Halloween is coming up quick, the time of year when you get to dress up as anything you want. You can dress up to become something different, something from the past or something from the future. You could dress up as a movie star character or famous actor/actress or singer. There are so many to choose from that it can be difficult to narrow it down.
People love this holiday not only for the possible free candy, but for the chance to become something else for the day. If you are a jokester and want to dress up in a costume that is going to make everyone laugh, or if you are a single guy/girl and want to dress in something that is going to show a little skin and impress the opposite sex or if you are someone that wants to dress up in the most detailed realistic costume out there are so many possible options. So when looking for the best Halloween costume ideas there are a few things you should think about.
1. What is your budget you want to spend on the costume?
2. What is you main intention for buying or designing the costume? Do you want to impress others such as the opposite sex, make people laugh, or scare the living crap out of them.
3. What are you going to be doing in the costume? Are you going to need a durable or comfortable costume if you are going to be in a crowded area, are you going to be in a hot room or in walking around in a cold fall night.
4. Is it a common costume that other will have the some one as you?
5. What kind of accessories can you get to set yourself apart from all the others
These are all things that you want to keep in mind the good thing to do is not to wait until the last minute if you want to have a truly impressive costume. But don't worry if you are in a pinch there are still several options for you.
Some common things you can find around the house are a white sheet for a toga, any guy can borrow some clothes from a girl and go in drag, or vise versa. You can use and old wig or run to the store and buy one quick and find an old tie-die shirt to go as a hippie. You could go as a sports coach just find an old whistle, clipboard and polo shirt. There are so many options just be creative and you will put together an awesome costume.
For the 2009 Season here of some of the top predicted costumes:
- Michael Jackson
- Bumble Bee from Transformers
- John Connor from Terminator
- Hannah Montana
- Alan from The Hangover
- Halo 3 Master Chief
- Star Trek
For more Halloween costume ideas for the 2009 season go to Halloween costume ideas to find the latest trends, newest costumes and ideas. Halloween Costume Ideas has hundreds of costumes to choose from to make your Halloween unforgettable!
How long does USPS First Class Mail International take?
Hi, I recently ordered an old vintage magazine ad from '46 and I was wondering how long it would take to arrive from Allenwood, NJ to Quito, Ecuador, South America via USPS FCM International?
The Coasta Calida is approximately 250 km of the Mediterranean coast within the province of Murica. To the north is Costa Blanca, to the south is Costa Almeria. It is on the south east of the Iberian Peninsula. The coastline has coves, beaches, sand dunes, salt-water lagoons and mud flats.
The average temperature is 20c with no more than 40 days rain. There is a variation between the coast and interior where on higher ground will be lower temperatures and more rainfall during the year. The province of Murcia is typical semi arid sub tropical. The temperature of the sea is rarely below 18c.
On the northern coastline is the Mar Menor, the little sea, which the largest salt water lagoon in Europe (170km square). Its separated by a thin strip of land known as La Manga del Mar Menor, the sleeve from the Mediterranean sea. This strip of land is 24km long and in places no more than 100m wide. The waters for the Mar Menor are roughly about 5c warmer than the surrounding Mediterranean sea. The depth of the Mar Menor is 4m and at its deepest 7m. The seabed has a very gradual slope and because of its extra buoyancy due to its high salt content and calm waters. Make it one of the safest places for swimming for children and adults of all swimming abilities. The mineral rich waters are meant to have therapeutic affects for such ailments such like rheumatism and arthritis. The mud of the saltpans of Lo Pagan to the north of the lagoon are beneficial to health. The lagoon is very good for learning water sports.
The fine shells and soft surfaces have created large mass of vegetation such as green algae, which have adapted to the salty conditions. It is also home to penai kerathurus tiger prawn and very highly valued commercially. Horse riding along the Mar Menor starts from the horse barn in El Puntal next to the golf course. You go along the steppes, which are at the base of Cenizas Mountain. At the peak you can see the old headquarters of Guardia Civil, which now is a cabin. There are also remains of barrel guns plus other bronze weaponry. They belong to old forts protecting the entrance to Portman and Cabo de Palos. If you tie your horse, you can walk down the path to the coves of Negrete cape. From Las Ceniaz follow the path to Lano de Beal through Mining Mountain range, returning to the horse barn.
The town of Lo Pagan on the Mar Menor is famous for its healing mud baths, which are a protected area but are free for you to use. The town is largest area of mud baths in Europe, which are recommended for all types of skin conditions and several beaches. Also has morning fish market and good nightlife.
