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Tech Talk: Why GM’s centre airbag is 2013’s best new technology

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It’s unlikely that many of the automotive journalists on the judging panel for AJAC’s Best New Technology award would have predicted the ultimate winner, before final presentations by the manufacturers.

But when the envelope was opened on stage at the Canadian International AutoShow as part of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s Car of the Year Awards, General Motors’ Front Centre Airbag had scored a clear victory. For good reason.

Now in its 16th year, AJAC’s Best New Technology Award is adjudicated by a panel of 12 AJAC journalists with specific technical backgrounds and qualifications, including me and fellow Wheels contributor Jim Kenzie.

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After first trimming an initial list of 23 entries to a short list of 10 finalists, we were sequestered for a day while the manufacturers individually presented their cases for their short-listed technologies. Each had 5-10 minutes to make their pitch, then another 5-10 minutes to answer questions from the panelists.

We then completed and submitted our own secret ballots, for compilation by the international accounting firm KPMG.

Going into that day, I hadn’t considered the centre airbag system to be a favourite. After all, automakers have been adding airbags for decades now.

Plus, as long-time panel member Marc Lachapelle pointed out before announcing the winner, the quality and depth of the entries this year was the best ever, with multiple potential winners.

So what gave GM’s centre airbag the edge?

Only the individual voters know for sure, but in my mind it was not just the technical achievement itself but the fact that it addresses a safety issue that has been pretty much overlooked until now.

Scott Thomas, a senior staff engineer working on advanced restraint systems at GM has spent the past five years rectifying that situation.

According to data Thomas has mined from the U.S. Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 39 per cent of all fatalities to belted occupants in non-rollover crashes are the result of side-impact collisions — second only to frontal crashes, which account for 54 per cent.

The adoption of side-impact and head-curtain airbags has gone a long way to addressing that situation in crashes where the occupant is sitting on the same side of the vehicle that is hit (near-side impacts).

But, surprisingly to many of us, occupants on the opposite side of the vehicle from the impact (far-side impact), account for fully 29 per cent of all non-rollover side-impact fatalities (11 per cent of total).

Those are the occupants the front centre airbag is designed to protect primarily, although there are benefits to near-side occupants as well.

The airbag deploys from the right side of the driver’s seatback and internal tethers force it to wrap slightly around the driver, like a big catcher’s mitt.

The inflatable part of the airbag is figure-eight shaped, thicker at the top than the bottom, to provide increased head protection. Unlike a frontal airbag, which deflates immediately, it stays inflated for up to five seconds.

There are multiple injury modes common to side-impact crashes, Thomas explained, with thorax, head and arm trauma accounting for the vast majority of injuries, in almost equal proportion.

Body-to-body and/or head-to-head impact between the two front-seat occupants are among the most dangerous injury modes. They aren’t the only dangers, however.

In fact, 58 per cent of front occupant deaths in far-side impacts occur to a single driver occupant.

While today’s three-point shoulder belts are highly effective in restraining occupants in frontal crashes, they’re not so helpful in preventing lateral displacement, particularly toward the centre of the vehicle.

It’s not uncommon, as Thomas illustrated by real-world example, for the driver’s head or body to make contact with the opposite-side door in the absence of another occupant.

The GM Centre Front Airbag is designed to help reduce injury in all those cases.

Among the test data Thomas presented, sequential photos of a 32 km/h side-impact crash test into a pole showed the head of a biometric dummy in the driver’s seat moving beyond the midpoint of the passenger-seat backrest.

With the centre airbag inflated, the head was restrained not far beyond the centreline of the vehicle.

Similarly, in the same test with two dummies on-board, the airbag creates a cushion between them, preventing contact with each other.

The GM Front Centre Airbag is currently available on the company’s Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia mid-size utility vehicles. It will be offered in additional models in the near future.

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We just rode (in our car, not on our horses, of which we have none) through the Hondo Valley the other day and were talking of what it might have been like, riding horseback from there over the hills to the little town of Lincoln; or from Lincoln all the way to Fort Sumner, as Billy the Kid used to do.

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"Club Konerko" in Sections 158 and 159 (total of 1,176 seats). "Club Konerko" includes the blue seat (Section 159, Row 7, Seat 4) where Konerko's grand slam landed during Game 2 of the 2005 World Series. Fans who purchase tickets in one of the two designated sections during the month of September

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“Everything is a perfect match,” said her sister Leslie Anderson of West Bridgewater. The kidney was taken from a living donor who suffered a stroke, Anderson said. “Jenny asked for the people at her church (First Church of West Bridgewater) to say a prayer for the donor’s family. It’s good for Jenny but sad for their family.”

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Williams was one of 2,185 people on a wait list for a kidney transplant in Massachusetts, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

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Those posters were brought to the First Church of West Bridgewater where Williams is a deacon. The church began its own efforts to help her find a kidney donor.

