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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344857845468355656</id><updated>2024-03-08T06:53:44.946-08:00</updated><title type='text'>barreilgggg</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>acrade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09770356802091821278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344857845468355656.post-7912857028631636527</id><published>2022-05-26T06:04:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-26T06:04:40.065-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kick Anxiety Disorders Out Of Your Life Today!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Anxiety can be a normal human reaction in certain situations but it is not normal to experience anxiety that rules your life. Anxiety that is out of control can severely impact your life. Use the recommendations and the techniques in the article below to get your anxiety under control and get back in charge of your life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dealing with anxiety before it paralyzes your actions is the best way to handle these feelings. If each situation is resolved with as it arises, the stress can be released and an anxiety attack can be avoided. Think calmly about the situation and decide on the best course of action.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To ensure that anxiety is not getting you down, get sufficient exercise every day to calm your nerves. Physical activity promotes endorphins, which can make you feel happy and relieve stress. In addition, regular exercise is needed for general health and wellness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are suffering from anxiety, one of the best things that you can do is to drink a lot of water during the day. Eight glasses of water can help to reduce the toxins in your body and put you in the best position to stay positive during the day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you begin to feel an anxiety attack coming on while you are driving, pull over and stop your car, as soon as possible. Take some deep breaths, close your eyes, and wait for it to pass. Anxiety attacks are common when you are at the wheel and have been known to cause accidents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn how to use positive affirmations to help you with your anxiety. This can include motivational poetry, upbeat songs or just simple phrases that make you feel good about yourself. Sit down and think about how you want your day to go and do what you have to do to make it a reality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many people with elevated anxiety crave salt intensely. This is your body&#39;s way of informing you that it requires more sodium. The best salt to get is the kind that is unprocessed and raw. This is easier for the body to get digested and allows it to take in more minerals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you start feeling anxious in public, find ways to distract yourself. When in line at the store, start looking at the items hanging near you or the products in your basket. Observe the ceiling, count the number of checkstands, and do anything else you can to preoccupy your mind and keep it from dwelling on anxious thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Try writing down what worries you. Carry a spare pad and pencil on you wherever you go, or type it on a smartphone, laptop, or tablet. When you are feeling anxious, try writing down what worries you. Writing it down is much harder than simply thinking about it, so the negative thoughts may disappear sooner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Look into amino acids, as they may be an effective anxiety treatment. A vitamin or nutrient deficiency can result in lowered serotonin production. A lot of good books, including one called The Mood Cure, talk about treatment plans where you can use nutritional supplements to cut or erase your anxiety.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can use exercise to get rid of anxiety. Exercise can help you keep busy and get healthy at the same time. It also keeps you from thinking negatively. Exercise is also known to release endorphins in your brain. These give you a natural high and help relieve tension that can cause anxiety.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just staying at home and thinking about anxiety is not a good plan. Take an approach that involves action and let your worries take a back seat. Taking up some kind of hobby or other outlet can help you clear your mind when you&#39;re anxious.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anxieties are unavoidable, but when you are faced with a situation that makes you anxious, remember to take deep breaths. Breathe in like you are smelling a flower, and breathe out like you are trying to blow out a candle. This will give you more oxygen, slow your heartbeat and calm you down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Relieve your unfounded worries, by doing some research. Statistics, facts, and other pieces of information can help you feel more secure. Learning more about what is bothering you can also show you that you don&#39;t, in fact, have anything to worry about. If doing the research yourself might worsen your anxiety, ask a friend, or family member to help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get some exercise. Most people are aware that exercise is good for the body. What they may not be aware of is that exercise is equally good for the mind. In addition to being a healthy outlet for stress, exercising releases chemicals in the brain called endorphins, which are the feel-good chemicals responsible for the well-known runner&#39;s high.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At times you will find yourself in different positions during a panic attack. If you have an anxiety attack, do whatever you can do in order to keep you distracted. Count down from 100, do math problems in your head, talk about good times you&#39;ve had recently, and anything else that you can think of that could distract you in a positive manner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you feel that you are constantly thinking about the issues or problems that you have during the day, speak with a professional&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thecounsellingparadigm.sg/&quot;&gt;https://www.thecounsellingparadigm.sg/&lt;/a&gt;. Talking about your problems with someone else can help you get them out in the open so that they are not bottled up and causing you to worry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exercise is a great way to deal with your anxiety. Whenever you work out, you release a lot of tension or stress, which happens to be a major contributor to anxiety. When you get rid of this excess stress, you put yourself in a clearer state of mind, which should reduce the amount of anxiety you feel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As previously noted, anxiety can be a normal human reaction to stressful or unfamiliar situations but it should never be so severe that it impairs your ability to function. There are ways to deal with anxiety and get it back in check. Use the recommendations and techniques from above to help you gain control over your anxiety.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Requirements of Becoming a Pediatrician&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Child care is the primary consideration of all parents, especially mothers. They make sure their child&#39;s health, well-being, and growth are attended proper attention that&#39;s why they usually look for a pediatrician. Nowadays, many young people are aiming to get into the medical world and become a pediatrician. If you think you are one of these, the things that you need to satisfy are getting the degree and having the capacity to maintain the passion of providing health and childcare.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Of course to be formally known as a pediatrician you have to earn a degree by graduating in medicine with a specialization in pediatrics. Your education for several years will give you full knowledge about child health including sickness medication and treatment. The second of the requirements of becoming a pediatrician which is the capacity to maintain the passion of providing health and child care is also necessary for this will be your power that will make you stay and enjoy the profession.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being a pediatrician is very different on general medicine because here you will be dealing with kids. Kids sometimes tend to become hot tempered when experiencing illness and when given medical treatment. Some also have tantrums that are hardly handled even by their parents. For you to be able to successfully cure them, you have to touch there soft sides and show that your care. This way they will easily accept and follow your orders thus making the treatment process more convenient for both of you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aside from showing you care, you should also know the value of patience because some kids do not easily submit although you did almost all the possible ways to pamper and convince them. Stay patient because by continuing the effort you will still succeed and get your patient&#39;s submission for treatment. Being a pediatrician means you have to be more considerate and loving because that&#39;s what every kid deserves. This is the most important of all the requirements of becoming a pediatrician.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are still studying to earn the degree, make sure to attend proper attention to your studies for that will make you excel once you are in on the medical world. You should also start developing the value of patience and love for that are needed by your soon to be patients. Once you had these things there are no doubts that you won&#39;t be able to achieve your goal of becoming a pediatrician. You will surely pass the examination even though how hard it is and you will be honored by every patient that you will have. The requirements of being a pediatrician cannot be achieved by one click in your fingernails. You have to earn the requirements from day to day until you could finally say you are really ready to face the medical world with all the abilities and values needed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being a parent is never easy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We want only the best for our children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do what we can to make sure they are safe, eat as healthily as possible and do well in school.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When they get sick, we do what we can to see that they get better as fast as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The search for your child&#39;s doctor, usually a pediatrician (or pediatra as they say in Spanish) should really begin during pregnancy - before the child is born.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&#39;s a very important decision, as most likely your child will be seeing this doctor (or doctora as they say in Spanish) from newborn to age 18.