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2011 Hyundai Sonata

2011 Hyundai Sonata Vehicle Overview

Hyundai Sonata was inspired by the Camry and Accord? But the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, like a maturing great band that comes into its own, has become worthy of headliner status in the family-sedan arena. Powering the new Sonata is a 2.4-liter inline-4. Notably, this is the only engine offered for now, though there will be turbocharged and hybrid versions available later. In the meantime, though, the base engine is really all most buyers will ever need as it makes a robust 198 horsepower (200 in the SE trim) and returns a thrifty 26 mpg combined when matched to a six-speed automatic. In addition to delivering both brisk performance and high fuel mileage, this drivetrain exhibits a refined demeanor.

The Hyundai Sonata may still be a way from production, but the increased amount of spy photos surfacing tells us that this Hyundai is rapidly approaching its debut. At any rate, the Sonata is looking more impressive with each pic, and the final product looks like a lock to be a vast improvement over an already decent mid-size sedan.

Looking at the Sonata from the side, it’s hard to imagine that it’s one of the shortest mid-size vehicles in the segment. Despite this, the Sonata has the most total interior volume in the segment.

The Sonata’s cabin is just as sculpted as the exterior. There are plenty of lights, buttons and digital displays to give the car a futuristic look. It looks daunting and might take a few hours to master the controls. But, it’s well worth it, as the interior of the 2011 Sonata works better then it looks.

Under the hood, the 2011 Hyundai Sonata gets a new direct-injected DOHC 2.4-liter GDI four-cylinder. The base model, which I tested, pumps out 198 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. Upgrade to the SE model and receive 200-bhp and 186 lb-ft of torque.

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options

The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is a midsize family sedan available in GLS, SE and Limited trim levels. Standard equipment on the GLS includes 16-inch steel wheels, keyless entry, air-conditioning, cruise control, full power accessories, heated sideview mirrors, a tilt-and-telescoping steering column, a trip computer, a 60/40-split rear seatback, a six-speaker stereo (with CD/MP3 player, satellite radio, iPod/auxiliary audio jacks and steering-wheel-mounted controls) and Bluetooth with phonebook download.

Two optional equipment packages are available. One adds alloy wheels, automatic headlights and an eight-way power driver seat. The other includes all these plus a navigation system and upgraded speakers for the audio system. The sporty SE features all the above (except the navigation system and premium speakers) and adds 18-inch alloy wheels with performance tires, foglights, a dark chrome grille, a sport-tuned suspension, keyless ignition/entry, leather/cloth upholstery and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. An optional package bundles a navigation system with premium speakers and a sunroof.

Powertrains and Performance

The standard and only available engine on all Hyundai Sonata trim levels is a 2.4-liter direct-injected four-cylinder engine good for 198 hp and 184 pound-feet of torque. The SE, with its dual exhaust, has a bit more power at 200 hp and 186 lb-ft. A six-speed manual transmission is standard on the GLS while a six-speed automatic is optional on that trim and standard on the other two. The Sonata’s EPA fuel economy estimates are impressive for a car of this size. Models with the manual transmission are rated at 24 mpg city/35 mpg highway and 28 combined, while those with the automatic net a 22/35/26 mpg rating.

Interior Design and Special Features

Fit and finish of the cabin is very good. The controls operate with a feel and precision befitting a more expensive car. We’re big fans of the standard iPod interface, which is easy to use and quite speedy in operation. The Limited trim level is particularly upscale, with its available two-tone color schemes, piano black trim and padded door panels.

Now classified as a large car, the Sonata boasts enough room to allow four adults to stretch out and enjoy the ride. As with most cars, five will fit, though the rear middle passenger won’t be as comfortable as the others. Headroom is just barely adequate front and rear, however, as 6-footers will likely find their heads uncomfortably in the ceiling. The trunk has a slightly smaller opening than the norm, but its 16.4-cubic-foot capacity is at the top of the class.

Acura NSX

About Car:

The Acura NSX was a car of firsts. It was the first production car to feature aluminum construction for its body structure, body panels, suspension and engine. Its engine was the first to feature variable valve timing and a variable-volume intake manifold. It was the first Japanese sports car sold in America to truly go head-to-head with the world’s best. Furthermore, all of this ichiban stuff came from an automotive brand that, at the NSX’s debut, had been in existence for just five years.

Some people dismissed Acura’s exotic as being too bland and Honda-like. But could it have been anything different? Honda simply has better engineers than most other car companies, which is how they went from zero to moderately huge in just two decades. The Accord and Civic are the benchmarks in their respective categories. A few years after they entered Formula One racing, Honda dominated the sport. The NSX is basically the street car built by the Formula One folks.

The NSX removes almost all barriers to heroic driving. Late for an appointment and need to go 80 mph around mountain curves? You won’t hear the tires squeal. Getting a call on your cell phone? Nudge the transmission into full auto and the car will shift for you, smooth as a Lexus. Don’t want to downshift while descending the Sierra mountains? Good luck getting the ventilated foot-diameter rotors to heat up enough to make the brakes fade. Worried that your $85,000 car and cell phone aren’t enough to attract a partner and anxious to get a tan? Take the top off your NSX-T and store it in the ingenious spot above the engine that doesn’t rob you of any luggage space.

The first thing you notice when you get into the NSX is the comfort. This is not a Porsche or a Ferrari. Nothing is weird, there is no penalty for all the extra capability. After ten minutes, the controls feel as natural as on a car you drive every day. Visibility is superb in all directions and the low cowl prevents claustrophobia. Considering that the engine is about a foot from your ear, the car is reasonably quiet; wind noise is unobtrusive (at least up to 100 mph). Set the temperature you’d like and the automatic climate control system delivers it (I’ve always hated these systems, but the NSX’s works).