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The church hosted a speaker from the New England Organ Bank to talk about the need for organ donors on May 19. “I am so humbled by that,” Williams said earlier this month. “I am extremely grateful and hopefully we can raise awareness and get the word out.”

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2. The Motopeds Survival Bike: Black Ops Edition

The Motopeds Survival Bike is armed to the teeth with weapons and survival tools. The hybrid motorbike  includes a crossbow, tomahawk, harpoon, survival knives, and many other tools and gadgets. It can also switch between motor and pedal power, so you can keep going when your fuel runs out.

3. This combat dirt bike

This nimble dirt bike is standard issue for henchmen of villains in James Bond movies and paramilitary guerrillas in late 1980’s Chuck Norris films. The bike comes equipped with a front-mounted rifle holder – perfect for extended car chase/shootout sequences – a communications antenna, GPS mounts and a couple storage containers.

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We don’t know for sure who owns this survival bike equipped with a forward-facing machine, but I’m guessing it’s John Rambo.

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The Hyanide is a concept dirtbike/snowmobile/quad hybrid that runs on a continuous track. It’s a multi-seasonal vehicle that can move through snow, mud and sand. At this point, we don’t even care about survival – this thing just looks like it’d be fun as hell to drive. Unfortunately, the bike only made it to prototype stage as a one-fifth scale model.

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Here’s one for the urban survivalists. This Ducati features a top-mounted gear container and a slick desert-camo scheme. You won’t blend in with the grey tones of your urban surroundings, but you will kind of look like G.I. Joe. More importantly, you’ll outrun anything coming your way.

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This Russian-made, all-terrain, motorcycle can supposedly disassemble into storable parts in five minutes time. All the parts can fit inside the back of a compact car like a pinto, which is the ultimate survival vehicle (just kidding.) The Tarus 2 has two-wheel drive and can drive through snow, deep mud, and rocky slopes.

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Published by CIRCLE, Developed by CIRCLE

Genres: Strategy (1 players)

US release date: May 16th, 2013 | EU release date: -

Prices: $7.99 (US)

Swords & Soldiers 3D review

Buried promise.

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July 6th, 2013

Quite often, it's common to find that games with earnest and addicting cores can find themselves tarnished by a plethora of exterior flaws. Some people are able to look past such problems if the central concept and mechanic framework holds tight, but others can easily be turned away thanks to poor attention to visual variety, audio quality, or what have you. In essence, these are matters that affect the game itself little in any objective rationality.

But we are not objective creatures, and a game that fails to deliver on artistic measure to match its conceptual promise rarely gains widespread acceptance. Such is likely the case here in Swords & Soldiers 3D, a recent e-shop port of a fairly popular mobile, PC, and PSN title that aims to fuse the tower defense genre with more traditional RTS research purchasing and resource gathering. Unlike the majority of tower defense games, however, the goal isn't so much to defend your castle as much as it is to push forward and take the enemy's.

Swords & Soldiers 3D screenshotThematically, this is a light-hearted game with an approachable style, considering its premise. After all, giving some of the most bloodthirsty armies in history cutesy faces and jubilant, child friendly personalities could be done in a rather tasteless manner, but Swords & Soldiers almost makes you forget the negative virtues of war as you fight over meat and gold with huge-bearded Vikings and the mystically powered Chinese.

And for the most part, Swords & Soldiers 3D plays rather well. There's an appreciable amount of strategic challenge that allows for some hectic battles with multiple layers of player involvement. You act as both commander and mage, simultaneously building and maintaining your front whilst taking time to cast spells and heal soldiers. In the worst-case scenarios, this juggling of duties can sulk on the mind-numbing side, as you'll likely lose track of what's going on where and you may even find that circumstances that called for a magic spell have changed drastically enough by the time you conjure them that they are no longer needed.

This exposes the unfortunate truth about the player's mage role, as the magic casting is barely adequate for how necessary a factor speed can be. If your men are falling fast, you may not be able to orient your hands fast enough to get your healing spell working its magic. The button/stylus combo (somewhat similar to the one found in Kid Icarus: Uprising) isn't an intuitive system and it creates a consistently devastating delay between need and input. It's likely that other platforms work better for this, since there's no way to provide a touch input for the top screen of the 3DS.

Swords & Soldiers 3D screenshotBut the troubles don't end there. Despite the aforementioned dedication to style, Swords & Soldiers 3D often feels like a cheap product, with each character class only given one audio track apiece upon creation, meaning that creating multiple of the same Viking soldier at the same time creates a repetition of the same exact mindless roar audio file, and all the music lacking in distinction or even decent quality.