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many times mother&#39;s find success by getting referrals from friends. This is a great place to start! Chances are good that if a trusted friend has had an amazing experience with a pediatrician, that you will too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other methods are searching doctors through the online review websites such as RateMD, or others. Usually there is a search bar on those sites where you can type in the doctor&#39;s name, then are taken to the &quot;results&quot;. Keep in mind, however, that some of these sites have posts from &quot;disgruntled&quot; employees, etc. so sometimes you have to do a little research on the person making the post (do they have other reviews, or did they just create an account to say negative things). Either way, it can be a good idea to do further research on the doctor and turn up other reviews - on other sites. This should give you a more accurate &quot;over all&quot; picture of the doctor you are considering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The type of insurance your child has often dictates the choices of which pediatrician you can see.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here in Southern California, many families are on Medi-Cal, so the choices would be limited to pediatricians who &quot;accept&quot; this coverage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The problem with Medi-Cal is not all doctors accept it, and because the reimbursement rate for the doctors is on the low end - doctors often have Physician&#39;s Assistants see the child. While they are often very capable, they are not medical doctors. You don&#39;t really want the doctor to do a &quot;walk by&quot; outside the door, looking in smiling and waving, yet not doing the assessment, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another consideration is whether the doctor has achieved &quot;board certification&quot; in addition to the medical degree. Why is it important that your pediatrician be board certified? A physician who has taken the extra step of achieving board certification has proven a minimum competency requirement. There are several different &quot;boards&quot; in the United States, and not all of them are created equal. The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), for example, was founded in 1933 and is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). They are a non-profit, independent organization. Physicians that pass the difficult requirements to obtain certification now possess a certificate which is recognized around the world as signifying a high level of physician competence. The American Board of Pediatrics one objective is &quot;to promote excellence in medical care for children and adolescents.&quot; Nearly all qualified pediatricians seek ABP recognition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once you find a pediatrician you are comfortable, and whose qualifications meet your expectations, then it is important to establish on ongoing professional relationship. This way, your pediatrician become almost a member of the family&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iscreenvision.com/&quot;&gt;https://www.iscreenvision.com/&lt;/a&gt;. They come to really know your child, and therefore often can be more effective in assessing and diagnosing illness or other potential problems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, when you&#39;re satisfied with your choice, you may want to consider &quot;telling your friends&quot; about your pediatrician. Word of mouth is often the best way to connect families to outstanding pediatricians.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/feeds/7912857028631636527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/05/kick-anxiety-disorders-out-of-your-life.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/7912857028631636527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/7912857028631636527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/05/kick-anxiety-disorders-out-of-your-life.html' title='Kick Anxiety Disorders Out Of Your Life Today!'/><author><name>acrade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09770356802091821278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344857845468355656.post-3854336608028246238</id><published>2022-05-10T07:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-10T07:33:33.426-07:00</updated><title type='text'> Get Forex Success Through These Simple Tips</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; FOREX can sometimes seem like a difficult subject; just remember the more you learn, the less difficult it is. Make sure you educate yourself as much as you can, this is key to being successful. So, read this article to succeed:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not bother trading on the Forex Market when it is slow and calm. You will be wasting your time. The more active the Forex Market is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://npfinancials.com.au/&quot;&gt;https://npfinancials.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;, the higher volumes and moves currency will be making. An active market is the best time to turn a profit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not put all of your confidence in a particular formula or trading tool. Traders make the mistake of thinking that the forex market requires complicated graphs and charts and formulas to make a profit. These charts can actually hurt you by providing too much conflicting data. Work with the price charts and follow the market trends.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One tip to working in the trading market is to take notes on everything you do. Write down exactly what you have done with your trades, and if you made or lost money. You can then look over your notes from time to time and see exactly what you did right, and learn from what you did wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Be willing to take a break from forex trading when the market isn&#39;t going your way. Forex trading can be extremely stressful, and it wears on your mental and physical health especially heavily when you lose. Taking regular trading breaks will help you stick to your plan instead of trading on your emotions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are an experienced stock trader looking to start trading in forex markets, learn the differences. For example, it is often good strategy to &quot;buy and hold&quot; stocks but the opposite is true with forex trading. Avoid losing money by using stock trading practices by learning about how forex is different than the stock market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fundamental analysis is studying how the Forex market is affected by real-world politics and economic. These events are the cause of rising interest rates and imminent bank failure. Using fundamental analysis helps you track these factors and analyze their impact so you can predict market changes and choose your trades accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While lots of forex articles talk about the difference between &quot;beginners&quot; and &quot;experienced traders,&quot; what you need to keep in mind is that learning forex is a process that never stops. Throughout your forex career you should strive to increase your knowledge of the process and your trading skills. Standing still can be no better than falling behind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When trading with forex, do not let the trends of the regular stock market influence you too much. These trends are linked to exchange rates, but the success or failure of one firm, no matter how big it is, is not going to affect the value of a currency overnight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The charts for the timeframe smaller than your usual trading period can help you pinpoint the best entry and exit points for your positions. If you tend to trade on the day, look at the hourly charts. If you trade on the hour, examine the fifteen-minute charts. The faster charts will show you the most advantageous moments to open or close your positions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn to keep your emotions and trading completely separate. This is much easier said than done, but emotions are to blame for many a margin call. 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You pad over to your sink in your bare feet, and wash up, brush your teeth and proceed to get dressed for the day, putting on that jacket and tie, blouse or dress. The time seems to flash by and you realize that you&#39;d better hit the road.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forgot Your Shoes?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You rush out the door and while waiting for the bus or train, or waiting to receive a package at the UPS office, you casually glance around&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://annmariejohn.com/&quot;&gt;https://annmariejohn.com/&lt;/a&gt;. Your eyes are drawn to the shmorgasborg of footwear that is surrounding you. A pair of running sneakers paired with ankle socks. Next to that a pair of worn out scuffed up work boots flanked by a pair of jeans. A lady wearing a pair of elegant high heel boots with stockings making her legs appear as they were dipped in a bottle of indian ink. As you shift your stance, you feel your toes bend and as soon as your heel lands softly but unimpeded on the cool pavement, you realize that something is quite not right, but at the same time, it is so right.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You finally force yourself to look down and much to your shock, that your toes are in plain view and between your bare soles and the ground exists nothing in between. Before you tell yourself to snap out of it - it is only your imagination, something brings you back to reality when the lady beside you asks matter-of-factly, &quot;forgot your shoes?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You look down again and tell yourself that it can&#39;t be. But there are your toes staring back up at you. You feel the pavement underneath get colder as your foot feels the reality underneath. You lift up one foot and turn it in to notice your bare sole, now blackened from having not worn any footwear since the night before. You put your bare foot back down and look around again to realize that all those looks of those around you - some chuckles, some in shock or slight smiles - are fixed on your bare feet - quite a rare sight!Not even a pair of socks or the most minimalist footwear like flip flops - your feet in the raw! You feel like you&#39;re having one of those nightmares where you are naked in the company of everyone around you that is clothed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chances are you may react by clutching the side of your head in disbelief as you utter - &quot;OMG! I can&#39;t believe I forgot to put on my shoes and socks! How was I barefoot this whole time?!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You are ready to panic and dash home if you are close enough to scramble into your shoes and socks. If you are far from home already, you resign yourself to the fact you&#39;re somewhat naked - stuck in your bare feet while you toggle through your mind looking for first excuse you can find to tell them that you&#39;re going be late for your job or interview - any way to avoid of being seen &quot;GASP&quot; barefoot!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now rest assured, chances are that since putting on footwear before leaving your home is so routine, it is highly unlikely that this will ever happen to you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let&#39;s say it did, however. Another feeling comes over you. You shrug and smile at those around you as if to say, &quot;hey, look at that. I&#39;m barefoot on a cool winter day!