Transmission

You can get the NSX with a 5-speed manual or 4-speed Formula One-type automatic tranmission. My testosterone-poisoned psyche yearned for a manual transmission, but rationally I knew that all race cars these days have “semi-automatic” transmissions. The console-mounted shifter in my automatic NSX-T had four settings: 4, 3/M, 2, 1. In “4″, the car behaves like any other with an automatic transmission: it chooses the best gear from 1 through 4. Shifting into 3/M from a stop, the car starts in first gear. You can accelerate until just before redline and the transmission will not shift. All control has moved into a little stalk by your right index finger. Tip it up and the car will instantly shift into second gear. Another tip up and you’re in third gear. Tip it down and the car will shift back to second, assuming that won’t result in overrevving the engine. No matter how powerful the car, automatics never felt really powerful to me. If you want to move, you have to mash the accelerator to the floor and wait a split second for the kick-down switch to engage and the transmission to downshift. I always miss the instant throttle response of a manual. With the NSX, you can quickly tip the car down into second or third gear. With the revs kept high, the throttle response is every bit as good as any manual.

Engine

While other car companies whined that the new California emissions standards were impossible, Honda figured out how to meet them with minor valve timing and induction system tweaks. The same kind of engineering brilliance was applied to the NSX’s all-aluminum 3.0-liter V-6. It produces 270 hp and 210 lbs-ft of torque, which is ample considering that the car only weighs 3100 lbs.

Acura NSX Wallpapers

2003 Mercedes-Benz SL600

General Info :

• Price:

$106,000

• Miles Per Gallon:

— mpg

• Curb Weight:

— lbs

• Layout:

Front-Engine/RWD

• Transmission:

5-Speed Automatic

Engine

Classis & Body

Transmission

Performance

Class 2

Symbols of Music

This page contains some of the symbols you might come across while reading music.

1. = This page contains some of the symbols you might come across while reading music.
2. = Play the note 1/2 step down (Flat)
3. = Play the note normally; pay no attention to the key signature

The above 3 symbols can also appear at the beginning of each line of music affecting the whole line. Also, if they are included in an individual measure, they override each other and carry through ties or slurs.

Compressed Rests. The number on top specifies how many measures of rest.

= Fermata. Hold the note until cut off.

Repeat. Play through normally until 2nd symbol, then go back to 1st symbol and play again, this time ignoring 2nd symbol.

Begin and End. Marks the beginning and ending of a piece.

Tie. Make each note flow into the next. (Do not break them up).

Shaping and Volume of Music

For music to have some real feeling and expression it must be shaped.

Raajneeti Cast & Movie Snaps

Raajneeti Cast

• Ajay Devgan Sooraj Kumar
• Ranbir Kapoor Samar Pratap
• Katrina Kaif Indu Pratap
• Arjun Rampal Prithviraj Pratap
• Nana Patekar Brij Gopal
• Manoj Bajpai Veerenda Pratap
• Sarah Thompson Sarah Jean Collins
• Naseeruddin Shah Bhaskar Sanyal

Raajneeti  Story:

Raajneeti is a story about Indian politics. About Indian democracy. About Indian elections. Above all, it is the story of a few people who control the destiny of millions. It is the story of their unstoppable ambition, and their bitter and violent battle to achieve it.

This is the story of people who understand power – and know how to wield it at will. Raajneeti is about politics. And beyond.

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Raavan Movie Reviews

The menacing Abhishek A man with ten heads and hundred names That’s how the eponymous protagonist of Mani Ratnam’s film Raavana is described

Watch Raavan Teaser and Raavan Trailer online here, taken from the links RaavanTeaser and RaavanTrailer. RaavanMovie music of the movie is composed by Academy Awards winner A. R. Rahman. Raavana audio is scheduled to be released on 24th April 2010. Ravanamovie audio rights were bought by T-Series. Ravana movie first look promo debuted on YouTube on 16th April 2010 as the music launch teaser.

Abhishek Bachchan looks every bit menacing playing the character with shades of gray. His character is said to be a naxalite who kidnaps Aishwarya Rai and flees to forests. Ash is married to Vikram in the bilingual film’s Hindi version. The movie also has Govinda playing a character inspired by Hanuman. Ash’s character is based on Sita and Vikram’s is on Lord Ram.

Raavan Movie Songs

1 Beera Beera Vijay Prakash,A.R. Rahman,Kailash Kher
2 Behne De Karthik, Clinton Cerejo
3 Kata Kata Mera Meta Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi, Kunal Ganjawala
4 Khilli Re Reena Bhardwaj
5 Madhuban Chor Asha Bhonsle, Chitra Sivaraman
6 Ranjha Ranjha Rekha Bhardwaj, Javed Ali
7 Thok De Killi Sukhwinder Singh
8 Taandav Dance Instrumental
9 Mera Lungi Padgaya Madhushree, Sonu Nigam, Sonu Kakkad

Learn Music

Some people think trying to read music is hard and difficult. The following set of pages will try to introduce the most important topics in reading music in a very easy to understand way. Don’t expect to fly through all the lessons and understand. As with anything new, it’ll appear complicated and complex but as you look at the examples and read the explanations it will make sense. With that said, lets go on and introduce the first lesson.

• Part 1
  

Clefs

There are 2 basic kinds of clefs. The clef you will see on your music depends on what instrument you play.

Treble Clef
Bass Clef

You might wonder why there are 2 different clefs. The reason is that most instruments using the bass clef usually have a lower pitch (sound) and regulary play low notes. If they were to use the treble clef the notes would appear so far below the staff it would be hard to read.

Here are the the names of the notes for both clefs. Although you only really need to know 1 or the other, it is good practice to know both.