What little animation there is usually seems stiff and lifeless, and the overall impression is one of a free browser flash game, not a paid eShop title, sharing the space with the likes of Pushmo and Liberation Maiden. Of course, that doesn't mean that there isn't depth, longevity, or challenge. Swords & Soldiers 3D certainly has all three. It's just that it doesn't present itself as such, and it seems so keen on making me forget about the legitimate fun I might actually be having beneath the surface.

With all that in mind, $7.99 is likely a little too steep for most, especially considering that it's marginally cheaper on iOS and Android. Even with a healthy amount of content at 30 missions in total, this might not be a worthy expense unless you're truly a fan of what this game offers at its core. For the rest of you, your money might be better left saved for other experiences on what is quickly becoming a rich and varied marketplace.

Gameplay: Gameplay score: 8

Graphics: Graphics score: 5

Sound: Sound score: 4

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If you've ever been robbed at gunpoint, you know what it's like, how they steal your money, your property, and your dignity. You know you could have been killed easily if you said one thing wrong, done one thing they didn't like. For those who haven't, here's what you need to do if you ever find yourself in this terrible situation.

Giving a Mugger What They Ask For

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    Try not to act angry or weak. They will take even more advantage of you than they already are. Be calm, or at least act calm. Assume they have no qualms about killing you; it's quite likely that they don't.
  2. 2
    Do not retaliate! Never forget that you are being held at gunpoint, and could be killed at any moment. You don't want this theft to escalate into homicide.
  3. 3
    Give them what they want, and do not hold back. After all, which is more important to you: your life or your wallet?
  4. 4
    When they run, call emergency services, but make sure they are at least one hundred feet away, and/or their weapon is out of range. Take some time to calm yourself down.

Trying to Fight a Mugger

  • This method is highly discouraged as it is extremely dangerous and will almost always  end up in a homicide.
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    Try not to act foolish or weak, they will take more advantage of you than they already are. Be calm, or at least act calm. Assume they have no qualms about killing you; it's quite likely that they don't.
  2. 2
    Cooperate. If they tell you to turn around, do so. Again, cooperate, you don't want them to shoot you. Don't do anything they don't tell you to - this will not help you with the escape. One wrong move and you could be shot.
  3. 3
    Try to identify which hand they are using to hold the gun. To do this, don't make an aggressive turn but try to act like you're following what they say to do. Once you figure out which hand the gun is in, go to the next step.
  4. 4
    Wait for the gun to be at your back. If you act too early, you will be in the way and they could shoot you or they would try to hit you with the gun. If you wait for the gun to be at your back, you can then perform the maneuver.
  5. 5
    Once you've identified which hand the gun is in and when the gun is at your back, turn to the same side the gun is. This will move the gun out of your way.
  6. 6
    Once the gun is out of the way, do whatever you can to fight them, bite them, claw them, punch them, but be cautious not to have the gun pointing at you. If you can, attempt to knock the gun out of their hands.
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    If the gun is out their hands, move it somewhere they can't have easy reach. For example, kick it away or throw it somewhere they can't reach without having to let you go for a moment.
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    If you can hold them down, call emergency services for police and keep them down unless you want to attempt to run away.

Escaping a Kidnapping

  1. 1
    Always keep your cell phone in your front pocket. Call emergency services, discretely, but don't say anything if you can't without being noticed yet. Let them record that you called.
  2. 2
    Retaliate against them. Try to get away as most kidnappers don't want to kill you, at least not outright; they want to take you.
  3. 3
    Once you are out of their grasps, get on the phone with emergency services. Tell them your address, describe the kidnappers if possible, and tell them you need help now.
  4. 4
    Run to civilization! Find a busy area, and run into a busy store or get a car to stop and quickly yell what's happening to you. Tell them "I need to get in two guys are chasing me!" or something like that. Chances are that they will let you in. If there are many witnesses around, the kidnappers will likely stop. But call emergency services anyway, because they might be waiting around the corner when you leave. The point is to get near people. Scream 'fire' - This is the best way to get noticed.

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    • Get self defense training to be prepared before it happens.
    • Take defensive shooting. Many indoor shooting ranges offer defensive shooting classes taught by an NRA instructor and many police departments offer defensive shooting for civilians.
      • Join a shooting range and practice what you've learned. Practice with different types of handguns so that you can get a feel for what will be best for you. Most shooting ranges will rent one to you to use at their range.
      • Purchase your weapon. Make sure it's easy to conceal and that it has adequate stopping power.
      • Get a gun permit and carry your weapon. Carry your gun concealed in a way so that you can quickly draw it when you need it.
    • (Optional) Get a self defense weapon. Don't try to get something that would be very noticeable such as a large gun or a hot pink can of pepper spray, get a self defense weapon such as a can of pepper spray but be cautious on getting the gun of of your way on attacking.
    • (Optional) Don't go in places that are not in public view, most people get jumped usually in an alley or somewhere they wouldn't be seen. Stay away from these areas.
    • Never be afraid, have courage in your self if you attempt to attack, but still be careful.