&quot; It could actually be fun and you may relish in the fact that while others are bundled up, their feet separated from the outside world in their shoes and socks, here you are experiencing full freedom by feeling the cool ground underneath your bare feet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I know I do. Many times I&#39;m asked if I forgot my shoes. The question tends to be irrelevant since most of the time I don&#39;t wear shoes or socks at all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the answer is yes - since I&#39;m so used to having absolutely nothing on my feet, those seldom occasions where I feel that footwear might make a favorable first impression, I&#39;ll end up anyway forgetting to bring along my footwear and end up coming to my appointments or meetings barefoot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But rather than panicking, I end up being thrilled as I look forward to another day of living a healthy lifestyle in my naturally reliable bare feet and go forward with what I was planning to do for the day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Barefoot as a Healthy Lifestyle&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guys, how many of you enjoy that feeling of getting home after a long day of work, and kicking off your shoes and peeling off those socks? And ladies in those uncomfortable heels, how great a relief is it to relieve your feet of that constraining feeling as well as peeling off those hose! As soon as your feet are breathing and your bare soles hit the floor or carpet, you feel like a new person, right?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now how about those days when you go to the park or at the beach, you rush to be the first one to ditch your footwear and feel the cool grass under your soles or ocean waves brushing between your toes! Invigorating, right?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, just imagine experiencing that relief for an entire day. Your heels, arches, and toes are able happily stretch and breath without the constraints of anything on them. No waiting til you get home to bring your feet back to their natural state - bare - after almost ten nonstop hours in the office, or running around. Just imagine that feeling for an entire day. If you can imagine that, imagine being in that blissful state for multiple days at a time?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you haven&#39;t imagined it, no need to worry, I don&#39;t imagine it either since, to begin with I almost never wear any kind of footwear. So rather than using my imagination, I get to live the experience of allowing my bare soles be in contact with every surface uninteruppted 24/7 and live the barefoot healthy lifestyle!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Living A Barefoot Healthy Lifestyle&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many people are realizing the health benefits of going barefoot. There are many articles written, and several health and wellness specialists are highly recommending it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, although there is a wealth of resources pertaining to the health benefits of bare feet, it seems that most of Western society looks at it as a something unsanitary, uncivilized and unprofessional while the most fashionable shoes, however uncomfortable and constraining they may be for your feet are seen as sophisticated and fashionable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the person who is educated about the benefits of going barefoot and conscious having healthy feet, unless he lives in a barefoot society, this can actually cost him his livelihood and social life. and it is for this reason that I created this site and named it the Barefoot Healthy Lifestyle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Barefoot Healthy Lifestyle is more than just about the joys of going barefoot. In this site I provide ideas and examples about how to implement your lifestyle choice. Your lifestyle choice consists of three components:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Health - as this site will show you through the careful research of articles and cases, the health benefits of going barefoot far outweigh the benefits of shoes. You will have the knowledge to present to anyone that challenges your lifestyle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wealth - This is a key determining factor about making your lifestyle choice. We all need to put food on the table, pay our bills and support ourselves and our families. But the question is do we need to sacrifice the things we are most passionate about? This will not bring happiness or even wealth. Wealth is not necessarily about having a ton of money and material possessions. Rather it is about having the freedom of choice how you want to live.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does your work mainly get you by on your daily expenses or are you able to decide on the choice of the lifestyle you want to live.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since I made the choice to be barefoot every minute of the day, I ruled out the option of a corporate 9-5 job carefully researching my other options and finding many that earn way more income than the 9-5 life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In other sections in this site I will delve further about how you can earn a substantial income without having to compromise your lifestyle. If fact after you&#39;ve gone through this site you will have the ability to earn more than the nine to five employee forced to comply with the office dress code&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Freedom - Freedom is having the ability to live a lifestyle you want, deal with who you want, where you want and when you want. In living a life based on wages rather then profit, this is next to impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since freeing my feet and living a healthier lifestyle my goal is to help like-minded people achieve the same goals while accumulating wealth so you will never have to comply with someone else&#39;s rules and thus attain the freedom to maintain the lifestyle of your choice!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Barefoot Healthy Lifestyle promotes the pleasure of being barefoot any time and any place you choose. You will learn and teach others how they can live a not only a healthier more prosperous lifestyle - and of their choice!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;4 Simple Anxiety Natural Remedies For Easy Anxiety Relief&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anxiety Natural Remedies: Breathing and Relaxation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The condition of anxiety thrives on shallow breathing, so a major weapon we have in combating anxiety through natural anxiety treatment is simply to learn and develop deep breathing, which actually relaxes our whole system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Proper deep breathing is a method that uses the whole length, width and depth of the diaphragm, letting this large, long and wide muscle relax so it allows the breath to reach its full potential.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Deep breathing in this case does not mean taking rapid deep breaths that in the end exhaust us, it is a means to relax and fill us with a calm yet vital energy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anxiety Natural Remedies: Psycho-Physical Exercise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The condition of anxiety also thrives on an overload of mental energy, disorganised and scattered, fearful thinking, the rest of our being just the recipient of these negative thought patterns which transform into psycho-somatic manifestations, ie physical discomfort and even illness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, in order to combat this &#39;takeover&#39; of the body and its energy by the mind and stop perpetuating the anxiety condition, we can start using the body and our vital energy for natural anxiety relief to bring equilibrium to our being&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lighthousecounselling.ca/&quot;&gt;https://lighthousecounselling.ca/&lt;/a&gt;. Don&#39;t worry, this is really very simple!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Psycho-physical exercises simply involve body movement and deep breathing. In Yoga and Tai Chi, for example, the movements are synchronised with the breath, while in &#39;Shaking and Breathing&#39; they are less so, but are still equally important.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anxiety Natural Remedies: Counselling&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The condition of anxiety also thrives on scattered thinking and confusion, where we lose our natural ability to see ourselves and our situation clearly. So, being able to put it all out into words with someone who is outside the situation and not judgmental, we start to see what is relevant and what is not, we begin to sort out the root cause of a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And, of course, we get feedback, which is invaluable as an anxiety state tends to blind us to reality, of ourselves and of others. Moreover, the simple fact of sharing one&#39;s problems and difficulties can itself be enormously reassuring because we feel we are no longer alone with our fear.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anxiety Natural Remedies: Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis: positive re-programming of your mind&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The condition of anxiety is one of repetitive negative imagination where one fears and even believes in the worst outcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, our negative thoughts and beliefs will certainly tend to create negative results, but powerful help is at hand through techniques of re-programming our mind with life-affirming, positive thoughts and beliefs, especially about ourselves. For the amazing truth is that our fundamental beliefs and values determine, to a very large degree, the quality of our lives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We can begin to change ourselves from within by listening to positive thoughts, which are absorbed by our subconscious mind. This may be achieved through either an outside source, eg a specialist CD program, or even through &#39;hypnotising&#39; ourselves!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are below just a few anxiety cures, most of which I have tried and found to be extremely effective:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aromatherapy, Self-hypnosis for weight loss and quit smoking programs, How to relieve pain and stress with self massage, Learning massage, How to get rid of headaches, anxiety and panic attacks, How to relax and sleep like a baby, Reflexology, Reiki, How to overcome depression, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natural cures for anxiety attacks that can be effective to use together to increase benefits include homeopathic and herbal remedies, nutritional supplements as well as counseling therapy to help increase your anxiety coping skills.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Although it can be confusing and troublesome, anxiety is nothing to be ashamed of. It is normal to experience these feelings at times and in fact anxiety and panic attacks are a common issue with many people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can learn to cope with and even to release anxiety to a large degree and natural cures can provide gentle support while you&#39;re learning new skills. However, if you feel like your symptoms are greater than your ability to manage by yourself, it&#39;s important to get help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many professionals offer specialized help for anxiety and provide treatment support through different mediums like audio, video, books and live support. The Internet makes accessibility to this support easy and convenient. Counseling assistance can be done in groups, individually or even over the phone if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natural cures for anxiety attacks can address your symptoms without the negative side effects sometimes associated with prescription anti-anxiety drugs. Natural cures can also be used long-term if necessary with no risk of addiction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Passionflower is an herb that is often used for anxiety, depression and insomnia. Passionflower is a natural tranquilizer that provides support for the relaxation and rest that is necessary to recover after an attack.