The treble clef:

The bass clef:

Time Signatures

Time signatures tell you how many and what kind of notes per measure there are. The number on top is the number of notes per measure, and the bottom number is what kind of note. Let us explain further.

• This means there is 4 quarter notes per measure. How is this so?

  Looking at 4/4, you saw the 4 on top. You already knew that meant there were 4 somethings per measure. Then looking at the bottom number probably confused you. The bottom number can be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc. Look at this chart.

Let us take for example the most popular time signature, 4/4.

• • • 3/4 is 3 quarter notes per measure.
      5/2 is 5 half notes per measure.
      6/8 is 6 eighth notes per measure.

    For example:

    There are also 2 other common things you might see where the time signature should be.

	Common Time Same as 4/4 time
	Cut Time Same as 4/4 but everything is cut in half. Example: a half note = 1 quarter note, a whole note = 1 half note.

• Part 2

Types of Notes:

1 of the most important parts of music is learning the types and values of notes. Here you will gain some understanding of how the notes look and sound. The icon means you can listen to it. All of the music samples are recorded at the same speed and are just 1 measure.

The whole note:

Looks like:

an egg on its side, either with a line through it or not.

The half note:

Looks like:

the same as a whole not but with a vertical line attached to it.

The quarter note:

Looks like:

the same as a half note except the circle is filled in.

The eighth note:

Looks like:

the same as quarter notes but with a curly off the line. They can also be put in groups of 4, 3, or 2.

The sixteenth note:

Looks like:

the same as an eighth note but has double curlies. Can also be grouped in 4, 3 or 2 but are joined by a double line.

• Part 3

Types of Rests:

For each type of note you learned beforehand there is a corresponding rest.

The whole rest:

Looks like:

a dark rectangle attached to a bar line, facing downwards. (1 shown)

The half rest:

Looks like:

a dark rectangle attached to a bar line, facing upwards. (2 shown)

The quarter rest:

Looks like:

a squiggly line. (4 shown)

The eighth rest:

Looks like:

a slanted line with a dot. (8 shown)

The sixteenth rest:

Looks like:

a slanted line with a double dot. (16 shown).

• Part 4

Basic Counting:

One of the most obvious questions is how musicians know when to play. Well, its easy.. they learn to count the beats.

First let us present you with this.

1 whole note = 2 half notes = 4 quarter notes = 8 eighth notes = 16 sixteenth notes.
Keep that in mind while looking at these examples.

Lets start with this example.

First off, looking at the time signature you know that there are 4 quarter notes per measure.

In the first measure the whole note gets all the beats (1, 2, 3 and 4) because 1 whole note = 4 quarter notes, and there are a total of 4 quarter notes per measure.

In the second example, each half note gets 2 beats because 2 quarter notes = 1 half note.

In the third example, each quarter note gets its own beat because there are 4 quarter notes per measure (time sig).

Let’s intermingle the 2 quarter notes and a half note.

The half note get the first 2 beats, and each quarter its own beat. This makes sense because the 4/4 time signature means there is 4 quarter notes per measure. 2 quarter notes + 1 half note (which is really 2 quarters) = 4 quarter notes, the total number of quarter notes for that measure (time sig).

Lets add in the eighth notes.

In this example there is something new. The + sign. It just means “and”. If you said 1 + 2 + … out loud it would sound like this.

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Each eight note is 1/2 of a quarter note, therefore it takes 2 eighth notes to equal 1 quarter note.
Think of it like this: the 1 and the “and” are both half of one quarter note and together they form 1 quarter note and from the time sig we know there are 4 quarters per measure.

This may seem a little confusing now, but all of the sudden it will click. You will hit yourself in the head and wonder how you never understood it.

After you understand this, go on to Next .

Basic Counting, Part 2:

Let’s introduce a mixed example.

The quarter note is obviously beat 1 because from the time sig you know there are 4 quarter notes per measure. You also already know one half note = 2 quarter notes therefore the half note must be beats 2 and 3. Finally, you know that two eighth notes = 1 quarter note so they must be the “4 +”.

When many different kinds of notes are intermingled, it starts to become tricky to count. Musicians will sometimes subdivide the notes so the counting flows more easily. Let’s use the above example, but this time sub divide it.

Here every note in the measure is subdivided into 8th notes thus making it a lot more “fluid” to count. Its pretty easy to understand too… one quarter note is two 8th notes, so it gets “1 +”. The half note is really four eighth notes so it get “2 + 3 +”. And the each 8th note get a half so one is “4″ and the other is the “and” of 4.

Here would also be a good place to throw in a few examples with rests. These will just show the counting and will not explain them. Just think of the rests in terms of their corresponding notes and you’ll have no problem!

Counting the 16th note.

Basically counting 16th notes is similiar to 8th notes except that you need to add more things to count with. I was taught using “e” and “a”, but feel free to use what you want. Each part, the “1″, “e”, “+”, “a” are all 1/4 of 1 quarter note. Together they add up to 1 beat according to the time sig. (4 sixteenths = 1 quarter)
Different time sigs and different notes.

Here you are.. the top of the note hill. Just look at these and the counting section is over!

Remember.. from this time sig you are counting the 8th notes.

Remember you are counting half notes, and therefore you have to subdivide the eighth notes and quarter notes accordingly.

These Are Basics of  Music.

Painting Test

Imagine you are walking into an Art Gallery, there are 4 paintings on the wall…

Painting (1) = a tree with falling leaves, autumn season…

Painting (2) = many trees with lots of leaves and sturdy trunks…

Painting (3) = a tree in the winter season,with snow….

Painting (4) = a garden with trees and flowers…

Rank these four paintings according to your preference…from the one you like best to the one you least like…

Scroll down for interpretation:

This test is to see what you think is important when choosing your partner.

Painting (1) = Money : your partner has to be well to do.