    • Don't scare them, they will shoot if you appear dangerous to them.
    • In a lot of cases, the person has nothing to lose. You have no way of knowing if this applies...don't take chances.
    • In some cases, if they do shoot at you, you may have a chance of the gun misfiring, by this means, the round is hit, but, it doesn't ignite the gunpowder making the round not go through, if this happens they would have to re-cock the gun, if your able to attack them but be careful and quick.
    • Don't attempt to hurt them unless if you know what you're doing, if you can turn around and knock the gun out of their hands, go for it but be careful.

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wikiHow to Ripen Lemons

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Lemons and other citrus plants ripen on the tree; once you pick a lemon, it will no longer ripen. If you purchase lemons from a supermarket, they should already be ripe and they may even last several weeks before going bad. If you picked an under-ripe lemon, you may have some success with leaving it in a bright location until it turns yellow, but you won't be able to make the lemon taste sweeter. This article will give you tips on what you can do to help your lemons ripen on your tree. It will also give you tips on what to look for when choosing lemons.

Ripening Lemons on the Counter

  1. 1
    Know that lemons will never truly ripen once you take them off the tree. They may turn more yellow and grow softer, but they will not necessarily become sweeter or juicier. If you get an under-ripe lemon and leave it on your counter, it may turn more yellow but it will still taste bitter.
  2. 2
    Try placing an under-ripe lemon in a bright location in your kitchen. The ideal place would be on your kitchen counter, away from direct sunlight. After a few days, the lemon will turn more yellow. Keep in mind, however, that this will not actually ripen the lemon on the inside; the lemon may still taste bitter and under-ripe even though it is yellow. It will, however, still work well as a garnish if you want to add some color to a dish or drink.
  3. 3
    Understand that color is not a good indicator of ripeness. A greenish lemon does not necessarily mean that it is not yet ripe. You can still have a ripe lemon, even if it looks a little green.[1] This is because lemons ripen from the inside out. The flesh ripens first, then the skin.[2] If you find yourself with an under-ripe lemon, try cutting it open anyway and tasting it. You could also follow the steps listed in this method for determining whether or not a lemon is ripe.
  4. 4
    Don't let an under-ripe lemon go to waste. Instead, consider using it to clean, or as an air fresher.
    • You can make an effective rust and tarnish busting scrub by mixing salt and lemon juice into a paste.
    • Add a few slices of lemon into a pot of simmering water. You can also add a few other fragrant herbs to compliment the lemon, such as rosemary.

Ripening Lemons on the Tree

  1. 1
    Know what your tree requires to be healthy and bear healthy fruit. Is your tree bearing fruit, but they are not ripening? Lemon trees need plenty of sunlight and lots of water. They also need to be pruned to allow for better air circulation. Without these, the fruit won't ripen. This section will give you some tips on how to get your tree's fruit to ripen. It will also tell you when you can expect the lemons to ripen.
  2. 2
    Be aware that lemons may take a while to ripen. Plan to pick lemons at least four months after the flowers bloom.[3] Some lemons may take up to nine months to ripen. Once a lemon is ripe, however, it can stay on the tree for several weeks.[4]
    • Lemon trees need to mature before they can bear ripe fruit. Some lemon trees may bear fruit sooner, but the fruit won't be ripe. In general, lemon trees produce ripe fruit after they are three years old.[5] If your tree is bearing fruit, but they never ripen, check the tree's age.
    • Expect lemons to be ripe between late November and mid-January. Try to harvest your crop before mid-January, or you will risk hampering the following year's harvest.[6]
  3. 3
    Make sure that the tree is planted in a warm, sunny location. Not only does the tree need sunlight to grow, but the fruit need sunlight to turn yellow. If you are growing your tree indoors, consider keeping next to a window, ideally a south-facing one. Lemon trees need six to eight hours of sunlight each day.[7] Lemon trees also need warmth, and grow best when temperatures average at 70°F (21°C) during the day and 55°F (13°C) at night. Keep in mind that they will usually go into dormancy when temperatures fall below 55 F. (13 C.)[8]
  4. 4
    Make sure that the soil is well-drained. Lemon trees love water, but they do not like to stand in it. Make sure that the soil is well-drained. You can also plant the tree on a slight mount. This will prevent water logging.[9]
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    Check the pH of the soil. If the lemons have been green for a long time, it could be a sign that the tree is not healthy. Check the pH using a pH testing kit, which you can purchase from your local nursery or gardening shop. Lemon trees need a soil that has a pH of 6.0 to 7.5.[10]
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    Water the tree well, but allow the soil to dry before you water it again.[11] Plan on letting the first 4 to 6 inches (10.16 to 15.24 centimeters) of soil dry out first before you water the tree again. Avoid over-watering the tree, and do not let it sit in water. This could encourage rot, mold, and disease.[12]
    • For the same reasons, do not mulch lemon (or any citrus) trees. Mulch will only hold moisture against the roots, increasing the probability of root rot. Most home citrus gardeners also keep the area under the drip line of the tree free of weeds and grass to promote better evaporation of any standing water.
  7. 7
    Feed the tree regularly with plant food. Choose a plant food made specifically for citrus trees, as it will have all the necessary nutrients. Lemon trees use up a lot of energy to grow and to produce leaves, flowers, and fruit. An under-nourished lemon tree won't have the energy to produce healthy fruit, which could prevent the tree from ripening.
    • Lemon trees need a lot of nitrogen to grow. The fertilizer should contain more nitrogen than phosphorus or potassium.[13]
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    Know that indoor trees also need to be pollinated. Lemon trees growing outside get pollinated by birds and insects. A tree growing in your home won't have that opportunity, and it may not produce ripe fruit, if any at all. To pollinate your indoor lemon tree, use a Q-tip to move pollen from one flower to the next one.[14]
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    Check for disease. If your tree's lemons just aren't ripening, you might want to check your tree for other signs of stress or disease. Check the tree for any signs of dead leaves or branches. Also, check the leaves for any signs of fungus or mold; they usually appear as black or white blotches. Another sign of disease is yellow blotches on the leaves.