The Mar Menor forms the north border to exclusive La Manga club. Its 1400 acre holiday resort with 3 golf courses, tennis centre plus all other sports and leisure facilities and good restaurants. Which has won it European category winner in the world travel awards.
Las Salinas y Arenales de San Pdro del Pinatar are important wetlands. With the dunes and beach at La Llana forms a important nature reserve with flamingos on their way to Africa and many other types of birds that nest in the dunes. There is also the Archaeological - Ethnographic museum and the salt flats centre of research and preservation of wetlands. Punta de Algas is where the salt mills and the Encanizadas, ancestral homes like 'clock house' where the famous politician Emilo Castelar died and the palace of The Counts of Villar de Felices known as 'The house of the Russian woman' are located. Also there is Salinas de San Pedro Regional Park, a natural protected reservoir.
Around the Hormigas islands of El Bajo, El Mosquito and the small islands of EL Hormigon and La Losa have integrated reserve around them, which is part of the larger marine reserve, which is about 19km Square. It has high biodiversity and ecosystems of oceanic fields and rocky coral beds. The aim of the reserve is provide protection, regeneration of fishing resources to sustain fisheries and preserve fisherman's traditional way of life. There are some rocky capes at sea level and the diving around the islands is very good. There are boats trips for diving all year round. The first stop is Bajo de Enmedio where the capes are at 4m depth, where you can see perches, meagres, congers, barracudas, morays, octopi, wrasses and damselfish. In El Bajo de passing the lighthouse island you will find remains of shipwrecks at 30m.The beds nearest the islands have been declared integrated reserves where there is no diving, but can you dive on the other parts of the marine reserve.
The City of Cartagena has a rich history of 3000 years. Its was used by Hannibal as Iberian capital. Its was also used as important city by the Romans. Beneath the city lies a whole Roman city slowly been uncovered. You can see remains of Punic wall, which marks the foundation of the city by Carthagians in 227 BC. These remains were only discovered in 1987 along with 18th century crypt. Also discovered was a Roman amphithreatre, which was covered by cemetery during epidemics of 18th & 19th centuries and a disused bullring. The best view of the theatre is up the lift to Conception castle. Due to its natural harbour its has become important military port since medieval times. So can get a cruise and see the sea wall, military arsenal, artillery park and military hospital and many castles. Mediterranean squadron of the Spanish navy has its HQ there with a submarine school with small flotilla. There is a model of Issac Peral's submarine.
There are ornate street lamps and many former homes of affluent mining owners such as Casa Cervantes, La Casa Maestre, Aguirre Palace and La Casa Clares shoes architectural development during the mining boom.
My grandfather was in world war II. He is elderly and doesn't know how to use a computer. He asked me to look up info on his air force squad. I have the bomb squad number and his squadron number. Any ideas where to begin this search? I have no clue.
Just put what you have into your favorite search engine and go. You'll be amazed.
The article tells you the constructional features of air cooler, the controls such a cooler has, the advantages and the disadvantages of such coolers. Such coolers are different fro the swamp coolers and article will describe differences between the two.
Small Size Evaporative Coolers
Portable air coolers are evaporative air cooler with a throw of 8 to 10 feet. In some countries, the coolers have been developed with a throw of up to 30 feet, but such coolers suffer a major disadvantage of being very noisy since they have exhaust fans as air blowers in them as the moving machine for air movement.
Constructional Features of Personal Coolers
Constructional features of personal coolers are similar to the swamp coolers. There is a container holding everything, the air fan, the water pump, the container for water and the controls of the air cooler. In addition, there are castors for taking the cooler from place to place. Everything here is lightweight for easy portability. The water holding capacity of the cooler is smaller. It might be sufficient for 8 to 15 hours depending on humidity of atmosphere.
Some swamp coolers have control for maintaining the water level in the cooler basin. Since the coolers are by definition "portable", they cannot be connected to water mains for controlling water level. Water addition is by manual method only. Some of the coolers are combined with dehumidifiers and sold as personal coolers. In fact, they are air conditioners. The air conditioners are costlier than personal air coolers.
Advantages Of Personal Coolers
There are many advantages of personal coolers. Personal air coolers are placed between fans and air conditioners in performance, cost, and operating expenses.
The advantages can be listed as,
1. The initial costs are low. The cost of $100 to 200 is within easy reach of everyone. The costs of air conditioners have come down in recent past but still it is out of reach of many household.