Painting (2) = Figure : your partner has to be well built/has a fantastic figure.

Painting (3) = Looks : looks means a lot to you.

Painting (4) = Personality : a person with good character will attract you

Answers Some Funny Tricky Questions

I am going to ask you three questions.
And you have to answer them instantly.

You can’t take your time you have to answer immediately.
Let’s find out just how clever you really are ……..

First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second.
What position do you finish?

Think

NOW! See the answer below..

Second Question:

If you overtake the last then you arrive…?

Think

NOW! See the answer below..

Third Question:
Subject: *Very very Tricky maths!
Note: This riddle must be done IN YOUR HEAD ONLY and NOT using paper and a pen.
Try it.

Take 1000 and add 40 to it.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 30.
Another 1000.
Now add 20.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 10.

What is the total? (scroll down for answer)

Did you get 5000?

Answers:

Answer 1 :
If you answer that you arrived first, then you are absolutely wrong!!!
Cause you overtake the second and you take his place so you arrived second!!!

Answer 2 :
If you answer that you arrived second last then you are wrong again.
Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST !!!! The question is wrong!
You’re not very good at this are you???

Answer 3 :

The correct answer is actually 4100.
Don’ t believe it? Check with your calculator!
The decimal sequence confuses our brain, that always jumps to the highest decimals (100s instead of 10s).

Try To Figure This One Out

A king’s princess wanted to get married to smart man to rule the kingdom. The king called on the three smartest men in his kingdom to come forth. “I’m going to put either a red or a white dot on each of you foreheads when your eyes are closed.” said the king. The men closed their eyes, and the king put a red dot on each of there foreheads. They could see eachothers but not their own. When the men opened their eyes the king said “If you see red raise your hand. All three men raised their hands. “If one of you can tell me what color of dot you’ve got on your forehead please stand up. There will be no talking.” One man stood up, waited a minute, and said “I’ve got a red dot on my head.” How did he know what colour dot was on his forehead.

Answer :

If he had a white dot on his forehead. the other two would’ve stood up immediately because the other one had stuck up his hand. If the man standing up had white, the other man must have seen red on him.

True Analysis

Situation:
You are in a deep deep forest…as you walk on you saw an old hut standing there…
(1) What is the status of the door? (Opened/closed)

You enter the hut and see a table…
(2) What is the shape of the table?
(Round/Oval/Square/Rectangle/Triangle)

On top of the table there is a vase…in the vase there is water.
(3) How much water is it filled up with?
(Full/Half/Empty)

(4) and what is the vase made of?
[(Glass/porcelain/clay)(metal/plastic/wood)]

You walk out of the hut…as you carry on your walk in the forest… you see a waterfall from afar…there is water runningdown…
(5) What is the speed of the water?
(Choose a number ranging from 0 to 10)

Some time after the waterfall…you step on something hard on the ground… as you look down… you see glistening gold in colour. You bend down and pick it up… it is a keychain chained with keys…
6) How many key /keys you see hanging on the keychain?
(Choose a number ranging from 1 to 10) You walk on and on…trying to find your way out… suddenly you see a castle.
(7) What is the condition of the castle?
(Old/new)

You enter the castle and saw a pool of murky water with shining jewels floating on it…
(8) Will you pick up the jewel?
(YES/NO)

Next to the murky pool… there’s another pool…with clear water and money floating on it…
(9) Will you pick the money?
(YES/NO)

Walking to the end of the castle there is an exit…you proceed to walk out of the castle. Outside the exit, there is big garden, you see a box on the ground.
(10) What is the size of the box?
(small/medium/big)

(11) What is the material of the box?
(cardboard/paper/wooden/metal)

There is a bridge in the garden some distance away from the box,
(12) What is the bridge made of?
(metal/wooden/rattan)

Across the bridge, there is a horse.
(13) What is the colour of the horse?
(white/grey/brown/black)

(14) What is the horse doing?
(still and quiet/nibbling grass/running about)

OH NO!!! There is a tornado coming… some distance from the horse.
You have 3 options:

run and hide in the box?
run and hide under the bridge?
run to the horse, ride on and gallop away?
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Here are the interpretations:
(1) The door:
opened door – you are a person who iswilling to share
closed door – you are a person who is keeping things to yourself

(2) The table:
Round/oval – any friends that came along, you will accept and trust them completely
Square/rectangle – you are a bit more choosy on friends and only hangout with those whom you think are on the same frequency
Triangle – you are really very very picky about friends and there are not many friends in your life

(3) Water in vase:
Empty – your life is not fulfilled
Half filled – what you want in your life is half fullfilled
Full – your life is completely fulfilled and good for you!

(4) Material of vase:
glass/clay/porcelain – you are weak in your life and tends to be fragile
metal/plastic/wood – you are strong in your life

(5) Flow of waterfall:
0 – no sex drive at all
1 to 4 – low sex drive
5 – average sex drive
6 to 9 – high sex drive
10 – gone case!!! super high sex drive!!! Can’t live without sex… hahahaha… LOL…

(6) Keys:
1 – you have one good friend in your life
2 to 5 – you have a few good friends in your life
6 to 10 – you have a lot good friends

(7) Castle:
Old – shows that your last relationship is not a good one and is not memorable to you.
New – your last relationship is good and it’s still fresh in your heart.

(8) The jewel from the murky pool water:
YES – when your partner is around you, you will flirt around with others.
NO – when your partner is around, you will stick around with him/her most of the time.

(9) The money from the clear water pool:
YES – even when your partner is not around you, you will still flirt around with others.
NO – even when your partner is not around, you will still think of her and and will be loyal to her, not flirting around with others.