Knowing When a Lemon is Ripe

  1. 1
    Try to pick a ripe lemon the first time around. Because lemons don't really ripen once they are picked, it's best to pick the right lemon from the start. This section will give you a few tips on what to look for when selecting lemons. Once you know what to look for, you will be less-likely to choose and be stuck with an under-ripe lemon.
  2. 2
    Look for a lemon that has a bright, yellow color. Keep in mind, however, that lemons ripen from the inside. This means that the lemon's skin will be the last part to ripen. You can still have a lemon that is ripe and juicy on the inside, and greenish on the outside.[15]
    • Myer lemons will have a deeper yellow color; some might be more orange.
  3. 3
    Choose a lemon that is heavy for its size. This means that the lemon is filled with a lot of juice. Most lemons will be between 2 to 3 inches (5.08 to 7.62 centimeters) long.[16][17]
  4. 4
    Check the firmness. The ideal lemon should be firm, yet somewhat tender. A lemon that is too hard will be either under-ripe or shriveled inside.[18]
    • Myer lemons have a thinner skin than regular lemons. They are ripe when they are soft. If you can push the skin of the lemon in more than ½ inch (1.27 centimeters) it may be over-ripe.[19]
  5. 5
    Look for lemons that have a smooth or glossy texture. Lemons that have too much of a bumpy texture will be under-ripe or not juicy enough. Another thing to look for is a waxy shine on the surface of the lemon.[20]
    • Watch out for wrinkling. This is a sign your lemon is overripe.
  6. 6
    Know how to pick lemons off of trees. If you are harvesting lemons from a tree, you might want to put on a pair of gardening gloves; lemon trees often have thorns that can scratch you if you are not careful. Find a ripe fruit and grasp it in your hand. Gently twist it.[21] The lemon should come off easily If it doesn't come off easily, then it probably is not ripe yet.
  7. 7
    Taste the lemon to test whether or not it is truly ripe. If you are looking to harvest a bunch of lemons, but aren't sure whether or not they are ripe, you can always cut one in half and taste it. Most lemons will have a sour, but not bitter, taste to them. Meyer lemons, however, will be a little more sweet and less sour.
    • Use a refractometer if you don’t want to test by taste, sight, or touch. Squeeze a drop of juice from the lemon onto the refractometer and look at the Brix scale. Pick lemons that have a sucrose level between 6 and 12, with 8 to 12 percent being the best.

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  • I planted my Meyer lemon tree several months ago in southwest Florida. The tree has a main branch about 7' tall, and the lemons are not ripening but are starting to turn brownish. New, little lemons are forming. Should we remove all the old lemons and hope the next crop is better?
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    It could be the soil or clay underground, or exposure to the elements. Plant another one in a different spot and test which one has better lemons.
  • Will my lemons ever ripen here in Ireland? I have lots of green fruit.
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    I went through an eternity with green lemons, I thought maybe I purchased lime trees that were mislabeled! I just picked my first ripened lemon and it took about 9 months from flower to ripened fruit.
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    • The longer you leave a lemon on the tree, the sweeter it will become. The sooner you pick it, the more sour it will be.[22]