2. The operating costs are very less. The wattage input of 100 to 150 watts is about 5% to 15% of a 2000 to 3000 watt air conditioner. Electricity bills are negligible.
3. They are noiseless machines. A person can sleep peacefully with a personal cooler operating within 8 feet. Compared to this a noise from window air conditioner might be just a little too much to bear for some persons.
Disadvantages Of Personal Coolers
Disadvantages of personal coolers are,
1. You have no control over the temperature of air you receive from air coolers.
2. Some times the water consumption can be a factor in areas of water shortages.
3. If not cared for, the personal coolers may emit a foul smell. Some times this can be a health hazard.
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What can i buy so the BBs in the magazine with filter into the gun?
When im using my air-soft assault rifle, the BBs in the magazine stay in the magazine and dont go into the gun. How can i fix this?
I am a government certified AirSoft technician
You can fix that problem by laying your toy on a solid surface, such a cement sidewalk, and hitting it as hard as you can with a 16 ounce hammer, Soon you will see little plastic pellets all over the ground... but they won't be stuck in that damned old magazine anymore..
I'd like an address so I can mail my bill to you.
EDIT:
Had I thought this little pansy could have handled a bigger hammer I would have suggested a bigger hammer.
Never... I mean NEVER over-estimate an AirSoft loser.
The visual identity of the American southwest has certain iconic signifiers: desert plains, tumbleweeds, rusty-red rock formations and a certain towering cactus called the Saguaro. These cacti, some as tall as 50 feet and as heavy as 8 tons, are one of the greatest symbols of America's wild deserts.
The Saguaro Cactus is found only in the Sonora Desert, from sea-level to elevations of approximately 4,000 feet, and limited by freezing winter temperatures. Though their habitat is threatened by human encroachment, the Saguaro is a common cactus and is not endangered. They are a protected species in the confines of Arizona's Saguaro National Park.
Though it may eventually grow as tall as a 2 story house, the Saguaro is a very slow-developing cactus that only grows between 1 and 1 1/2 inches in the 1st 8 years of its life.
Its initial survival strategy involves finding protection under the bows of a "nurse tree".
Species of trees used by the Saguaro in this manner include the Palo Verde, the Ironwood and the Mesquite. Often, as the Saguaro grows ever-larger, the nurse tree is killed as the cactus monopolizes all the nutrients and water in the soil. The Saguaro cactus is considered and adult at 125 years old. Its life span is normally between 150 and 175 years, though some are thought to be as old as 200.
The Saguaro cactus has a number of distinctive physical features. The roots of the Saguaro grow in a radial pattern, the better to absorb moisture. Pleats on the cactus' surface can expand to store enormous amounts of water, which comprise most of its bulk. Inside the cactus are a number of interconnected woody struts or ribs, numbering the same as the cactus' pleats, which provide the structural stability needed to support its great weight. When the cactus reaches approximately 35 years of age it begins to produce flowers, normally on the tips of its branches and its trunk, and continues to do so for the rest of its life. The famous arm-like branches of the Saguaro begin to appear when the cactus is between 50 and 100 years old, depending on the amount of precipitation its habitat receives. Damage or mutation sometimes causes the formation of rare fanlike crests on the top of the cactus.
The Saguaro cactus is an important source of food and shelter for a variety of Arizona wildlife. Birds as diverse as the Gila Woodpecker and the Red-tailed Hawk make their nests in these cacti (one on the inside, one on the outside). Birds, coyotes and other animals eat the Saguaro's fruit when it ripens in the late summer. The cactus' pulpy flesh is also a food-source for everything form large animals like deer and Bighorn Sheep to rodents like jackrabbits and packrats. Local peoples also use the fruit as a foodstuff.
From April to June the bats, birds and insects that feed on the nectar of the Saguaros' large, white flowers help to pollinate the cacti. When animals eat the Saguaro's fruit its roughly 2,000 little black seeds pass harmlessly and unharmed through their digestive systems to be scattered throughout the Sonora Desert in the creatures' droppings. Though only a tiny number of seeds take root, and few cacti survive to reach their gigantic potential, enough do to ensure the Saguaro's status of the American King of Cacti.
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WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A 40 HP SEA KING BOAT MOTOR?