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In traditional medicine, the herbs lavender and lemon balm are used to ease and calm agitated feelings like stress and anxiety, and they are often used with passionflower to increase effectiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/feeds/3854336608028246238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/05/get-forex-success-through-these-simple.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/3854336608028246238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/3854336608028246238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/05/get-forex-success-through-these-simple.html' title=' Get Forex Success Through These Simple Tips'/><author><name>acrade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09770356802091821278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344857845468355656.post-7578318421255705078</id><published>2022-04-14T03:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-14T03:32:19.917-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gas Lubrication: Prism Spinners for Laser Research</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;When Westwind Air Bearings Ltd began marketing air lubricated spindles capable of speeds in excess of 100,000 rpm in 1963, it was not long before the company started receiving requests from both public and private research centres to produce high speed rotating devices to meet diverse special needs. These ranged from tiny, finger-tip size, infrared choppers running on helium gas in skin cancer detectors to much larger machines capable of testing centrifugally-arming artillery shell fuses at speeds up to 30,000 rpm. One of the most challenging, as well as long-lived projects, however, was undertaken under contract to Britain&#39;s National Physical Laboratory (NPL). This involved developing machines to rotate glass prisms at the highest possible speeds for use in laser research.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The design of the NPL prism spinners posed a range of interesting problems for the Westwind engineers. The prisms were made of special quality glass, cut with high precision, about 2 cm long and of hexagonal cross section. The specification required that the prism rotate about its longitudinal axis, open at both ends to light rays incident throughout an unobstructed conical angle of 120 degrees. These limitations meant that the whole rotor, including turbine drive and air lubricated bearings, could be only marginally longer than the glass prism. The solution lay in locating the prism in a hollow metal cylinder, with a central turbine and symmetrical bearings on either side on the outer surface.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another restriction on the design came from the requirement that the glass prism should not be unevenly stressed, either by the method of holding in the rotor or by the effect of rotation. This requirement was achieved only after testing alternative methods of holding and required specially shaping the ends of the prism. The final arrangement is shown schematically on the dust cover of the book The Design of Aerostatic Bearings published by the Machinery Publishing Co. Ltd. in November 1970.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first prism spinner delivered to NPL ran at 80,000 rpm. Good results were reported and published in international scientific journals. Westwind were happy to receive a second order for this first model from a research laboratory in the USA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NPL wanted to press on to higher speeds. Westwind pointed out that the maximum speed was limited by the mass of the glass prism and the physical dimensions of the bearings. By using a light alloy for the rotor, the rotating mass was kept as low as possible but the mass of the prism was fixed by the customer. The specification strictly limited the bearing parameters, leaving little scope for improvements in this area. NPL were told that significantly higher speeds would only be possible with a smaller prism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In due course a smaller prism was produced and this was carried in a spinner at 130,000 rpm. Once again good results were reported and once again a second order came from the customer in the USA. The 1960s was an exciting decade for Westwind engineers with their gas bearings keeping them in touch with cutting-edge developments in many fields of science and technology. Hopefully, their efforts contributed to some of the advances in laser applications that were achieved at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On March 13th 1997, an extraordinary event occurred across the state of Arizona that has become the subject of great debate in the UFO community. Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of witnesses from all walks of life reported seeing a large V-shaped craft, over a mile across with unusual lights, travel slowly and silently by at a very low altitude. Some witnesses who reported being directly underneath it as it passed, said it drifted right over the housetops, so close it seemed &quot;they could almost touch it.&quot; Witness accounts suggest that at least one unknown craft and possibly others passed directly over Phoenix and penetrated through Sky Harbor airspace, before drifting off to the south towards Tucson. At least one air traffic controller at Sky Harbor Airport admitted in a televised news interview that he saw the lights from the tower using binoculars, but did not see anything on radar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Skeptics and debunkers dismiss the event as flares or a host of other manmade or natural explanations while thousands of witnesses insist that what they saw cannot be explained in any known terms. There are many facts, photos, witness accounts and notable circumstances that are attached to the event and similar events that have occurred all over the world that are largely ignored by the media and completely ignored by a few staunch skeptics and debunkers who get way more media attention than they deserve. First and very importantly, to avoid confusion we need to classify the Phoenix Lights Phenomenon into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LIGHTS ON MOVING CRAFT: These are the lights associated with the March 13th event (shortly after 8pm) that appeared to be fixed to a large V-shaped or triangular shaped craft. There are varying witness descriptions of different light arrays, patterns and number of lights which could suggest the possibility of multiple craft or a singular craft that changed as it flew across the Arizona skies. Witnesses all unanimously agree that the craft, or multiple craft, were completely silent and flew very close to the ground. One craft was over a mile wide according to hundreds of documented witness accounts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ORBS: These are luminescent amber orbs that randomly appear individually, in pairs or groups. They can appear together in rigid formation or separated by miles. These orbs defy explanation and are the variety I personally observed on November 21st 2005 (read about my sighting). They do not flicker or emit any smoke trails and remain perfectly fixed in their position relative to each other and to the ground. Dr. Lynne Kitei, a well-respected Phoenix physician and key witness to the Phoenix Lights, personally observed these anomalous lights very close to her mountainside home in 1995. She had the unique opportunity to observe a trio of orbs in close proximity (less than 200 feet away) and described them as balls of amber light approximately three to six feet across. They did not glare, emit any beam of light or illuminate their adjacent surroundings. She could not identify what they were, but managed to capture them in a photograph. She said they dimmed out one by one &quot;as if on a dimmer switch.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The orbs are a separate phenomenon from what happened on March 13th 1997, which by all accounts was a massive UFO flyover. The orbs are fiercely argued to be flares dropped by the military due to their similar appearance. Skeptics have thrown out many explanations, none of which have been substantiated by any facts or witness accounts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FLARE THEORY: By far the most common theory and the official theory given by the local Phoenix military. First let me point out that I am fully aware of the Barry Goldwater test range. I know where it is in proximity to Phoenix and I have an excellent understanding of the activity that takes place there based on numerous sources including military personnel. I know what flares look like, both from personal observation and analysis of video footage and photos, and I have personally spoken to military personnel who work with flares on a daily basis, including a highly qualified pyrotechnic expert. I don&#39;t dispute that the military drops flares over the Barry Goldwater Range and that pilots often jettison their remaining flares before returning to base. I also agree that some, not all of the reported sightings of strange lights and a number of photos and videos that have been circulated around were indeed flares.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The big question here is; If flares are routinely dropped over the Barry Goldwater Range and they have done so since 1941, wouldn&#39;t it be logical to assume that most people in Phoenix are used to seeing them? What would prompt thousands of people to suddenly call into local newspapers, police stations, news stations, radio stations and Luke Air Force base, all on the same night and all around the same time? It is plainly obvious that many people saw something very strange, not something as mundane and routine as a flare drop, and felt compelled to report it and find out what it was.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I challenge the debunkers who insist that ALL Phoenix Lights reports were actually flares, to consider looking at the real facts rather than dismiss the hundreds of verifiable witness reports, photos and investigative evidence out of hand. If there is conclusive evidence that can explain everything away and prove it was only flares, bring it to the table and let the public see it! The flare theory is a nice convenient way to explain glowing lights in the sky and seems like the most logical explanation for the Phoenix Lights until you consider all of the reasons why the theory doesn&#39;t work:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FLARE THEORY DOESN&#39;T FIT WITNESS TESTIMONIES: First you have to acknowledge the staggering number of witnesses that were out on the evening of March 13th 1997 hoping to catch a glimpse of the Halle-Bopp comet. It was a perfectly clear night and thousands of people from all walks of life, including doctors, police officers, little league coaches with their kids, people jogging, drivers on the road, all kinds of people were going about their business when suddenly, out of the blue, they look up and see an enormous V-shaped, semi-transparent craft with an array of lights, travel slowly and silently by, very low to the ground. Some witnesses said it went directly over their heads.