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    Italiano: Fare Maturare i Limoni, Deutsch: Zitronen reifen lassen, Français: faire mûrir les citrons, Español: hacer madurar limones, Русский: определять зрелость лимонов, Português: Fazer Limões Amadurecerem, Bahasa Indonesia: Mematangkan Lemon

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A kettlebell clean and press is a weight lifting exercise that utilizes a kettlebell, which is a cast-iron weighted ball ranging from softball-sized to bowling-ball-sized with an attached handle. This full-body move involves squatting down and grabbing the handle of the kettlebell with one hand, quickly standing and snapping the kettlebell to the shoulder — the clean &mdas; and then pressing the bell overhead. The kettlebell clean and press works the legs, hips, back, shoulders, and arms, making it a popular move among competitive weight lifters and casual exercisers alike, although it is not recommended for beginners.

Widely available through fitness retailers in the US and elsewhere, the kettlebell was originally conceived in Russia, where it is known as a girya. It is thought to have been used for strength, power, endurance, and agility training by Russian police and military as well as athletes and bodybuilders. Its origins are reported to date back centuries. The kettlebell has historically been made from cast iron, but it is now sold with a vinyl or rubber coating as well as in uncoated form.

As kettlebell workouts have grown in popularity among personal trainers, group fitness instructors, and coaches, they have attracted a following among people looking to lose weight and tone up as well as those looking to develop their muscles and athletic skills. The kettlebell clean and press is used by both populations for its emphasis on dynamic full-body training, which is thought to be useful in expanding athletic abilities such as speed as well as in burning a larger number of calories than traditional strength-training exercises. Muscles worked by the clean and press include those in the backs of the legs, such as the calves and hamstrings, the glutes, the erector spinae muscles of the low back, the trapezius, latissimus dorsi, and rhomboids of the upper and mid-back, the deltoids in the shoulders, the biceps, and the triceps. In addition, the deep abdominal muscles such as the transverse abdominus and the internal obliques are used to stabilize the spine during this movement.

Proper technique for the kettlebell clean and press involves standing with feet just wider than hip width apart and kettlebell on the floor between the toes. Shifting the weight back through the pelvis and into the heels, the exerciser should squat down with back straight and chest up and grab the kettlebell in one hand. In one quick movement, he should stand up, pushing through the backs of the legs, while simultaneously using the muscles of the upper back to pull or snap the kettlebell up to the shoulder. He should then press the kettlebell overhead until the arm is straight, pull the kettlebell back to the shoulder, and then squat back down, returning it to the floor. For a more detailed demonstration of proper technique as well as recommendations on weight, sets, and reps, anyone unfamiliar with this exercise should consult a fitness professional.

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This year's art theme is about nationality, identity and the nature of patriotism. One species of the patriotic urge conflates the nation state with mass identity. Governments, as actors on a worldwide stage, become a surrogate for self, a vast projection of collective ego. And yet, there is another type of patriotic feeling that attaches us to place and people, to a home and its culture. Both these feeling states (and their attendant ironies) are relevant to this year's theme.

In 2008, leave narrow and exclusive ideologies at home; forget the blue states and the red; let parties, factions and divisive issues fall away, and carefully consider your immediate experience. What has America achieved that you admire? What has it done or failed to do that fills you with dismay? What is laudatory? What is ludicrous? Put blame aside, let humor thrive, and dare to contemplate a larger question: What can America, this stumbling, roused, half-conscious giant, still contribute to the world?

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If you enjoy hunting or freshwater fishing and you live within driving distance of Milton, you’ll want to mark down Aug. 23 on your calendar.

Wildlife Expo 2008 will at the Pensacola Junior College Milton campus that day and will run from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. There’ll be six sessions offered during the day, and participants will have their pick of attending one of three seminars offered during each session.

The sponsors of the event are the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Services (IFAS), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Alabama Department of Conservation, Buckmasters, National Wild Turkey Federation, National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited and other organizations.

“Our goal is to get outdoors men and women and landowners together from North Florida and South Alabama and for them to have the opportunity to interact with wildlife professionals,” said Rick Williams of IFAS. “We hope that at the end of the day, all the parties can take away things they can apply, whether it’s managing food plots or managing their lands for deer, turkey, quail or even waterfowl.”

A few of the seminar topics are: food plot preparation and blends; field judging white-tailed deer; managing native vegetation for wildlife; keeping deer on your property; how to use game cameras properly; turkey hunting for beginners; and cooking wild game. Demonstrations will also be available on tree stand safety and archery.

Williams said there’ll be a special emphasis on kids with sessions covering ATV safety, shooting safety and poisonous plants and animals. One of the speakers will be 11-year-old Zac Cooper, a local young man and the son of Santa Rosa County taxidermist Chad Cooper. Zac’s hunting skills have become well known, and he’s featured in his own segment on television’s Outdoor Channel.

