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Tiger Temple in Thailand

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:59:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I would like to visit this temple someday.

Tiger Temple

Monk walking tiger on a leash

Tourists observing the tigers

Monk and tigers during walk in the quarry

Tiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua, is a Buddhist temple in Western Thailand which keeps numerous animals, among them several tame tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by tourists.

The Theravada Buddhist temple is located in the Saiyok district of Thailand's Kanchanaburi province, not far from the border with Myanmar, some 38 km north-west of Kanchanaburi along the 323 highway. It was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for numerous wild animals. In 1995 it received the Golden Jubilee Buddha Image, made of 80 kilograms of gold.

They are washed and handled by Thai staff and the younger tigers by the volunteers. Once a day they are led on leashes to a nearby quarry. Originally they would roam around freely in this area but now, with the increase in tourists and the amount of tigers who sit in the canyon, will always be chained.

Tags: theravada buddhsim

Tips for boosting your mood regardless of the situation

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:32:34 GMT

clipped by: pcmkrfn

Clip Source: www.dumblittleman.com

Wearing your favorite sweater

Baking a cake

Listening to Monty Python songs

Walking outside

The beauty of nature

Your friends

Reading a novel

Tidying up / decluttering

Taking a bath

Being grateful

Our Iceberg

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:55:03 GMT

clipped by: debbyski

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

'What don't you know, and how will you learn it?"

So I'll answer Peggy's question.

What McCain doesn't seem to know -- yet -- is that he's a dead man walking.

The era of GOP dominance of U.S. politics is over

The U.S. economy is now in roughly the situation the Titanic was in when its lookouts spotted that fatal iceberg looming ahead, and most Americans have started to figure this out.

A problem that began in the U.S. housing market rippled around the globe.

Can we save it? Or is it time for some radically new approaches, both domestically and internationally?

Obama doesn't know yet. But whatever Obama says publicly, I hope he's got his most creative economists working to figure this out. He -- and the rest of us -- better hope we can learn fast.

Polestriding Benefits to Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:49:53 GMT

clipped by: ndegner
clipper's remarks: After 24 weeks of polestriding training, subjects increased their exercise endurance from 10.3 +/- 4.1 minute to 15.1 +/- 4.5 minute. This was significantly greater than control group subjects whose exercise endurance declined (from 11.2 +/- 4.7 to 10.3 +/- 4.7 minute; P < .001). Relationships between systolic blood pressure (P < .001), heart rate (P = .04), rate pressure product (P = .05), oxygen uptake (P = .016), and perceived leg pain (P = .02) and exercise time improved from the baseline symptom-limited treadmill test to the 6-month symptom-limited treadmill test in the polestriding group compared to the control group.

Clip Source: www.jcnjournal.com

Cardiovascular Training Effect Associated With Polestriding Exercise in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Collins, Eileen G. PhD, RN; Langbein, W. Edwin PhD; Orebaugh, Cynthia BSN, RN; Bammert, Christine MS; Hanson, Karla MS; Reda, Domenic PhD; Edwards, Lonnie C. MD; Littooy, Fred N. MD

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 20(3):177-185, May/June 2005.

Because individuals with claudication pain secondary to peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are limited in both walking speed and duration, the benefits of walking exercise may be insufficient to yield a cardiovascular training effect. The objectives of this analysis were to determine whether polestriding exercise training, performed by persons with PAD, would improve exercise endurance, elicit a cardiovascular training benefit, and improve quality of life

Polestriding training significantly improved the clinical indicators of cardiovascular fitness and QoL, and decreased symptoms of claudication pain during exertion.

Nordic Walking Benefits

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:39:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Both men and women benefited with increased oxygen consumption, caloric expenditure, and elevated heart rate in comparison to walking.

Clip Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Field testing of physiological responses associated with Nordic Walking.

Church TS, Earnest CP, Morss GM.

Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications at The Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX 75230, USA. tchurch@cooperinst.org

1: Res Q Exerc Sport. 2002 Sep;73(3):296-300.

caloric expenditure

and heart rate

compared to regular walking. For men, Nordic Walking resulted in increased oxygen consumption

caloric expenditure

and heart rate

compared to regular walking. Nordic Walking, examined in the field, results in a significant increase in oxygen use and caloric expenditure compared to regular walking, without significantly increasing perceived exertion.

Parkinson's Patients Benefit from Nodic Pole Walking

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:32:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Research to validate BW.