LOWER END IT'S NOT PUT TOGETHER BUT MORE THAN ALL THE PARTS ARE THERE. IT IS 1962
Probably your best bet is to sell it as metal, after removing the gas and oil, there is no value on something you can not test it or try it, put it yourself trying to buy it something like you are selling, Good luck.
Julie is running late. It's Monday morning and she can't miss her class. There is no time for her to relax. She rushes to the subway and takes a seat. The other passengers are starring blankly straight ahead. Suddenly, Julie remembers that she was supposed to read the first chapter in her history book. She pulls out her book opens it to the first chapter. She flips a page. Then the second, third, -- page twenty, -- two hundred. Before she realizes it, the subway doors open and she has finished an entire book.
Fact or Fiction
Is this a dream or science fiction? Can someone actually read a book in 30 minutes? First, let's ask where the idea of speed reading originated. A woman named Evelyn Wood turned in an 80 page paper to her college professor expecting him to read and return it the next day. To her surprise he read the entire paper in seconds and graded it immediately. She was stunned. How could anyone read so much so fast? Her professor was one of a select few people at the time. He was a natural speed reader. Evelyn Wood went on to study this phenomena and eventually founded a speed reading institute in Australia. That was 40 years ago. Since then, speed reading has become popular in many countries. However, the technique is almost unknown in the USA.
Air Force Research
A device called a tachistoscope was used during WWII to help fighter pilots identify aircraft silhouettes. The device flashed an image on a projection screen for a fraction of a second. Psychologists and educational specialists working on visual acuity created an experiment where the images were gradually reduced in size and the flash rate was increased. An average person could identify small images of different planes when flashed on the screen for only one-five-hundredth of a second.
The U.S. Air Force modified the system by changing the images to single words. Then up to four words flashed simultaneously on the screen at rates of one five-hundredth of a second. The participants were able to recognize and understand the words. This experiment demonstrated that, with some practice, words can be recognized and understood at much higher speeds than normal reading rates.
Misconceptions
Unfortunately, the term speed reading received a black eye in the 1990's when a number of unscrupulous companies made outrageous claims about their speed reading products. These were often combined with useless memory enhancement packages and sold by snake oil salesmen that exaggerated the benefits of their systems. Many of the systems promoted completely different methods which often conflicted with each other. These systems relied on pseudo-science claims that were so far out that they make crystal healing look like cutting edge technology. Some unblinkingly claimed the subconscious could extract unnoticed content from the printed page. Confusion and frustration resulted when people tried to follow their bad advice. In spite of these obstacles, speed reading is making a comeback. Today we have a better understanding of how speed reading works in the brain. New and improved teaching techniques and the ability to use computers for training have made speed reading a hot topic again.
Before we see what speed reading is, let's look at what speed reading is not. Speed reading is not skimming. Skimming is an inaccurate reading method. Imagine trying to skim the instructions for your new hair-dryer and thinking it said 'use in shower' when it actually said 'do not use in shower'. Missing that all important word, not, changes the entire meaning. Skimming simply does not work. Speed reading is not skimming. A speed reader actually reads every word.
Speed reading is not pushing harder. Anyone can push harder to read faster but this only works for a few sentences before falling back to regular speed. Speed reading is a technique that allows you to read an entire magazine or book at speeds two to ten times faster than average reading speed.
Some speed reading systems go to great lengths to teach hand motion techniques or eye movement techniques. Research conducted during the development of Speed Reader-X™ has not shown these techniques to work in themselves. Some people find hand motions distracting while others use hand motions to stay focused. The best rule about hand motion is to use it if it helps and forget it otherwise. There is no magic hand motion that will increase your reading speed. Books can spend chapters explaining eye movement patterns. You move your eyes all day every day. It is not something that requires practice. Eye motions will come naturally.
Speed Readers
Speed reading has been part of big business and government for years. It has been taught to executives of many major companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Xerox, and Hewlett Packard. Even presidents have been speed readers including John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter. President Carter took speed reading lessons while at the white house and he read two books per week even with his Presidential duties.
Reading Speeds
According to SpeedReaderX.com, the average person reads around 250 words per minute. This is the speed of the little voice in your head that pronounces words as you read. Speed readers can read from 600 to 1500 words per minute or faster.
It is not uncommon for people to immediately double their reading speed when first learning speed reading techniques. Children eight years and older are the best candidates to learn speed reading. At this age they have a fairly large vocabulary and are familiar with reading. Speed reading becomes more difficult for adults. Just like learning a foreign language comes easy to children, so does speed reading. Adults have been reading the old fashioned way much longer so it takes longer to learn a new reading technique. Adults can still benefit from speed reading. They simply have to put a little more effort into it.