(10) The size of the box:
small – low ego
medium – average ego
big – high ego

(11) Material of the box (outlook of the box):
cardboard/paper/wooden(non-shining) – humble personality
metal – proud and stuck up personality

(12) The material of the bridge:
metal bridge – have very strong bond with your friends
wooden bridge – average bond with your friends
rattan bridge – you are not in good terms with your friends

(13) Colour of the horse:
white – your partner is pure and good in your heart.
grey/brown – your partner is only average in your heart.
black – your partner doesn’t seem to be good in your heart and appears to be bad sign.

(14) Horse action:
still and quiet/nibbling grass – your partner is a very homely and humble person.
running about – your partner is a wild type person.

This the last but most important part of the test.

From how I ended the story… a tornado approaches…
What are you going do?
There are only 3 options:

run and hide in the box?
run and hide under the bridge?
run to the horse, ride on and gallop away?
What will you choose?
Now, the above is signified by these things:
tornado – problems in your life
box – you
bridge – your friends
horse – your partner

(i) So if you choose the box, you keep your problems to yourself whenever you are met with problems.
(ii) or if you choose the bridge, you will go to your friends whenever you are met problems.
(iii) or lastly if you choose the horse, you seek your partner whenever your partner whenever you are met with problems.

50 Fun things to do in an Elevator

1. Make race car noises when anyone gets on or off.
2. Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your “personal space.”
3. Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering: “Shut up, dammit, all of you just shut UP!”
4. Whistle the first seven notes of “It’s a Small World” incessantly.
5. Sell Girl Scout cookies.
6. On a long ride, sway side to side at the natural frequency of the elevator.
7. Shave.
8. Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: “Got enough air in there?”
9. Offer name tags to everyone getting on the elevator. Wear yours upside-down.
10. Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.
11. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.
12. Lean over to another passenger and whisper: “Noogie patrol coming!”
13. Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you Admiral.
14. One word: Flatulence!
15. On the highest floor, hold the door open and demand that it stay open until you hear the penny you dropped down the shaft go “plink” at the bottom.
16. Do Tai Chi exercises.
17. Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce: “I’ve got new socks on!”
18. When at least 8 people have boarded, moan from the back: “Oh, not now, damn motion sickness!”
19. Give religious tracts to each passenger.
20. Meow occassionally.
21. Bet the other passengers you can fit a quarter in your nose.
22. Frown and mutter “gotta go, gotta go” then sigh and say “oops!”
23. Show other passengers a wound and ask if it looks infected.
24. Sing “Mary had a little lamb” while continually pushing buttons.
25. Holler “Chutes away!” whenever the elevator descends.
26. Walk on with a cooler that says “human head” on the side.
27. Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce “You’re one of THEM!” and move to the far corner of the elevator.
28. Burp, and then say “mmmm…tasty!”
29. Leave a box between the doors.
30. Ask each passenger getting on if you can push the button for them.
31. Wear a puppet on your hand and talk to other passengers “through” it.
32. Start a sing-along.
33. When the elevator is silent, look around and ask “is that your beeper?”
34. Play the harmonica.
35. Shadow box.
36. Say “Ding!” at each floor.
37. Lean against the button panel.
38. Say “I wonder what all these do” and push the red buttons.
39. Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope.
40. Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your kleenex to other passengers.
41. Bring a chair along.
42. Take a bite of a sandwich and ask another passenger: “Wanna see wha in muh mouf?”
43. Blow spit bubbles.
44. Pull your gum out of your mouth in long strings.
45. Announce in a demonic voice: “I must find a more suitable host body.”
46. Carry a blanket and clutch it protectively.
47. Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
48. Wear “X-Ray Specs” and leer suggestively at other passengers.
49. Stare at your thumb and say “I think it’s getting larger.”
50. If anyone brushes against you, recoil and holler “Bad touch!

The Power of the Sub-Conscious Mind by Joseph Murray

Technically speaking, each of us only has one mind. But this one mind has 3 parts to it: conscious mind, subconscious mind and superconscious mind. The first two minds are within us, but the superconscious mind is without. It is the mind of our extended self. I am now reading the Power of the Sub-Conscious mind for the second time. I cannot get enough of this book. It resonates with everything I believe as to why we exist and how our thoughts completely create the life we choose no matter what.

If I am having a bad day, I will go home, flip open this book, and I will always find my answer. I know from reading this book that there is nothing that will get past your conscious mind beliefs until you so convince that part of your mind to make it true. Remember, the conscious mind is the king, if he doesn’t believe it, you have to work on it by producing a better thought, or repeating your affirmation of choice. For example, if you say to yourself, “I am rich,” your conscious will not believe that, he knows better, so you have to change that statement to something it will believe, like, “my wealth is increasing every day.” That is a more believable statement to your conscious, once that is done, your subconscious takes over and works on making things happen in your everyday life. You will notice ideas coming to you that will help increase your wealth, like another job, a potential home business either by yourself or a friend may call you out of the blue with a great opportunity in the form of a partnership. You will find yourself at times saying, “I was just thinking about that,” well, there is a reason for that, you thought it and things started to happen because of that focus on a particular thought. There is no such thing as a coincidence, it happened for a reason. Pay attention to your thoughts, watch how they go all over the place, try to control them when they get like that, and just think about what you really want because you can have it. The mind is a powerful place and that is how everything in this world became to be, it all starts with a thought that becomes stronger and then action follows that thought because your desire becomes that strong to allow it to manifest.

The most important conscious mind power is the power to decide. It has the power to decide what information to enter into your subconscious mind, but most people are not exercising this power. Instead, they let rubbish enters their subconscious mind and thus garbage in, garbage out.  The power of our thoughts is so very interesting to me and I strongly encourage everyone to pick up a copy of this book, leave it by your night stand and read a little every night. This book will lift your spirits in every respect, I promise.

World’s Fastest Beauties on Wheels !

