough," it was developed almost to the point of going into series production.The C111 was widely praised for its unusual design, but the 1973 oil crisis blocked it from getting onto the road. The Wankel engine was thirsty, not thrifty, so the car was sent out to the track instead. drive it! recalls a much-loved model that never made it into the showroom.
9 Views
00:30:00 07/20/11
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
[LESS INFO] 9 VIEWS | ADDED 00:30:00 07/20/11
drive it! presents practical vehicles for every day driving as well as racing machines that prove their stuff on Europe's racing and test tracks. present it!: the Ford Focus Station WagonFollowing the release of its Focus sedan, Ford is now adding a station wagon to the Focus range. It was designed in Cologne and built in Saarlouis in south-west Germany, making the car an all German effort.Thanks to a complete makeover, the new station wagon combines practicality and style, and Ford is hoping it'll prove a hit with both private buyers and fleet managers. The rear seats can fold down, extending the luggage space from 476 to 1,500 liters. compare it!: Porsche Cayman R - BMW M1Say the words "sports car made in Germany" and many people will think of Porsche. Its cars have always been the ones to beat on the race track but now there's a challenger vying for Porsche's crown.The BMW Series 1 M Coupe is set to take on Porsche's lightweight track missile, the Cayman R. Both cars have six-cylinder engines and nearly identical performance. The BMW has the engine in the front, the Porsche has it in the back, but both are rear-wheel drive. Can the BMW pull ahead of the Porsche? examine it!: Ergonomic Seats - back-friendly at a priceBack pain after long car trips is something many drivers are familiar with. The reason is simple - most car seats can only be moved forward and backward, without height adjustment. As a result they do not accommodate to different drivers' builds. New ergonomic seats overcome those difficulties.Equipped with high backs and adjustable headrests and seating surfaces, they can be varied in seat height and inclination. Both Mercedes and Opel offer ergonomic seats at an extra cost.test it!: Seat Alhambra Four-Wheel DriveSeat has extended its Alhambra range to include a permanent four-wheel drive model. The 2.0 TDI with six-gear manual transmission is also available in an all-wheel drive version. The family van is ideal for customers who want to drive safely under wintry road conditions.Despite its 103 kW the all-wheel drive model reportedly only uses six liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometers. in Germany the suggested retail price for the Alhambra 4x4 starts at 32,000 euros. spot it!: Red Bull Hare ScrambleThe Red Bull Hare Scramble is a race that takes Enduro bikes and their riders to the limit. The event - the biggest, most extreme Enduro race in Europe - was held for the 17th time in Eisenerz, Austria. More than 1800 riders from 37 countries enter the qualifying trials that limit the actual race field to the top 500 riders.Steep banks and muddy hills demand all the skill the riders can muster. Despite unpredictable weather, as many as 35,000 fans show up to watch the challenge. drive it! has a look as well. vintage: Mercedes C111More than forty years ago, car lovers the world over watched as the Mercedes C 111 rounded the track. Presented in 1969 as a two-seater with a fiberglass body and Wankel engine under its hood, the C 111 created a real stir in the motor world. True to the Mercedes motto "only the best is good enough," it was developed almost to the point of going into series production.The C111 was widely praised for its unusual design, but the 1973 oil crisis blocked it from getting onto the road. The Wankel engine was thirsty, not thrifty, so the car was sent out to the track instead. drive it! recalls a much-loved model that never made it into the showroom.
24 Views
00:30:00 11/10/10
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
[LESS INFO] 24 VIEWS | ADDED 00:30:00 11/10/10
This week drive it! presents one of the most elegant convertibles from the 1970s and takes a look at electromobility in the 21st century.present it! VW PassatThirty-seven years and more than 15 million units after the first Passat was unveiled, VW presents the seventh generation of its popular mid-sized family car.Visually, the redesigned Passat has a strong resemblance to VW's luxury Phaeton. A long list of new technical innovations move the car ever closer to the ranks of executive sedans. It's the first car in its class to offer an automatic fatigue sensor even in mid-range equipment levels, and it's the first VW model to feature an optional City emergency braking function. picture it! Electromobility in Germany and FranceEmissions free automobiles are still the exception. Exotic or improvised contraptions for fanatics and pioneers. That's about to change.German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is spending 500 million euros to promote the development of electric cars in Germany. But there still are no German-made electric cars on the market. France, on the other hand, is leading the way, with the first battery-powered cars going on sale. Drive it! compares how electric cars are coming along in Germany and France. compare it! Three small station wagonsThe Peugeot 207, Seat Ibiza and Skoda Fabia are all available as competent small wagons with powerful, efficient diesels. But which one has the most to offer?Seat's Ibiza ST offers a sporty flair. The Skoda Fabia Combi puts the stress on sensible practicality. The Peugeot 207 is the least conventional of the three. Each has a distinctive look, but in terms of performance and safety features the differences are minor. One of the three, however, offers considerably more cargo space and edges ahead in other ways too.admire it! Why tires and suspension are key to winning racesThe world's fastest cars shoot through curves as if they were on rails. That's possible only when tires, suspension and the driver are perfectly tuned to each other.drive it! looks at the physical forces at work when a car negotiates a curve at high speed. They include lateral and longitudinal forces, vertical forces and gyroscopic surface. When pushed to its limit, a race car stays predictable only if all its components are precisely set up to work with each other and handle those forces. vintage! Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 convertibleA big V8, four plush leather seats and a fold-back roof. In the early 1970s, the Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 Cabrio represented the pinnacle in luxury convertibles.The understated elegance of Mercedes' flagship convertible had no real rivals. A Jaguar E-type was too cramped; a Rolls too stuffy; a Ferrari too exotic. And with its 3.5 liter V8, the car was exclusive. Just 1,232 units were built. Today the model is a coveted collector’s item worth many times its original sticker price.