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The shear number of matching witness accounts eliminates any possibility of a hoax, unless of course you are going to suggest that thousands of people got together and decided to make up some phony story, not only in Phoenix, but other countries that have reported similar phenomenon, just so they could all have a good laugh. Frankly, I would sooner believe that we were being visited from beyond than buy into a mass hoax conspiracy theory. If there were only a handful of reports coming from a small group of people partying and drinking out in the desert, I would surely and quickly dismiss the whole thing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to witness accounts at least one large V-shaped craft and possibly other triangular craft, flew across the entire state of Arizona, starting from Paulden all the way down to Phoenix and Tucson. The timeline of verifiable reports suggest that something did in fact travel across the entire state, which brings me to my first argument against the coveted flare theory; Flares don&#39;t travel hundreds of miles, and witnesses in southern and northern Arizona couldn&#39;t possibly see flares over the Barry Goldwater Range! Also, witnesses described a large semi-transparent craft with strange looking lights, not flares with smoke trails. Some witnesses were directly underneath as the craft flew over and swear that it was anything but flares!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DON&#39;T INSULT THE WITNESSES&#39; INTELLIGENCE! Flare theorists seem to believe that witnesses can&#39;t tell the difference between flares and something that by all accounts was completely out of this world. Many of the witnesses who came forward included active military personnel who work with flares on a daily basis. They were very adamant that what they saw were not flares! You don&#39;t have to be a flare expert to tell what they look like. The burning magnesium from the flares illuminates the rising smoke above. They flicker and move about as they fall to the ground. The military staged a flare demo in 2000 hoping to convince everyone that what they actually saw were flares. The demonstration totally backfired as it gave witnesses an opportunity to make a fair comparison and conclude that there was no similarity at all to what they saw.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FLARES DON&#39;T STAY FIXED IN ONE POSITION RELATIVE TO THE GROUND AND EACH OTHER: There has been extensive analysis of videos submitted by witnesses that clearly shows that the anomalous orbs don&#39;t budge at all. Mike Tanner, a witness and key investigator, viewed a series of light formations and at one point used a spotter scope to zoom in on one of the orbs. The orb faded in and out over twenty minutes without ever moving as it stayed fixed within the scope. Another military witness claims that he observed similar orbs from his home near Luke AFB. The orbs stayed fixed in one position for over twenty minutes. He says they definitely were not flares and he works with flares on a daily basis!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FLARES ARE NEVER DROPPED OVER POPULATED AREAS OR INDIAN RESERVATIONS: Illumination flares are large metal cylinders filled with a magnesium based pyrotechnic composition. They are dropped over test ranges, military bases and other areas where military operations take place. Dropping flares, or any objects for that matter, over populated areas and Indian reservations is an FAA violation and prohibited due to possible injury to civilians, damage to property and ground fires.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NEW FLARE TECHNOLOGY? Someone once suggested that these flares are of a new type not yet known to the public. If this were true we would surely know about it by now, over a decade later. Illumination flares are used to help troops see better at night and spoofing flares are used to divert heat seeking missiles. There is nothing top-secret about flares or their use, even a new type that can somehow appear, then disappear, then re-appear in the same spot and stay fixed in one position. If the military had this kind of technology, why wouldn&#39;t they just admit it to the public and put an end to all of the endless speculation? Why wouldn&#39;t they have done so back in 2000 when they staged their flare demonstration?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I PERSONALLY WITNESSED THESE MYSTERIOUS ORBS: On November 21st 2005, I observed two amber orbs in a side-by-side formation from a Boeing 737 departing Sky Harbor Airport. They did not appear to be aircraft, flares or any natural phenomenon. What is most significant is that they appeared in an identical, side-by-side formation in two different locations. The first location was in front of the Estrella Mountain Range directly over the north end of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation. The second location was northwest of Glendale. I had an incredible bird&#39;s-eye view on a perfectly clear night and I could easily see the horizon and topography (read about my sighting). They appeared in the same side-by-side formation, rigidly fixed in space and they were very bright and distinct from all other light sources. There were no visible military operations at either of the two locations, no visible aircraft deploying them and no sign of them being fired up into the air. The military would not deploy them over populated areas or Indian reservations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LARGE MILITARY BLIMP or TOP SECRET MILITARY PROJECT: Another common theory is that experimental government aircraft are responsible for the Phoenix Lights. Supporters of this theory believe that a very large, silent surveillance blimp or top-secret aircraft flew over Arizona and that diversionary flares were dropped by the military in an attempt to divert the attention of whoever was out on that clear evening gazing at Halle-Bopp comet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some skeptics may be referring to the Ascender project, which is not top-secret at all. The Ascender is a semi-autonomous V-shaped blimp that can hover in near space to perform high-altitude reconnaissance and relay battlefield communications. In 2004 (seven years after the event took place), John Powell, founder of JP Aerospace, told MSNBC.com &quot;The full-size station in our grand vision is 2 miles across, but that&#39;s down the road a bit.&quot; No such blimp existed in 1997 and the largest size to date is no bigger than a passenger jet, much smaller than witnesses described. It is important to note that a mile-wide blimp can only be deployed at sub-orbital altitudes where the air is extremely thin and the craft is virtually weightless. At lower altitudes, it would collapse under its own weight. You could never build such an enormous aircraft structure at ground level, let alone one that could fly extremely slow under its own power without making even the slightest noise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When considering this implausible theory, one must also consider many obvious questions; Are we supposed to believe the military would fly an enormous blimp a mile or so across (the enormous size was a consistent descriptive in hundreds of eye-witness reports) right over the city at extremely low altitude, endangering millions of citizens on the ground and in the air, rather than fly a course somewhere over the thousands of square miles of uninhabited desert surrounding Phoenix, out of the public eye? If this was indeed a &quot;top secret&quot; blimp, why would they fly it at low altitude right over a city in full public view? If they flew it over uninhabited areas they wouldn&#39;t have to bother with diversionary flares. Anyway, you could never fly a blimp of this size with accuracy at low altitude as it would by highly susceptible to winds and convective currents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every major airport in the country that has scheduled airline service (including Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport) is surrounded by Class-B airspace, a protective zone that extends 30 miles out from the center of the airport. Large airports are typically surrounded by many smaller airports that are in relative close proximity, so the airspace is very busy. ATC constantly communicates with all pilots entering their airspace, assigning specific routes and altitudes in order to maintain safe separation between aircraft. All pilots entering Class-B airspace are issued a 4-digit transponder code for identification and their aircraft must be equipped with a Transponder that has altitude reporting so that ATC can accurately monitor the aircraft&#39;s position. The only exceptions are crop dusters and aircraft that are ferried to repair facilities, but special arrangements must be made in advance. The point is that no aircraft, including military aircraft, can enter Class-B airspace without communication and clearance from the airspace controller. Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR #191 of Part 91) require all aircraft to fly at an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of less than 2,000 feet in congested areas. In other words, pilots must maintain minimum safe altitudes and obstacle clearance when flying over a densely populated area. They are not allowed to fly directly over housetops.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bottom line is, the craft that flew over Phoenix on March 13th severely violated Class-B airspace when it entered without communication and clearance from ATC and flew right across the final approach course of Sky Harbor Airport, one of the busiest airports in the country. It also went undetected by radar which completely kills the blimp idea and all other conventional aircraft for that matter. If it was an aircraft that flew over Phoenix in 1997, top-secret or not, the public would have known about it a long time ago. The aircraft controller who was interviewed by a local news station would certainly have admitted that it was military in nature, but he didn&#39;t. He said that he could see the lights, but he didn&#39;t see anything on radar and had no idea what it was.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is absurd to suggest that the military would intentionally fly an enormous aircraft through Sky Harbor airspace, without communication or clearance, violate minimum safe altitude requirements, publicly display their top-secret, invisible, mile-wide behemoth and then completely deny its existence. What happened to the mile-wide aircraft after the fact? How could the military hide such an enormous aircraft (or make it invisible) and how come we don&#39;t know about its existence 10+ years after the fact?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, what&#39;s so top secret about an enormous blimp compared to our stealth technology, which is already public knowledge? The X45, X47, Scramjet and DARPA&#39;S Slingshot projects as well as other cutting edge projects are already in the public domain. While some of the capabilities of these new aircraft and weapon systems are still classified, they are certainly visible to the public.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CESSNAS FLYING IN FORMATION (STAGED HOAX): After the Phoenix Lights event, a young man came forward and claimed that he viewed the Phoenix Lights using a Celestron Telescope and saw they were a fleet of Cessnas flying in formation. Despite thousands of witness reports to the contrary, local media focused on this singular report. First of all, to suggest that you could follow a moving Cessna with a Telescope is ridiculous. I personally own a telescope and there is no way you could follow a moving aircraft and focus in on it, especially at night. Based on this statement alone I would seriously question anything this witness had to say.