While most of us can only dream of owning the fastest car in the world, some will do whatever it takes to possess such speed and power. So, how fast are the fastest cars in the world? These are the fastest cars based on acceleration (in seconds) from 0 to 60 MPH.
The fast and furious

1. SSC Ultimate Aero: 257 mph, 0-60 in 2.7 secs. Twin-Turbo V8 Engine with 1183 hp, base price is $654,400. Tested in March 2007 by Guinness world records, The SSC Ultimate Aero takes the lead as the fastest car in the world beating Bugatti Veyron.

2. Bugatti Veyron: 253 mph, 0-60 in 2.5 secs. Aluminum, Narrow Angle W16 Engine with 1001 hp, base price is $1,700,000. With the highest price tag, no wonder this is rank #2

3. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo: 248 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. Twin Turbo All Aluminum V8 Engine with 750 hp, base price is $555,000. Smooth and bad-ass, will make you want to show it off non-stop.

4. Koenigsegg CCX: 245 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. 90 Degree V8 Engine 806 hp, base price is $545,568. Made in Sweden, it is aiming hard to be the fastest car in the world, but it has a long way to go to surpass the Bugatti and the Ultimate Aero.

5. McLaren F1: 240 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine with 627 hp, base price is $970,000. Check out the doors, they looks like bat wings, maybe Batman need to order one and paints it black.

6. Ferrari Enzo: 217 mph, 0-60 in 3.4 secs. F140 Aluminum V12 Engine with 660 hp, base price is $670,000. Only 399 ever produced, the price goes up every time someone crashes.

7. Jaguar XJ220: 217 mph, 0-60 in 3.8 secs. Twin Turbo V6 Engine with 542 hp, base price was $650,000. Made in 1992, this car still got what it takes to make the list.

8. Pagani Zonda F: 215 mph, 0-60 in 3.5 secs. Mercedes Benz M180 V12 Engine with 650 hp, base price is $667,321. With a V12 motor, this baby can do much better.

9. Lamborghini Murcielago LP640: 211 mph, 0-60 in 3.3 secs. V12 Engine with 640 hp, base price is $430,000. Nice piece of art, the design is very round and smooth.

10. Porsche Carrera GT: 205 mph, 0-60 in 3.9 secs. Aluminum, 68 Degree, Water Cooled V10 Engine with 612 hp, base price is $440,000. The most powerful and most expensive Porsche  nearly made the list as #10

Bedroom Decor

• Add architectural elements to your bedroom to give it a lavish look such as a fireplace mantel.

• Always look out for opportunities to turn your trash and junk into treasure. Old glassware can be used as candleholders, antique cups can be used as votives and blankets can be used as vintage pillows.

• An illustrious wall hanging can take place of a headboard for your bed.

• Feel free to use items in different ways other than their traditional uses for the customized touch.

• Hanging old baskets in the nooks and corners of your bedroom will add style to your bedroom and makes creative space for keeping your magazines and personal care accessories.

• Ornate birdbaths from someone’s fountain can easily be turned into a nightstand or a table centerpiece.

• Salvage antique window frames can be turned into artistic mirror frames.

• Search for some of the most advantageous deals in thrift shops, garage sales and yard sales where you can find home accessories, fabrics, sofa sets and even dinner sets and exquisite items in salvage shops that can be terracotta tiles, ornate wrought iron fences, old pillars and claw foot bath tubs that can make your home look like a heritage property.

• Select a theme for your bedroom and only accommodate items that go well with the theme.

• Turn vintage clothing or decorative tablecloths into decorative pillow covers.

• Wrought iron posts and fences can be used as curtain rods.

Using a Chlorine Tablet Before Swimming

This is the everlasting debate between swimming pool owners of the world. Which is better – to use a chlorine tablet or granulate dust? Sanitation and hygiene are the most important factors of maintaining a swimming pool. These are the most important factors for a crystal clear pool.  Chlorine is used in swimming pools to kill bacteria, prevent algae growth and maintain a level pH that is safe for swimmers. Chlorine tablets dissolve slowly into the water and provide and easy maintenance task for pool owners. There is no chlorine to mix, just add a tablet to the water as needed. Chlorine tablets can be one of the most economical ways to keep your pool usable.

Chlorination of a swimming pool can be done in different ways. You can use granulated chlorine or tablets, you can use an auto chlorinator which uses salt to produce chlorine or you can use electrolysis. The point of the matter is that chlorine is necessary for the process. Chlorine tablets are also used to whiten clothes. Teenagers and young adults will take a small piece of tablet and grind it to dust. After this they mix it with some water and make designs with it on jeans or other colored fabrics. In a few minutes you will see the color disappear like magic as the chlorine washes the dye away.

Use a tablet dispenser to shock your pool with chlorine tablets. If you put the tablets directly into the pool, can you risk discoloration and corrosion of the skimmer and heating elements. Tablet dispensers allow the chlorine to dissolve without damaging any aspect of your pool. A perfect pool does not only depend on chemicals though. It has to be cleaned and vacuumed at least once a week. Dust settles on the bottom and it is necessary to eliminate it. When you do not do it for a while you finally get to see the dirt just setting there under your clear water. Automatic robots are available in the market today that vacuum the bottom constantly twenty four hours per day.

If you do not want to have to remember the tablet every week, you may buy an automatic dispenser for it. They are plastic applicators that are full of tablets and they float around in the pool. Most of them will hold five to six tablets which means you can forget about the pool at least one month. Try them and see how it easy and comfortable it is to use them. Test the pool water on a weekly basis. Chlorine should usually stay at a one to three parts per million (ppm) reading. Frequent readings will help you adjust your maintenance routine.

These floating devices are made with different shapes and they are nice to watch floating around the pool. They are also children safe. Your children can not open them to get at the tablets inside. They will only be in contact with the diluted chlorine in the water. No harm done to them at all and you will be able to enjoy the pool instead of working on it all the time.