Clip Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Effect of exercise on perceived quality of life of individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Baatile J, Langbein WE, Weaver F, Maloney C, Jost MB.

Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

The purpose of this study was to determine if individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) who completed an 8-week, supervised PoleStriding exercise program would undergo significant improvements in cognitive skills, activities of daily living, motor function, and quality of life. The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) were used to measure functional independence. Six male volunteers (72.7+/-3.7 years of age) performed PoleStriding exercise three times per week for 37+/-3 minutes.

The results of this nonrandomized clinical trial indicate that an 8-week individualized PoleStriding exercise program increases perceived functional independence and quality of life in individuals with PD.

Virtual worlds carve out new path

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:42:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "The first step is to have virtual worlds as a common medium for ordinary people. It has to become far more ubiquitous, more like a toaster than a DVR,"
What virtual worlds do well is contextualise social encounters in a way that social networking cannot do, he thinks.

"Without places it is hard to have activities. The bowling alley or the alcohol does not matter as much as the people but if you do not have the bowling alley or the alcohol it's just an empty room and no-one comes,"

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Virtual worlds carve out new path

If you are walking with orcs in the World of Warcraft or setting up a business on planet Calypso, the real world is probably very far from your mind.

There is a sharp divide between so-called Massively Multi-player Online games (MMOs) which aspire to draw from the real world, such as Second Life, and those, like World of Warcraft, which proudly inhabit a land of pure fantasy.

Cityscape

Hoping to change that is Twinity, one of a growing number of games determined to make a link between the virtual world and the real.

allows users to hang out in some of the world's most famous cities

Twinity is a virtual world from Metaversum with avatars that walk around real cities. Metaversum chief executive Jochen Hummel says people can feel as though they have been to a city.

Networking avatars

"Virtual worlds are about experimenting and doing something different," she said.

Going one step farther, Myrl has created a social network exclusively for avatars.

Anonymity

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50 ways to help the Planet...

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:56:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: more could not be clipped...

Clip Source: www.50waystohelp.com

CHANGE YOUR LIGHT

TURN OFF COMPUTERS AT NIGHT

DON'T RINSE

DO NOT PRE-HEAT THE OVEN

RECYCLE GLASS

DIAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE

HANG DRY

GO VEGETARIAN ONCE A WEEK

WASH IN COLD OR WARM

USE ONE LESS PAPER NAPKIN

USE BOTH SIDES OF PAPER

RECYCLE NEWSPAPER

WRAP CREATIVELY

RETHINK BOTTLED WATER

BAN BATHTIME!

BRUSH WITHOUT RUNNING

SHOWER WITH YOUR PARTNER
Sneak in a shower with your loved one to start the day with some zest that doesn't come in a bar. Not only have you made a wise choice for the environment, but you may notice some other added...um...benefits.

TAKE A SHORTER SHOWER

PLANT A TREE

USE YOUR CRUISE CONTROL

SECOND-HAND DOESN'T MEAN SECOND-BEST

BUY LOCAL

ADJUST YOUR THERMOSTAT

INVEST IN YOUR OWN COFFEE CUP

BATCH ERRANDS

TURN OFF LIGHTS

GREENER LAWN CARE

PICNIC WITH A MARKER

RECYCLE OLD CELL PHONES

MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE

RECYCLE UNWANTED WIRE HANGERS

RECYCLE ALUMINUM AND GLASS

TELECOMMUTE

KEEP YOUR FIREPLACE DAMPER CLOSED

CUT DOWN ON JUNK MAIL

CHOOSE MATCHES OVER LIGHTERS

LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING—ONLINE

GIVE IT AWAY

What the Strida folding bike is and isn't

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:18:11 GMT

clipped by: Lexica
clipper's remarks: I'm a little dubious of the part about

the saddle is meant to be a little closer to the crank than with a normal bike, so you'll pedal with slightly bent knees. The advantage of this is that you can put both feet on the ground while in the saddle. Like I said, forget everything you know about bikes.

Forget everything I know about bikes, okay. But pedaling or pumping with one's knees bent, regardless of what kind of vehicle or machine is being pedaled or pumped, is tiring and less efficient than having one's legs more fully extended. Hm.

Clip Source: velo-orange.blogspot.com

Once you forget most of what you know about bikes, the Strida makes perfect sense. It can be stored in the corner of an apartment closet, rolled (still folded) onto the elevator, unfolded in 10 seconds on the sidewalk and ridden around town at about three-times walking speed. Re-folded it will accompany you on the subway or bus. It's also great for plane travel so long as you just need transportation around a city. For a commute of less than 10 miles it's perfect and you can store it in your office. The little rack can even carry a small shopping bag or briefcase if used with a cargo net.

