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February 16, 2010

Simple Yoga Poses for Everyone

Filed under: 2010 — Tags: — Winson @ 3:49 AM

Many people believe that yoga can improve health, confidence, and even helps in daily works. But many of them think that yoga is difficult and time consuming. We have mentioned a few yoga poses that are simple and anyone can do them.

These poses will immediately make you feel the powerful benefits of relaxation, improved mental focus, well-being and confidence. With these simple poses, you can loose stress, irritability, insomnia, nervousness and even depression. You will gain more benefits as you practice more.

For these poses you need to breathe in and out only through your nose and don’t forget that breath is the most important part of any pose. Take 3-5 long breaths rather than more short breaths. If you are fit enough, try to repeat each pose three to four times. All these poses can be done alone or you can do along with any other exercises. The following are the poses:

First we will learn about a chair pose. In this pose, put your feet together and stand. Take deep breaths while inhaling as well as exhaling. Then, bend your knees and bring your hands to prayer position slowly. Roll back your shoulders and take 4 or 5 long breaths slowly. Stretch your arms over your head slowly as you feel stronger.

In the next pose lay down on the floor lining up shoulders, wrists hips and knees. Slowly raise your right arm to your shoulder level while raising your left leg to the level of your hip. Take 4 or 5 long breaths as we have discussed earlier keeping your hips even and your belly gently moving towards the spine.

Next we will do plank pose. First position yourself as in a traditional push-up. Then take 4 or 5 long breaths. Bend your elbows little bit and straighten them. Repeat the same process for 4 to 5 times. After some practice you will get enough strength to bend your arms to 90 degrees.

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February 15, 2010

Honda increases the car recall that is already reaching 1 million

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: — Winson @ 4:57 AM

Honda expanded its global recall of cars because of a problem in the airbags to another 437,000 vehicles globally. This adds to the vows of the auto industry that is already suffering from the massive recall announced by the top global car manufacturer Toyota that ran into more than 8 millions. Honda has been increasing the number of recalls since it first announced the fault in the airbags 15 months back. The issue is old but it is gained more focus in the midst of the biggest recall of Toyota.

This massive recall also included some models that date back to 2001 and 2002. However, there is no question about the impact on the future sales and reputation of the Japanese auto major in the international markets. They will be some erosion in the brand value in the developed markets where there are more substitutes for the segments. But in the long run this will increase the trust on the company.

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February 10, 2010

Know About the Substance Abuse Facts in America

Filed under: Substance Abuse — Tags: — Winson @ 5:16 AM

Illicit drug abuse is the major concern of health problems in America. Millions of people of different age and gender are abusing the illicit drugs. Illicit drugs of abuse include marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants.

According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2008, around 20.1 million Americans aged 12 or older were illicit drug abusers in 2008. This represents 8.0 percent of the population aged 12 years old or older are drug abusers.

According to the survey, Marijuana was the most commonly abused drug with 15.2 million abusers. There were about 1.9 million cocaine abusers aged 12 or older in 2008. Prescription drugs are also one of the major drugs of abuse with 6.2 million people above 12 years in 2008.

Most illicit drug abusers were employed either full or part time. There were about 12.9 million drug abusers employed in 2008. Many people in America are also driving under the influence of the illicit substances. About 10 million persons aged 12 and above reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs in 2008.

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February 8, 2010

Toyota recalls its vehicles to fix gas pedals

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: — Winson @ 3:39 AM

Toyota’s reputation in the U.S. as a builder of dependable, high-quality cars stumbles due to the concerns over the safety of the passengers. Last year it recalled 4.2 million vehicles over concerns that accelerator pedals could get struck under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration and sometimes leading to accidents. It was the sixth-largest recall ever in the United States. This problem was blamed for several accidents, including an accident involving a Lexus that accelerated to more than 120 mph before crashing.

Toyota recently said that it is recalling more 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix accelerator pedals. The recall includes the vehicles 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2008-2010 Sequoia and the 2007-2010 Tundra.

Toyota said that in some rare cases, the mechanism of gas pedal wears down, making the accelerator to become harder to press, slower to return or in some worst cases, it gets stuck.

Toyota recommends that drivers of the recalled vehicles should apply their brakes firmly if the gas pedal gets stuck and immediately approach the local dealer.

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February 7, 2010

Honda recalls cars over fault in window switch

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: — Winson @ 3:39 AM

A child was killed when fire broke out in a Honda car last year due to a faulty switch. The Honda Motor Co. then recalled 646,000 units of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a fault in the window switch.

Except Japan, it recalled 140,000 cars in the United States and covers these models in North America, South America, Europe, South Africa and Asia. In Japan, Fit is Honda’s best-selling model.

Earlier Toyota Motor Corp’s announced it would extend its recall of millions of cars to Europe and China due to faulty floor mats and accelerator pedals.

According to Honda, the recall was to fix a defective master switch, which could cause water to enter the power window switch and may cause fire. There were three cases of fire, two in the United States and one in South Africa, due to this defect.

A Honda’s spokesman said that the company had recalled all 2002 to 2008 year model Jazz units in South Africa. It is also said to recall 172,000 vehicles in Britain. And at the recall a waterproof switch will be fitted to the window to avoid any damage that can cause fire.

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