Leukemia – Herbal Remedies For Leukemia – How Can They Help?

What is Leukemia?

Leukemia is cancer that starts in the tissue that forms blood. The blood disorder known as leukemia is a very commonly occurring form of cancer that predominantly affects young adults and many children across the world.

What are the types of Leukemia?

Most blood cells develop from cells in the bone marrow called stem cells. Bone marrow is the soft material in the center of most bones.

Leukemia is classified into four major types and these are:

1. Acute lymphocytic leukemia or ALL,
2. Acute myeloid leukemia or AML,
3. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia or CLL, and
4. Chronic myeloid leukemia or CML.

Acute leukamias generally appear suddenly and affect the person abruptly without warning, thus this term acute is applied to all such cases of leukemia. Moreover such leukamias are characterized by the production of a very large number of immature and undifferentiated cells, this production of cells can go haywire and if the condition is left untreated, the death of the patient can be the end result-such acute cases are very rapid in their appearance of symptoms and in their effects. Leukamias that develop over a long period of time come under the term chronic, the growth of the disorder is much slower and the symptoms are less dramatically felt, individuals affected by this form of leukamias can thus expect to lead much longer lives, even without any treatment. These two terms acute and chronic are broad generalizations and it is necessary to treat them as such, the effects of leukemia may differ from one person to another and treatment will need to be tailored to individual needs and symptoms.

Cause of Leukemia

The exact cause of leukemia still remains a mystery. Experts cannot explain why this disease sprouts in random people. However, due to intensive studies, they have found some factors that may put you at risk of leukemia. Here are some of them:

1. Exposure to high level radiation

Those people who are regularly exposed to a high level of radiation have a high chance of developing leukemia.

2. Exposure to certain chemicals

Exposure to chemicals, such as Benzene can put you at a risk of developing leukemia. Another chemical that may cause considerable damage to your cells is formaldehyde.

3. Chemotherapy

This might seem crazy since chemotherapy is used to treat cancer patients. However, there are some studies conducted that people fighting from a different type of cancer can later develop leukemia because of their frequent chemotherapy sessions.

4. Down Syndrome

People with Down syndrome have a higher risk of developing leukemia because of their abnormal chromosomes.

Herbal Treatment of Leukemia

The first line of treatment that people with Leukemia would most likely utilize is chemotherapy. However, chemotherapy can also assault your immune system and can leave you defenseless against other viral infections and other complications.

Patients undergoing chemotherapy are all physically spent after every session. Chemotherapy also causes these patients to lose hair. This is why many have also turned to herbal remedies for leukemia.

These herbal remedies for leukemia have helped many a number of leukemia sufferers:

1. The nutrients found in garlic can protect our body from infections. Since chemotherapy can lower your immune system, Garlic can aid that problem.

2. You can also concoct an herbal tea out of stinging nettle, elder blossoms, brooklime herb and dandelion to help your body gain back its strength and normalize its primary functions.

It is also important for a leukemia sufferer to have a balanced diet and regular exercise to support their body in the fight against cancer cells.

Along with these, they can also take an herbal remedy that can help promote healthier cells. A product called Bio-Oxidate Defense can help a lot.

This product can support healthy cells in our body and can help the body fight the effects of bad cells. Bio-Oxidate Defense can also up your immune system so you will not be defenseless against other diseases.

This product is 100% safe to use because it uses natural herbal ingredients such as Green Tea, Rooibos and Grape seed extract which are a very helpful combination in supporting the body and help healthy cell growth.

When it comes to the battle against Leukemia, every help is needed. Herbal remedies for leukemia and a product like Bio-Oxidate Defense is just what you need to help you in this fight.

Tom Cruise gives a great Esquire interview – is he medicated now?

Tom Cruise – This is Tom Cruise on the June issue of Esquire. Esquire is calling this issues the “How To Be a Man” issue, although I think the piece is actually called “The Making (and Remaking) of Tom Cruise”. I kind of have to hand it to Tom – he’s always really great at selling whatever movie he has, and we can expect to see even more of him as he promotes Knight and Day, that action-comedy he’s got with Cameron Diaz. Esquire hasn’t put up the whole interview, but they did the motherload of interview excerpts online, and it looks like Tom isn’t holding back at all. He talks about the Oprah couch jumping, his father (who abandoned his family when he was very young), Katie Holmes, his kids, and throughout it all, Tom uses what I’m guessing is a lot of Scientology-speak. True, the word “thetan” doesn’t cross his lips, but there are moments where I was like “Oh, I bet that has something to do with Xenu.” Tom actually sounds so good here, I’m wondering if he’s being medicated, which is something I mentioned when he was on Oprah a few weeks ago.

On His Father: “I remember looking at my dad and wanting to understand him. I didn’t want to just write the guy off. He was lost. I can’t speak specifically in terms of why and how he got to where he was — that was his journey. All I can tell you is, he was overwhelmed by life… My mother basically did all the work, and then they got separated and I didn’t see him for a long time. He didn’t try to help the family financially or spiritually, and I lived with the effects of the chaos.”

On the Value of Family: “You hear about people who have lifelong friends. I never was in a place long enough to have them. So that role was filled by my family. If anyone was teasing my sisters, I really felt it… I’d create different characters and ad-lib sketches to make my sisters and my mother feel better. I’d try to make them laugh. I’d do Donald Duck as John Wayne. I’d watch Soul Train and imitate the dancers. I guess you can say that’s where it started. I always had a dream to be in movies, [my family] didn’t say, That’s impossible. They laughed.”