Speed reading can provide many benefits. It makes children want to read more. Speed reading fills a child's short attention span by fully immersing them in the material. They actually enjoy reading. This makes children much more likely to read for pleasure. Many studies have shown that children who read perform better in school and to have fewer behavioral problems.
ADD/ADHD/Dyslexia
Children with ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia have trouble reading because these conditions make them right brain dominant. Most people are left brain dominant when it comes to reading. Speed reading uses the visual centers of the right side of the brain. This makes learning speed reading easier for these otherwise disadvantaged children.
George Stancliffe, founder of The American Speed Reading Project, has reported success in teaching speed reading to students that have ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia.
Mr. Stancliffe said, "...many people with ADD or Dyslexia find speed reading easier than normal reading. Their brains take to the new, visual intake of words much more easily." He continued to say, "If you have a child who may have either ADD or Dyslexia, and you want him/her to be a better reader, one of the best things that you could do is to teach him/her to speed read."
The Secret
Now that we know speed reading reaches all the way to the Whitehouse, how does it work? The whole concept is actually quite simple. We learn to read in the first grade. By the second grade we recognize whole words. We learn more words and some grammar but that is the end of the teaching process. From this point on, we are effectively reading at a first or second grade level for the rest of our lives.
The human brain can take in information much faster than this. When you read this page, you are likely seeing one or two words at a time. But when you look at a friends face you do not look at individual features to determine who you are looking at. You see their entire face and you immediately recognize them. The brain processes images much faster than it can process words. When you watch a movie, you take in massive amounts of visual information. When a car zooms by on the big screen, do you say to yourself 'C-A-R, car'? Of course not. You see it and you know what it is. You do not have to sound it out or hear it in your head to know what you are seeing. But, when you see the word 'car', the little voice in your head says 'C-A-R, car'. This sub-vocalization slows reading to a snails pace. To speed read, you must learn to see words as images. You must re-learn to process what you read with the right side of your brain instead of the left side.
Speed reading is a technique that allows you to take in the printed word just like you take in images while watching a movie. You learn to change how you view words so they are seen as images by the right side of the brain instead of using the voice in your head with the left side. This completely changes how your brain processes information.
Bored Brains
How many times have you read a page and by the end realized you had no idea what you just read? This happens because the brain becomes bored with the slow reading pace and tunes out that little voice. Your brain wants to go faster than the voice in your head can read. This sub-vocalization is creating a reading speed limit.
Simply silencing this voice can dramatically increase reading speed. You are switching the reading responsibility from the left side of your brain to the right side. You must switch from using the reading and cognition centers to visual centers of the brain
Sub-vocalization is still important in the understanding of complex concepts but, it is not necessary and is undesirable for most of what we read. E-mail, magazine articles, and news articles simply do not require deep comprehension to understand. Subjects like mathematics, philosophy and complex concepts are not suited to speed reading techniques. Speed reading techniques are still useful in covering reviews and summaries of these topics.
Novels are read for enjoyment and are usually read in real time as if the events are happening in the reader's head. The voice in your head becomes the narrator. Zooming through lengthy descriptions that would otherwise cause the story to drag makes the overall novel reading experience more enjoyable. The reader can then return to normal reading speeds for the interesting parts of the novel.
Speed reading is always a useful tool for any type of reading. It is used when appropriate and gives way to normal reading when deeper understanding is needed.
Skeptics
There are some people that are still anti-speed-reading. It is important to be wary of skeptics who claim they have tried some or all speed reading programs and have failed. These people often make claims without going into details or citing methods they have tried. They do not reveal how long they tried the programs or if they followed the recommended practice sessions seriously. They frequently misapply speed reading techniques then claim failure without mentioning the fact they are reading the book upside down. They claim they cannot remember what they read at 2,500 words per minute but, forget to mention they have not developed the skill to read at that speed. They try to use maximum speed techniques on complex material which is contrary to the teachings of modern speed reading methods. Most of these people will be extremely negative towards speed reading and try to convince others it is a fake or a scam. These people often refer to the older snake oil systems from the 90's which provide a rich source for skeptics.
Comprehension rates determine how much we understand of what we read. It is easy to have 100% comprehension of one sentence. Longer articles or books may have unfamiliar words or concepts. This results in less than full comprehension by any reading method.