What the Strida is not for is touring, randonneuring, or club rides. My only complaint with the Strida is the gearing. I find that I can spin along comfortably a an estimated 12-14 mph, but I wish this was more like 16-18 mph. On the other hand I can make it up any hill around here easily and without getting out of the saddle. That's a good thing since it's tricky to ride a Strida out of the saddle.

Tags: bikes, folding-bikes, strida, review

Monkeysee

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:20:50 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Learn "how to" do lots of things with a large collection of videos

Clip Source: www.monkeysee.com

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AJC Aging Dealing with Balance and Falling

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:51:18 GMT

clipped by: ndegner
clipper's remarks: Call to action for Elderly

Clip Source: www.ajc.com

Living a balanced life important to elderly

These balance-focused exercises aren't just good for you. They may be the key to independence.

And some 3,000 people across the country are testing out balance walking, which involves ski-like poles and angled shoes. Balance walking — which is like cross- country skiing without the snow — didn't even exist a few years ago. But today, the exercise routine is turning some parks and church parking lots across metro Atlanta into grassy slopes.

For people 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death, and close to 2 million people are treated in the emergency room every year for fall-related injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Each year, nearly one-third of older adults fall.

But getting wobbly doesn't have to be a given, according to doctors who say simply taking a 20-minute daily walk can build stability.

Robo-Dinosaurs

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:25:02 GMT

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Clip Source: gizmodo.com

With big contracts on the line, researchers are scrambling to come up with the next big breakthrough in unmanned military technology. One group of researchers believes that the "next big thing" could be a dinosaur (or "flying reptile" if you want to be all accurate about it) that existed 115 million years ago. These scientists are attempting to create a UAV that mimics the physical and biological characteristics of the prehistoric pterodactyl. The "Pterodrone" will be capable of flying, walking and sailing just like the flesh and blood original.

"The next generation of airborne drones won’t just be small and silent," says the multidisciplinary group, "they’ll alter their wing shapes using morphing techniques to squeeze through confined spaces, dive between buildings, zoom under overpasses, land on apartment balconies, or sail along the coastline."

Oh The Hair Thieves

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:18:36 GMT

clipped by: Brimstone
clipper's remarks: The hair thieves, they come in the night… Steal your hair, they do!

Clip Source: www.iht.com

Women in Myanmar not only have to watch out for pickpockets when they're commuting, shopping or walking down the street, but also hair thieves

Long-haired women in crowded areas have fallen victim to surreptitious hair snippers who steal their hair to sell

"My long hair was cut while I was on my way back from the office. I found out only when I got back home,

Many women in Myanmar have waist- or knee-length hair which they wear in a ponytail, making it easy for thieves to snip off the hair and sell it as extensions

The report said the price of hair has increased as demand for hair as an export or raw material rises. A viss (1.6 kilograms; 3.5 pounds) of hair is worth between 400,000 kyats (US$320; €235) and 500,000 kyats (US$400; €290), it said

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The greatest Health & Fitness benifits to the greatest number of people is now here

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:11:27 GMT

clipped by: 3kennedy

Clip Source: www.findbliss.com

Nordic walking was originally used by cross-country skiers for summer training. Nordic walking was then developed into a fitness exercise suitable for everyone with specific training equipment by the sports equipment manufacturer, Exel Oyj, sports medicine researchers, and other fitness professionals. Nordic walking improves endurance fitness, strengthens the various muscles of the upper body and improves the mobility and blood circulation of the neck and shoulder area. Nordic walking is up to 46% more efficient than normal fitness walking, caloric expenditure increases up to 20% and the heart rate increases up to 6% over normal walking.

The greatest Health & Fitness benifits to the greatest number of people is now here

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:09:49 GMT

clipped by: 3kennedy

Clip Source: www.findbliss.com

The Cooper Institute of Dallas, Texas assessed the Nordic walking method of using the poles for fitness walking. They found it increased calories burned and oxygen used by 20% compared with regular walking at the same pace.

The study, published in early 2001, assessed the impact of Nordic walking by comparing it to normal fitness walking. It showed that Nordic walking increases both energy expenditure and oxygen consumption by 20% on average compared to normal fitness walking at the same pace. The Cooper Institute studied the effectiveness of Nordic walking both in laboratory and field conditions in autumn 2000.