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First you have to convince me that a group of pilots would be stupid enough and brazen enough to think they could pull off such an elaborate hoax without being caught. Every pilot knows that penetrating Class-B airspace (a 30-mile protective veil that surrounds every major airport in the country) without a proper ATC clearance, would get them into serious trouble. There is no way a fleet of Cessnas could fly silently, even with the engines running at idle, and avoid radar detection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A fleet of aircraft entering Class-B airspace without communication or clearance would be considered a serious threat and they most certainly would have been forced down by military pilots. Once on the ground the perpetrators would be arrested, heavily fined and face possible prosecution and prison time. The FAA would permanently suspend their licenses due to the magnitude of the crime. They would be thrashed by the media and lynched by the public.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why would any pilot risk everything, believing that they could successfully pull off such an elaborate hoax, get away with it, go home, watch the 10&#39;oclock news and have a nice laugh? Nobody ever got caught and nobody ever came forward to say &quot;we did it.&quot; Private pilots would never take such a risk, commercial pilots would never risk their flying careers, and airline pilots are constantly monitored by ATC. They would never attempt such a thing especially with a plane loaded with passengers. Obviously this guy concocted the entire story to get his mug on the six o&#39;clock news!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;HELICOPTERS IN FORMATION: All helicopters make noise. This theory doesn&#39;t fit with the thousands of witness reports claiming that the craft was totally silent and most people are smart enough to tell what a helicopter looks like. For these reasons and all of the reasons described in the Cessna theory, this simply doesn&#39;t fly!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;STEALTH B2 BOMBER FLYOVER: Thousands of witnesses claim that they saw an enormous V-shaped craft over a mile wide, semi-transparent, with an array of large luminous lights attached. The stealth bomber is tiny by comparison. What is most significant is that every witness reported that the enormous craft was totally silent. This kills the stealth bomber theory. Stealth means that the aircraft is radar evasive, not sound evasive. It is anything but quiet. The military would never violate Class B airspace by entering without an ATC clearance and air traffic controllers would never vector an aircraft across the final approach course of a busy airport, especially at a dangerously low altitude! We interviewed a witness for the Phoenix Lights Documentary who says that she saw a stealth bomber fly over her house during the World Series, but it didn&#39;t look anything like what she saw fly directly over her head on March 13th.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MILITARY HOAX: The military would never intentionally stage a UFO hoax. The last thing they want to deal with is placating public concerns. Why would military pilots attempt to stage such a hoax and seriously risk losing their coveted flying privileges they worked so hard to obtain? The upper military brass would not take such an action lightly and the consequences are far too severe to justify an elaborate hoax just for laughs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is interesting to note that in one case, a witness who called in to Luke Air Force Base to report strange lights was told that the phones were ringing off the hook. The woman who answered the phone admitted that she did not have any information at that time and suggested the witness call back the next day. Upon calling the next day, the same witness reported that a different person answered, and with a hostile attitude, denied that there were any reports at all. Other witnesses reported the same indifferent, hostile attitude and complete denial of any unusual activity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a final note, the government and military never denied the 8pm event took place and they never claimed that the 8pm event was flares. What they officially reported to the public was the following statement: &quot;At no time was there ever a threat to our national security.&quot; There is a great likelihood that flares were dropped around 10pm, possibly as a diversionary tactic to confuse the facts and that many (not all) reported sightings at that time were of the flare drop.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON: The skies over Phoenix were perfectly clear and there is no known atmospheric phenomenon that could have manifested or looked anything like what witnesses saw. Auroras generally only appear near the Earth&#39;s north and south poles. You are not likely to see them in the Arizona skies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BALL LIGHTNING: We interviewed Robert Golka for the Phoenix Lights Documentary. He never made it into the final cut as we were desperate to reduce the running time down from 3+ hours to a nominal 84 minutes. He is one of the world&#39;s foremost experts on ball lightning and famous for building the world&#39;s largest Tesla coil at Wendover Air Force Base in 1973. He is one of the few people on the planet to create ball lightning in a lab environment. According to his expert testimony, ball lightning is a rare phenomenon that can occur near the ground and at higher altitudes and has on very rare occasions been observed by passengers in aircraft. Ball lightning requires a source with strong electromagnetic fields such as that present in storm clouds. It can burst out from high electromagnetic fields present in the Earth as well. The night the Phoenix Lights event occurred was totally clear with no storm clouds present. In his opinion ball lightning could not occur on such a clear night and would never manifest into an array of lights and travel low and slow, in formation, across the state of Arizona. The phenomenon does not match witness accounts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SWAMP GAS: A completely ridiculous theory at best. There are no swamps anywhere in Phoenix or the state of Arizona for that matter and swamp gas does not look like what thousands of witnesses described.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;METEORS: Meteors streak across the sky at very high altitude and burn up from the intense friction of passing through the Earth&#39;s atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. Whatever doesn&#39;t burn up falls to the ground and is referred to as a meteorite. Meteors don&#39;t fly low and slow in perfect formation or resemble a large V-shaped craft. I never heard any witness say; &quot;It looked like a meteor!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MASS HALLUCINATION: I don&#39;t believe in the concept of mass hallucination at all. To my knowledge this is an unproven concept with no verifiable historical evidence whatsoever. It is completely ridiculous to suggest that thousands of people stopped what they were doing, looked up in the sky and saw something that wasn&#39;t there. Did somebody spike the Phoenix aqueducts with LSD? It is amazing anyone would sooner believe in such nonsense rather than believe witnesses actually saw something.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MASS HOAX CONSPIRACY: The mass hoax theory is another outrageous concept completely unfounded by any facts. What would motivate thousands of people from all walks of life to get together and secretly conjure up such a hoax? How would such a massive hoax be kept secret? How come nobody ever came forward to say, &quot;we all made it up it was just a joke? I believe the witnesses actually saw something extraordinary. You can&#39;t dismiss the testimony of hundreds of witnesses with matching descriptions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WEATHER BALLOONS: The weather balloon theory is often thrown out by many skeptics as a convenient explanation for UFOs. While this may be a valid explanation for some daytime sightings, it does not fit as a possible explanation for the Phoenix Lights. Weather balloons are not illuminated and cannot be seen at night, except for a flashing beacon. For this reason they are never released in populated areas where there is a high density of airport traffic, such as the airspace over Phoenix, because they are hazardous to aircraft. There are several types of weather balloons used for different purposes, but most are filled with hydrogen or helium gas and carry an instrument called a radiosonde that measures atmospheric pressure, air temperature and relative humidity. Weather balloons do not travel laterally close to the ground. They rise an average of 1000 feet per minute and burst at an altitude of around 100,000 feet where the atmospheric pressure is one percent the pressure at sea-level. The radiosonde deploys a small parachute and falls gently to the ground. It is absurd to suggest that a fleet of weather balloons were released on the night of March 13th and flew in a perfect v-shaped formation, at low altitude across the entire state of Arizona!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FINAL CONCLUSIONS: Once you rule out all possible natural and man-made explanations for the Phoenix Lights there is only one explanation that, despite what the debunkers say, cannot be conclusively ruled out; Perhaps, WE ARE being visited by our cosmic neighbors, stopping by to check us out! If you consider that the universe is full of life, we are just another race of beings - nothing special. Other more advanced species of life could certainly observe us just as we observe most of the life forms on this planet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people argue that it is impossible for anyone to travel the vast distances in space and come to our remote planet. The scientific minds insist that you can&#39;t travel anywhere near the speed of light and that it would take lifetimes to reach our closest neighboring stars. While this seems like a valid point, the truth is, as far as space travel goes, we are like infants taking our first steps. Our first manned space flight was in 1961, which is only a blip in human history&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helibox.co.uk/&quot;&gt;https://www.helibox.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;. To date, we have only traveled to the moon and sent out a few probes. That hardly qualifies us as &quot;space travelers.&quot; Perhaps our ET friends are traveling inter-dimensionally, intra-dimensionally or bending space and time by generating high-level gravitational fields. Physical beings may not be able to travel at light speed, but what about light beings? Who knows what short cuts may exist out there that we haven&#39;t discovered yet?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I believe Earth is a micro-cosmic example of the diversity of life in the universe. Life flourishes everywhere on the surface of our planet, even in environments that would be lethal to humans. Go to the highest, deepest, coldest and hottest places on Earth, even solid rock, and you will find life forms, some as big as whales and others far too small to be seen with the naked eye.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Considering the trillions of planets in our own galaxy, the hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe and how rugged, diverse and adaptive life is, there is virtually no scientific or logical probability that we are alone. In fact, there could be civilizations out there millions or even billions of years ahead of us! Is it possible that Earth has been, and continues to be, visited by extraterrestrial beings? The answer to this question is; Of course it&#39;s possible, because there is no way to prove otherwise! We don&#39;t know who is really out there or what their capabilities are and that is an indisputable fact! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! It&#39;s not crazy to be open minded about such things, what is crazy is proclaiming something doesn&#39;t exist without having even the slightest thread of evidence to prove it. It&#39;s time for us to stop pretending we are the be-all, end-all &quot;masters of the universe&quot; and accept the obvious probability that we are not alone. For many people seeing is believing, but until we have open contact, there&#39;s nothing wrong with keeping an open mind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/feeds/7578318421255705078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/gas-lubrication-prism-spinners-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/7578318421255705078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/7578318421255705078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/gas-lubrication-prism-spinners-for.html' title='Gas Lubrication: Prism Spinners for Laser Research'/><author><name>acrade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09770356802091821278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344857845468355656.post-169699390540756407</id><published>2022-04-14T03:30:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-14T03:30:29.119-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Advice on How to Cook Basmati Rice</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;For people that are not fortunate enough to be blessed with high-octane culinary skill, the thought of how to cook Basmati rice is sure to be met with an ominous mix of ignorance and trepidation. And matters are exacerbated by the fact that it invariably happens to be the most suited accompaniment for all cuisines in which rice rules the roost.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mildew Blighting The World&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to popular belief, cooking this supreme quality rice is certainly not a Himalayan task. So without obfuscating any further, here are the secrets that you always craved for but didn&#39;t know whom to ask:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The grains of this kind of rice are long and lengthen further during the cooking process. And of course, they taste heavenly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since the starch content is relatively high, the grains have to be rinsed in cold water several times before the cooking process. Soaking in fresh cold water for about 30 minutes after the washing process is considered ideal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drain the water completely before putting the grains in a medium saucepan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Measure the water used to cook the rice. A 2:1 ratio (2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice) is sure to keep you afloat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Add a pinch of salt along with the rice and water and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Just in case the lid is not tight enough, cover the saucepan with an aluminum foil before placing the lid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cook the rice till the solution boils. Thereafter, reduce the heat and allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes before turning off the heat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not stir the rice during the cooking process, which generally takes about 30-45 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On completion of the cooking process, allow the rice to stand in the saucepan for about 5 minutes before inspecting the contents. Fluff with a fork when the process comes to a fragrant end.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ideally, all the water should have been absorbed by the rice. In case the rice turns out to be a wee bit too soft, reduce the quantity of water the next time. The opposite holds true in case the rice seems hard.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Biryani is single pot rice dish made from premium basmati rice. Both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian form of Biryani can be prepared to serve as per food habit of people. Non-vegetarian biryani contains chicken / mutton / egg and vegetarian biryani contains vegetables of choice; along with basmati rice and Indian spices to give the real flavor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Biryani is a complete dish in itself and is quite juicy to have. At few places, it is served with curd salan or mirchi salan. A number of taste and preparation variations are possible for biryani and these variations are commonly available in different restaurants. Few cities in India like Hyderabad and Lucknow are known for their special tasty biryani named after these cities (e.g., Hyderabadi Biryani and Lucknowi Biryani), and this specialty dish is available at almost every restaurant in both these cities. Biryani is not only common and favorite dish for people residing in these cities but even the visitors to these cities make sure to enjoy this specialty, whenever in the town.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Biryani is not so easily available at restaurants in majority of other Indian cities or towns. At the same time making biryani at home is challenging because of long and time-consuming method of preparation for biryani, and one also needs expertise to prepare delicious biryani at home. It is therefore a difficult for Indians residing in other cities / towns to relish this dish.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Number of ready to eat or ready spice mixes (biryani masalas) have been introduced in the market to help customers prepare biryani at home. Both these preparations have their advantages as well as disadvantages:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Ready to eat foods are very handy preparations but are generally perceived as stale foods and even their taste is far from original / real taste of foods.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Ready Biryani masala definitely is a solution to lack of cooking expertise and can help to ensure taste biryani preparation at home but does not provide quick and easy method of preparation. One also needs many other ingredients for addition in biryani while using the ready biryani masala&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Out of the above two option available, ready biryani masala is more preferred in India to prepare tasty and fresh biryani at home. Third choice for easy preparation of tasty biryani at home, which has recently been introduced in the market, is ready to cook biryani preparations. These ready to cook food products have instant, one-step method of preparation and they contain dehydrated fresh ingredients packaged as ready-mix. The simple method of preparation and on-time cooking of ready to cook foods gives the consumer a satisfaction of preparing fresh dish instantly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the Ready to cook biryani preparation available in market is Actchawa Daal Biryani, which is a delicious and nutritious variation of vegetarian biryani (containing uncooked basmati Rice, uncooked dehydrated vegetables and Indian spices) and powdered daal. The product has a very simple one-step method of preparation and contains no added color or preservative. One has to just add water and boil it for 12 minutes to prepare the rich and tasty daal biryani. The preparation overcomes all the challenges like stale biryani preparation, time-consuming method of preparation or too much work / arrangement required in preparing biryani at home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Actchawa specializes in powdered ready mix food preparations, which are effortless and time saving instant delicacies with original taste&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sultanirice.co.uk/&quot;&gt;https://sultanirice.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;. The food preparations of Actchawa can also be prepared by naive chefs and they also ensure proper nutrition and health of its food lovers apart from offering longer shelf life. Present product offerings of Actchawa include snack, full meals and Curries. Visit [http://www.actchawa.com] for more information on the product offerings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/feeds/169699390540756407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/advice-on-how-to-cook-basmati-rice.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/169699390540756407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/169699390540756407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/advice-on-how-to-cook-basmati-rice.html' title='Advice on How to Cook Basmati Rice'/><author><name>acrade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09770356802091821278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344857845468355656.post-623738414683007369</id><published>2022-04-14T03:28:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-14T03:28:31.490-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The New Wallpaper?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Re-Decorating - Stop before you spend too much!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you like me in the process of re-decorating? Have you spent the past few days, weeks, months trying to think of a really creative way to add some cool statement walls into your design.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well I think I&#39;m one of the lucky ones as I&#39;ve found a really cool alternative to the typical paint or wallpaper solutions that are the norm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That&#39;s right I found a solution to adding the wow factor to my walls and it&#39;s not going to cost me the £98 PER ROLL that I my girlfriend was struggling to justify to me, as we tried in vain to pick from a shortlist of rather expensive yet very cool designer wallpapers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is it... Designer Wall stickers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That&#39;s right, in one last ditch attempt to find an alternative, I stumbled upon designer wall stickers or wall decals as they are known in America. These are extremely cool, wall stickers made from thin vinyl plastics that have been cut out into patterns or cool graphical shapes and can be easily applied to your walls!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of pros for me, in particular the main one being that I get bored of looking at the same colours and designs very quickly making these ideal because once you&#39;ve had enough of them, you can simply peel them off the wall again and they won&#39;t leave a single mark! That&#39;s right they are non-destructive and only use their natural static cling to stick to your walls there are no adhesives that will tear off pieces of your plaster or paintwork! This also makes them ideal if your renting an apartment and don&#39;t want to have the landlord to answer to when your eventually moving out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The other is their price! Some of the coolest and largest designs that I&#39;ve seen cost as little £85.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That&#39;s remarkable cheaper than the 4 rolls of designer wallpaper we would have required equaling just under £400 and that&#39;s without the wallpaper paste, brushes, time!