Comprehension levels of under 50%* are generally cited by skeptics as a failure in speed reading yet, this level is not uncommon in normal reading tests of high school and junior high children when reading adult level materials. Low comprehension for extremely high reading speeds is often cited as a reason for its failure but, this assertion ignores how modern speed reading works. Reading speed varies depending on the material. Maximum reading speed is not used constantly. This is no different than normal reading. You read faster when you need less comprehension and slower when you need more understanding.
Speed reading is a structured process which calls for some materials, such as text books, to be read at high speed, then a lower speed, and then reviewed at a highest possible speed. A 50% comprehension rate when reading 2500 words per minute is excellent. At this reading rate the reader can read an entire book twice in less time than they could read one chapter at a normal rate. On the second reading the comprehension rate can increase to 75% or 90%. A rate of 80% comprehension is common at normal reading speeds. With practice, comprehension at lower speeds, 600 to 1000 words per minute, can meet or exceed regular comprehension rates.
Skeptics often target systems that claim 10,000 words per minute. Such outrageous numbers do make easy targets. Those making 10,000 word per minute claims often fail to mention that comprehension at that speed is 0% to 5%, which is no different than skimming. This rate may be perfectly acceptable if you are looking for some specific information in a long report but, not if you want to remember what you are reading. Rates of 600 to 1500 words per minute are more common and provide the best speed/comprehension balance.
Retention is important. There would be no point in speed reading if you could not remember what you read. This is where many of the products from the snake oil salesmen fell short. People learned basic speed reading techniques but could not remember what they read. Retention and comprehension are actually improved by speed reading but, only after the reader becomes comfortable with speed reading. It takes practice to reach this level. You can easily recall dialog free action sequences of a movie after the movie is over. This information was taken in visually and very rapidly. Your brain is already trained to take in the information from a movie. After the brain is re-trained to take in written words visually, it actually becomes easier to recall and understand what is being read.
Training Products
New research has updated speed reading techniques since Evelyn Wood's discovery of speed reading in the 1950's. Computers now make it easier to learn and practice speed reading. The original books or audio programs on speed reading required you to time yourself while reading passages, write down the results, and repeat this process many times. Research during the development of the Speed Reader-X speed reading software showed that most people skipped over these sections which negated the effectiveness of these early speed reading books. With computer training software, the computer takes care of the timing and keeps track of your progress. The computer training programs show charts and statistics of your reading speed so you can see your progress. They also increase the difficulty as you progress and your skills improve. These new techniques and improvements in teaching methods make learning speed reading much easier and more reliable. There are new products that use the latest techniques such as Speed Reader-X speedreaderx.com and Eye-Q eyeq.tv which are among the leaders in the field of computer training software.
Mastering the Skill
Speed reading is a skill. It is a skill that takes practice. It is also a skill that can make a profound difference in someone's life. Very few people are natural speed readers but, almost anyone can learn the skills needed. Speed reading may not be for everyone, just as learning a foreign language is not for everyone. Today there are inexpensive software programs that make it easy and fun to practice speed reading. Speed reading results vary from person to person and can depend on many factors, not the least of which is the amount of effort put into it. Children stand to benefit the most, especially those with certain learning disabilities. Adults willing to learn a new skill can also benefit. Speed reading is more than simply reading fast. When proper techniques are ignored or remain unpracticed, the results can be disappointing. When the techniques of modern speed reading are applied and used correctly, the results can be astonishing.
For more information visit www(dot)speedreaderx(dot)com
About the Author
Michael Ford pioneered the development of the Speed Reader-X software which is used to teach speed reading techniques in many schools. Michael has authored several books and is currently developing additional educational software.
Inbox only shows read messages when I have an unread.Most read messages have disappeared.Can I change view? ?
When I try to look at read messages yahoo does not let me. Only when I have a new message can I see read messages in my inbox. And most read (except first page) have disappeared. Please help, I have to send myself an email every time I want to see a read message, totally annoying!
Yahoo is still having some problems at the moment. Suggested cures range from Update Adobe Flash Player and Java script to clear IE7 cache, cookies, and browsing history. Different things seem to work for different people. It's causing attachments to not show, 999 errors where it won't let you do a particular action and some people cannot send receive delete or move mail. It's not just Vista either it's happening to some of us on XP. If all else fails go back to classic mail via this link. http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/dc/optout?script=no click yes when asked do you want to opt out. Hope this helps.
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