The cost to attend Wildlife Expo 2008 is $5. Those under 16 will be admitted free. The first 75 people through the door receive a T-shirt.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Bo Johnson Center on campus. For more information, contact Rick Williams or Robin Vickers with IFAS at 850-983-5216.

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Meanwhile, U.S. war resisters in Canada are still threatened with deportation. Join us this Wednesday, December 3, for an update on the present situation, and to learn more about where we're headed.

Speakers will include war resisters Robin Long, speaking from jail in the US, Jeremy Hinzman and Nga Nguyen, Patrick and Jill Hart, and Dean Walcott, plus a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War speaking from the US.

When: Wednesday, December 3, 7:00 p.m.

Where: United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St (south of College, east of Spadina), Toronto

To be followed by: A benefit concert featuring Chloe Watkinson and the Crossroads, Grossman's Tavern, 379 Spadina Ave, 9:00 p.m.

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The term patient zero is an epidemiological term for the person who transmits an infection into a population that had been free of it. The OED records the first published use of the term being in Randy Shilts’s 1987 And the Band Played On, a book about the early years of the AIDS pandemic. Shilts identified a French-Canadian flight attendant by the name of Gaëtan Dugas as patient zero, the man who introduced AIDS into North America. But, it turns out, Shilts was dead wrong. Not only was Dugas unfairly blamed for being the source of the disease, the term itself arose out of a misinterpretation of nomenclature used by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Dugas was the fifty-seventh case of the disease that would eventually come to be known as AIDS that came to the attention of the CDC. As such, he was initially called Case 57 or Patient 57. The CDC used a separate labeling system when it examined specific clusters, and one such study of a cluster of gay men in Los Angeles labeled the cases as LA # (e.g., the cluster’s LA 6 was the CDC’s Case 032). When Dugas was linked to this cluster, he became Patient O (that’s a capital letter O, not a zero), with the O standing for outside-of-California. Since Dugas was one of the few cases, if not the only case, labeled with a letter, as opposed to a number, the CDC researchers quickly took to calling him patient zero. (It is likely that internal documentation at the CDC used the term prior to the published use in Shilts’s book, but no one has produced such documentation to date.) This shift had the unfortunate result of making it seem as if Dugas was the source of the disease in this cluster, because zero precedes one and because of an association with the nuclear targeting term ground zero.

Dugas was also depicted in Shilts’s book and in the popular imagination as something of a monster. According to this image, not only was he extraordinarily promiscuous, but he also deliberately infected others after he knew he had the disease. There is no evidence to support either of these ideas. The number of Dugas’s sexual partners was similar to that of others in the cluster, and he was quite cooperative with the CDC investigators, even flying to Atlanta to assist in the epidemiological study. Ironically, it was Dugas’s cooperative attitude and ability to recall the names of his many sexual partners that both made him especially valuable to the investigators and led to the impression that he was a particularly effective vector of the disease. Dugas died of AIDS in 1984.

So if Dugas was not the source of the disease, where did it come from? A study published in Nature in November 2016 of genetic evidence of HIV strains shows that the disease migrated from Africa to Haiti in the 1960s, and from Haiti to New York City by the early 1970s. But trying to pinpoint the exact source of the disease, while perhaps valuable from an epidemiological standpoint, is ethically questionable, running the risk of placing the blame on a person rather than the virus, as was done with Dugas.

Oxford English Dictionary, third edition, s. v. “patient zero, n.,” June 2005.

Worobey, Michael, et al. “1970s and ‘Patient 0’ HIV-1 Genomes Illuminate Early HIV/AIDS History in North America.” Nature, vol. 539, 3 November 2016, 98–101.

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World Convention is currently building a global reference for the  countries and territories where we know there are Christian – Churches of Christ – Disciples of Christ Congregations. Of the 193 United Nations States, the Stone-Campbell Movement exists in 165. This listing includes other nations and territories, numbering 194 countries where there is at least one representation of our churches.

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Egypt occupies the northeast corner of the African continent with a northern border to the Mediterranean Sea and an eastern border to the Red Sea. But the most significant body of water in Egypt is the Nile River. Egypt is sometimes called ‘the gift of the Nile” because its waters are the lifeblood of the country. It was in the Nile Valley that Egyptian civilization began six thousand years ago and it was the first society organized along political lines. Since these ancient beginnings the land of Egypt has seen numerous rulers come and go, including Hyksos, Greeks, Romans, Nubians, other Africans, Persians, Crusaders, Seljuks, Turks, the British, and others. It was not until 1953 that independence was gained under the leadership of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Today the Republic is governed by two legislative bodies known as the Advisory Council and the People’s Assembly.