32 Views
00:30:00 11/10/10
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
[LESS INFO] 32 VIEWS | ADDED 00:30:00 11/10/10
This week drive it! presents one of the most elegant convertibles from the 1970s and takes a look at electromobility in the 21st century.present it! VW PassatThirty-seven years and more than 15 million units after the first Passat was unveiled, VW presents the seventh generation of its popular mid-sized family car.Visually, the redesigned Passat has a strong resemblance to VW's luxury Phaeton. A long list of new technical innovations move the car ever closer to the ranks of executive sedans. It's the first car in its class to offer an automatic fatigue sensor even in mid-range equipment levels, and it's the first VW model to feature an optional City emergency braking function. picture it! Electromobility in Germany and FranceEmissions free automobiles are still the exception. Exotic or improvised contraptions for fanatics and pioneers. That's about to change.German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is spending 500 million euros to promote the development of electric cars in Germany. But there still are no German-made electric cars on the market. France, on the other hand, is leading the way, with the first battery-powered cars going on sale. Drive it! compares how electric cars are coming along in Germany and France. compare it! Three small station wagonsThe Peugeot 207, Seat Ibiza and Skoda Fabia are all available as competent small wagons with powerful, efficient diesels. But which one has the most to offer?Seat's Ibiza ST offers a sporty flair. The Skoda Fabia Combi puts the stress on sensible practicality. The Peugeot 207 is the least conventional of the three. Each has a distinctive look, but in terms of performance and safety features the differences are minor. One of the three, however, offers considerably more cargo space and edges ahead in other ways too.admire it! Why tires and suspension are key to winning racesThe world's fastest cars shoot through curves as if they were on rails. That's possible only when tires, suspension and the driver are perfectly tuned to each other.drive it! looks at the physical forces at work when a car negotiates a curve at high speed. They include lateral and longitudinal forces, vertical forces and gyroscopic surface. When pushed to its limit, a race car stays predictable only if all its components are precisely set up to work with each other and handle those forces. vintage! Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 convertibleA big V8, four plush leather seats and a fold-back roof. In the early 1970s, the Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 Cabrio represented the pinnacle in luxury convertibles.The understated elegance of Mercedes' flagship convertible had no real rivals. A Jaguar E-type was too cramped; a Rolls too stuffy; a Ferrari too exotic. And with its 3.5 liter V8, the car was exclusive. Just 1,232 units were built. Today the model is a coveted collector
5 Views
07:07:00 03/24/06
Calorie-free Stress Relief
[LESS INFO] 5 VIEWS | ADDED 07:07:00 03/24/06
Deadlines loom large and fast at the office. All through the cacophonous day, anxious feet pound the carpeted floor, mobiles and office phones screech for attention, people literally shriek down the lines at lawyers, accountants, auditors, consultants and other professed professionals and the air smells of overworked photocopiers, stale coffee, white-collared sweat and stomachs that haven't seen substantial hot food since the packed dinner last night.
Fortunately, neither file-throwing nor backstabbing is the preferred method of stress relief in these parts. My colleagues prefer to internalise it with snacks.
They started off slow with polite Aussie-made Tim Tam nibbles, culled from a field trip to Candy Empire at Millenia Walk (Millenia Walk, 9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-95 to 98, Singapore 039596; tel: 6336 2968, to be precise, for Cupboard Space who is probably hyperventilating and who should come out of the closet).
They even took some time out from threatening not to pay professed professionals for their suspiciously shoddy work to Tim Tam Slam (also variously called the "Tim Tam Suck", "Tim Tam Explosion", " Tim Tam Orgasm " and "shotgunning a Tim Tam", basically describing the biting off of opposing corners of a Tim Tam, using it as one would a straw to suck up a hot beverage and then, popping it into the mouth before the biscuit disintegrates. Natalie Imbruglia demonstrates it on Graham Norton 's eponymous " So Graham Norton ".) with hot cups of Aussie-manufactured Milo .
Later on, they moved on to Cheezels, Jaffa Cakes , Wagon Wheels and Penguins.
And still later, faced with the implications of the law of diminishing returns, they contributed generously to this keropok uncle's retirement fund:
God, of course, gave us a vastly cheaper, healthier, calorie-free way of dealing with stress:
> do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ( Philippians 4 :6-7) But this sort of thing only works if we believe there is a God who:
* has the ability and is willing to listen us and to whom we can communicate;
* has the ability and is willing to calm our worries and fears; and
* most importantly, because it is just plain silly to be psyched into thinking happy thoughts about a situation that should in reality be worrisome, has the ability and is willing to act in the world to control it and because he loves us as his own children, order it for our good (good not meaning our preferred outcome but our eternal salvation and godliness).