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Time that&#39;s something we all are in short supply of too and applying these beauties certainly won&#39;t take you all weekend to do and you won&#39;t need to get in the professionals as anyone should be able to apply these stickers its really simple. If your stuck or worried you&#39;d have problems just log onto youtube.com and search for &quot;applying wall decals&quot; there are tons of video tutorials that can give you handy hints on how to get them onto your walls in no time!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&#39;ve been that bowled over by them that I&#39;ve decided to let everyone I can know about them. Hence this article but also I&#39;ve scoured the web and listed all of the best sites to buy these from in my blog. So if your looking for inspiration why don&#39;t you logon and take a look at the gallery too there are tons of new wall stickers to whet your appetites!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You want to appear adventurous yet you think it&#39;s going to cost you too much. How does one achieve dramatic interior design results without breaking the bank? You want to make your friends gasp and be impressed by your daring and your innovative ideas and your impressive and soulful profile. Well, the best way to effect swooning in those around you while still leaving you enough to buy several examples of the better single malts is to invest in some self-adhesive vinyl wall stickers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Still the preserve of the better informed interior designer and those lucky few that happen to stumble across this secretive world, wall stickers offer huge interior design benefits for a very modest outlay. It still surprises me to find that relatively few people know about wall stickers, they have been available for a good many years now and are hugely popular in France. An enormous number of designs are available online, but try and find them in the high street and you&#39;re likely to be disappointed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Retailers tend to be conservative; they are reluctant to take the plunge and stock something innovative if no one else will. Somebody has to be the first! Look at motorised skate boards and throwing stars. Other excuses offered by timid shopkeepers include the shoplifting risk, the lack of an easy display method, low profit per square foot, too cheap, too dear, doesn&#39;t fit in with existing range, please get out of my shop. It&#39;s no wonder there are still homes out there papered in woodchip. Wall stickers remain a marginal product known only to the elect.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The majority are missing out. No other interior design solution can compare to wall stickers; they are easy to apply (I&#39;ve put them up drunk), last forever (so far), inexpensive in relation to the impact they provide and compared to wallpaper don&#39;t require the removal of furniture and carpets when installing. If you&#39;ve had enough of that silhouetted forest in your sitting room you can just peel it off, it will leave the paint behind and now you&#39;re ready for that flock of birds and the stags head.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having spoken to many people who&#39;ve bought and applied wall stickers in their homes, or for clients in a wide range of commercial settings the response is always the sam e&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://theprintableco.com.au/&quot;&gt;https://theprintableco.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;. They look fantastic, they went up in no time and everyone who sees them is suitably impressed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/feeds/623738414683007369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-new-wallpaper.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/623738414683007369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/623738414683007369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-new-wallpaper.html' title='The New Wallpaper?'/><author><name>acrade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09770356802091821278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344857845468355656.post-3778548068917650063</id><published>2022-04-14T03:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-14T03:27:23.534-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Cost of Terrazzo</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;When was the last time you considered new flooring? Perhaps you bought a new business or home. Maybe the flooring in your current place of business is old and worn out or the flooring in your home has seen better days. People consider new flooring for many reasons. Whether you are considering adding new flooring now or anticipate that you may be in the future, cement terrazzo is a great option.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Terrazzo has been around in one form or another since ancient times. Flooring found in neolithic Asia from as far back as 9,000 BC were called terrazzo because of their use of lime and red clay. They were combined and polished much like terrazzo is today. While terrazzo has certainly come a long way since those days it still holds the same appeal. It offers a unique, beautiful, and cost effective option.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Adding up the costs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Once you have decided that you would like to use terrazzo in your home or business it is important to consider all of the costs. Depending on the staining, design, and area size you wish to cover, your costs will vary.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Initial cost - Many think that polished concrete terrazzo has a high initial cost and in some ways this is true. However, they have not taken into consideration how long the terrazzo will last. In most cases terrazzo flooring can hold up for generations with minimal upkeep costs. For a professionally poured floor expect to pay anywhere from $20 to $50 a square foot. This is hardly any more than designer tiles or wood floors on the market today.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Tile option - If having your flooring poured seems like a little more than your pocketbook can handle, there are terrazzo tiles available. The tiles usually range from $6 to $20 a square foot and offer a broad range that can match any of your coloring needs. Once you have selected your tiles, if you want them professionally installed you will need to add a bit more to the cost. In the end you can expect to pay anywhere from $12 to $30 a square foot which actually sounds like a bargain!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Upkeep - Terrazzo floors hold up nicely with a simple daily dust mop, but once a year it is suggested to add an acrylic based sealer. The sealer will run from $20 to $50 a gallon and can be found at all hardware stores.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With all of the major costs laid out you can see for yourself that terrazzo is a fantastic cost effective option. Available in an array of colors, styles, and uses, you are bound to find the floor you love. Not only will the flooring brighten up your business or residence it will also inspire. There is no design too tough to tackle. Let your imagination soar and come up with your own artistic vision. Speak with your contractor about your ideas and find out just how much can be done. The sky is the limit and with terrazzo nothing is impossible. Create the floor of your dreams and then show it off!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The life of terrazzo floors has had many ups and downs, with it usually ending up needing Terrazzo repair. This floor style was such a fad back in the 1950s, with homes in America (and all over) sporting these durable and practical floors, which are not only pretty, but very easy to maintain. However, as with most fads, it soon became outmoded, and people started covering it with tiles, carpets or even wooden floors. A lot of people have also kept theirs intact, but that may be more because of its near indestructibility rather than their active choice. However, the terrazzo is experiencing resurgence nowadays, with hip people suddenly rediscovering the style and grace that such a floor brings to one&#39;s home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cracks are a common damage that terrazzo floors - actually any type of floor- incur. Cracks can be brought about by anything from earthquakes to dropped dumbbells. Some homeowners prefer to retain the cracks, as they say it has a certain charm to it, and can add an aged look to the room. A lot of people would rather have professional terrazzo restorers do the repairs, but if you wish to terrazzo repair your floors&#39; cracks yourself, there are some things to consider. Is the crack wide enough for small quartz or marble chips to get through? How deep is it?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With these things in mind, take an appropriate amount of grout or Portland cement (whichever is closest to the colour of your floor), and mix to the right consistency. You could mix in the quartz or marble chips with the patch mixture if you wish for a more natural look to it, or you could just implant quartz or marble chips to the surface of the mixture later. After which, stuff the crack with the mixture till it reaches the brim. Wait for the patch mixture to dry, after which you could sand or grind the patched area to match the rest of the floor&#39;s surface.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If your floor was previously subjected to carpeting, then I&#39;m sure you will be able to find carpet tracks along the sides of the room. If the tracks have been removed beforehand, then you&#39;ll either find nails sticking out of the floor, or its holes. If you prefer to pull out the nails, do so very carefully, and just patch it using the same method above. However, if you find that mixing the grout to match the colour of your floor is simply too hard (a lot of &quot;professional&quot; contractors find this hard too, I believe), you could opt to just cut out the part of the nail that juts out, and just grind the nail to your floor level.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After finishing all terrazzo repairs on your floor, grind it down with diamond impregnated disks until you achieve the level of sheen that you want. After that, rinse it until you remove all races of dust, old floor wax and other chemicals, then mop on a terrazzo- specific sealer to seal in the sheen and to protect your floor for a longer period&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newbrandgietvloeren.nl/&quot;&gt;https://www.newbrandgietvloeren.nl/&lt;/a&gt;. Remember, when cleaning your floor, that waxing a terrazzo floor is hardly necessary, as it retains its sheen even without it. Wax even runs the risk of being absorbed by your floor permanently, thus ruining its colour. Also, never use vinegar on your terrazzo floor, as it is too acidic and will cause it to lose its shine. It is best to give your floor a mopping with water and a neutral pH cleaner every week or so for it to retain its quality for a long period of time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/feeds/3778548068917650063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-cost-of-terrazzo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/3778548068917650063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4344857845468355656/posts/default/3778548068917650063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://barreilggg.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-cost-of-terrazzo.html' title='The Cost of Terrazzo'/><author><name>acrade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09770356802091821278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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