On Knowledge: “Now, I’d ridden bikes a lot. When I was a kid, I’d set up ramps for jumps, like Evel Knievel, and crash all the time. I’d done it all — but never on a minibike. I got on. Of course, all I wanted to do was go fast, so I hit the throttle. I started off by a neighbor’s yard, went past our yard, which had a little hump, and suddenly I was airborne… Rrrrrrrrrrr! The minibike is still going. Oh, no, I’m alive… Okay, I’m alive. The minibike was wedged between the bumpers of the two cars. What a lesson: Know before you go. [You don't] have to curb your enthusiasm. Just fill it in with a little knowledge.”

On His Big Break: “The audition [for Taps] was in New York. I said one line. That was it. I had long hair at the time, so they said, ‘Hold up your hair.’ Then ‘Thank you.’ I don’t know why, but… I thought I’d get it. It wasn’t arrogance. I had a quarter in my pocket — and that was it. I’m telling you: I didn’t have bus fare to get back to where my mom was living in Jersey. I remember… standing outside the Holland Tunnel, and hitchhiking. I walked up the driveway and saw my mother. It was a distance, but I remember her face. She looked at me and I looked at her, and I thought, I got it.”

On Forgiving His Father: “Risky Business had become a hit. I hadn’t seen my father in about ten years. I found out he was dying, and I went to see him in the hospital. He knew that he’d blown it. There was deep regret. I think he was torturing himself. We tend to do that. All I could do was tell him, ‘Look, it’s okay.’ I wasn’t going to live in blame and regret. I wanted to understand what happened. I wanted to understand, so I could answer the question, What can I do to make things better? I looked at my father there dying and thought, How can I not be that guy?”

On the Joy of Work: “We shot [A Few Good Men] in one go. You could sense how it was going to be edited — like butter. At a certain point it goes beyond work, which is when it’s fun. All I can tell you is, I remember being sad afterward that it was over.”

On Being a Father: “I’ll never forget the moment I became a dad. But it’s hard to describe — that level of responsibility, the desire to give such joy. The clarity: Nothing is more important than this. I remember that first night, just staring at Bella. I was checking her every second, just looking at her, feeling that immediate bond. I was probably looking at her so much that I was keeping her up. I made a promise to her: All I can do is the best I can. But I’m not going to say I’m gonna do something and then not do it.”





On Humanity: “I got to talk to an astronaut and I asked him, ‘What’s it like going out into space and looking back at the world?’ He said that it changed his perspective. Looking back at the world, you think, My God, how small it is. What are we doing? We don’t need barriers and borders. But I already understood that. I understood it going from Canada to Kentucky.”

On the Oprah Interview: “What happened, happened… I wanted the audience to be happy just like I wanted to make my sisters and my mother happy when I did those skits as a kid. But I’ll take responsibility for my actions… Afterward, wild things were being said about me, and once they’re in the ether, there’s nothing you can do about it. It felt like being the new kid in the schoolyard again and the other kids are whispering and whispering about you and suddenly you hear what they’re saying, and you think, What? That didn’t happen. Look at the reality of the situation.”

On the Oprah Fallout: “There was a confluence of events. My deal with Paramount was up and it wasn’t extended. At first it was, Huh? I don’t get it. But people have misconceptions about that whole thing, too. Sumner Redstone and I are friends. It’s a business.”

On Katie Holmes: “Because we do live in a cynical world. It’s easy to be cynical. Making the choice not to be cynical is important. You can keep dwelling on what didn’t work, or you can figure out how to fix it. Which is what being a parent is all about. You know, I’m married to such a special woman. Every night before we go to sleep, Kate and I look at each other and it’s like, How’d we do today?”

On Success: “Those are times you learn a lot about life. You’re back to, How do I figure this out? I’d lived through so many different periods in life that I had a good idea. You just get back to work. You move forward. That’s what I did. Here we are today. Mission: Impossible IV.”

On Suri: “It’s come full circle. Now I’ll put Suri on a swing and tell her stories when I’m working on a script. I’ll start with the beginning of the movie and take her through the story beat by beat. Of course, I make it age-appropriate. She’s four years old. But she asks all the right questions: Why does that happen? Those are the bad guys? You’re the good guy, right?”

On Teaching His Children Well: “It comes down to the same thing as when I was a kid. Can I create a character that will make her happy, that will make her laugh? And you know what? She makes me get better and better, because she’s always asking me to do it again.”

Enjoy the Gossip & Glamor With OK Magazine

OK magazine is one of the leading entertainment magazines in UK which brings you close to the inside scoops related to your favorite stars. With this magazine, you get a peep into the day to day happenings and activities of the celebrities and famous people, right from their diet and dining, to shopping, beauty and health.

OK! is a British weekly issue, which is dedicated to gossip, glamor and news of the celebrity world, not just in the UK but also Hollywood and other places. The celebrities share their life with OK! and invite people to their homes, thus allowing you first-hand information about the events and happenings in their lives. In other words, it is your window to the dream world of your favorite stars.

The magazine was originally started as a monthly issue which was first published in April 1993. Thus, in September 2004, the magazine launched its monthly issue in Australia which later was changed to weekly magazine. Thus, in October 2006 it began coming out with its weekly edition even in Australia. In the year 2005, the magazine’s US version was launched followed by its Indian edition in May 2006.

The magazine has grown on popularity every year and today boasts of over 30 million readers worldwide. It has gone on to become arguably the world’s largest and most popular celebrity magazine with appearance in 19 countries worldwide. The magazine is subscribed in the leading countries of the world like Germany, Australia, Greece, Austria, UK, US, India, Malaysia, Turkey, Switzerland, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Mexico, Philippines, Middle-East, China, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan. OK! Now also has two inner issues which comes out weekly, called the ‘OK! USA’ and ‘Hot Stars’. When it comes to covering celebrity weddings and other scoops, there is no beating OK!