Egypt is defined by the lands of the Nile Valley. Though making up only 3% of the nation’s total area of more than 1 million sq km (389,000 sq miles) the Valley is home to 99% of the nation’s population of more than 70 million people. Nearly all agriculture takes places within this valley and accounts for more than one-third of the economic base. Petroleum is the largest export with cotton, both raw and in finished products, coming in second. The Suez Canal, opened in 1869, plays in important economic role for the nation and the region. Current plans call for a widening and deepening of the Canal to accommodate modern shipping. Services are a strong segment of the Egyptian economy. Tourists have been drawn to Egypt’s ancient monuments for hundreds of years.

Egypt figures prominently in both the Old and New Testament narratives. It is said that Christianity can be traced to Egypt as early as 40 A.D. and Coptic Christians consider the Gospel writer Mark as the first Bishop of Alexandria. Six percent of Egyptians are Coptic Christians; the remaining 94% of the population are Muslim, mostly Sunnis.

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The work of the Stone-Campbell Movement in Egypt was begun in the 1960s through Bob Douglas an American missionary of the a cappella Churches of Christ. Bob met with success using Bible correspondence work and personal evangelism and was able to baptize thirty people before being forced from the country in 1967 due to the political situation. Bob was also able to do some work in Libya (see Libya profile). The subsequent war between Egypt and Israel dispersed these early converts so that by 1976 Evertt Huffard was able to locate only two of them, one being of Cairo. With encouragement and financial assistance from several American congregations and individuals, including a couple from Nashville, Tennessee who frequently visited to Egypt, this individual in Cairo has for several years been able to continue his work and carryout a program of preaching and evangelism. Other American missionaries have been known to work in Egypt but for reasons of safety their names are withheld. Considerable effort is underway in Egypt; Bible correspondence courses are an effective tool where efforts to convert Muslims is illegal. Some materials have been translated into Arabic of distribution. From time to time a congregation of American expatriates has been known to assemble in Maadi.

International Churches of Christ have congregations in Alexandria and Cairo.

The Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in the United States financially support the work of Christian Arabic Services (CAS) and the work of Safaa Fahmi. Begun in 1984, CAS works in villages in an area well to the south of Cairo. Correspondence courses (used through the Middle East), literacy programs, medical missions, curriculum development, training seminars, and deaf ministry are all part of the outreach of CAS. A Bible College was established in 1997 with 18 students; enrollment grew to 83 by 2002. Now associated with Hope International University-Egypt, the college has four campuses in Egypt, 8 part-time professors, 200 graduates in last 4 years, 150 post-graduate level students and  65 undergraduate students

At least twelve churches are being encouraged through the work of CAS, many of them house churches; six churches in six villages currently average a membership of thirty. New outreaches are being directed towards nurses and hospital workers, technical school graduates and Sudanese refugees in Egypt. A Sudanese congregation in a suburb of Cairo is under the leadership of a dynamic Sudanese evangelist. The couple have also traveled in the United States and Canada preaching and teaching for English and Arab-speaking congregations, the latter in Toronto and Los Angeles.

Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are partners with Bishopric for Public, Ecumenical, and Social Services, Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services, and St. Andrew’s Refugee Ministry

Clinton J. Holloway
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June 2004

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Our pal from CoolThings went to the New York Comic Con 2012 and came back over 90 photos of cosplayers strutting their stuff – they’re all in this one post: Link – Thanks Sunny! I [...]

Should It Be Dachstoberfest or Octoberhund?

Did you celebrate Octoberfest this year? Well, unless you happened to celebrate in Washington Square Park, you missed out when it comes to the possible cuteness of the event. That’s because the New York park plays home to the annual dachshund Octoberfest celebration where you can enjoy delicious brats with your cute and cuddly wienies. Link

At the Libraries: Most Referenced Song in Literature

Take a quick guess, and then click through and see if you are right — what is the number one most referenced song in literature? I didn’t get it, but surely one of you will? * Move to New York to become a writer? Here’s a powerful manifesto of why you should keep the faith! [...]

Rothko in Rice

Mark Rothko’s defaced painting inspired photography Henry Hargreaves (previously on Neatorama) to recreate the artist’s famous artwork. Hargreaves told us that after hearing the story, he found that Rothko [...]

Join Us at Pat Kiernan’s NYC Halloween Trivia Night!

If you’re in the New York area and free on Monday, October 29th, we’ve got something fun for you. We’re teaming up with TrivWorks and NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan for The Ultimate Halloween Pop Culture Trivia Night! Here’s the scoop, via TrivWorks: “Hosted by NY1 morning news anchor Pat Kiernan, come test your knowledge of the [...]

David Blaine undertakes ‘electrifying’ stunt

American illusionist and stuntman David Blaine has started his latest feat of endurance in New York. Having previously made headlines with stunts that…