Posted by Carl on Feb 20, 2009 in
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Air suspension is a type of vehicle suspension powered by an engine driven or electric air pump or compressor. This pump pressurizes the air, using compressed air as a spring. Air suspension is for poseurs, not racers, so it has no place in your musclecar, right? Air suspension is powered by an electric air pump, compressor or engine driven. A pump pressurizes the air, using compressed air as a spring.
Air suspension is becoming ever more common as the secondary suspension system on modern passenger train cars, as air-sprung chassis offer optimum riding comfort. The crucial benefit of the air spring when it comes to comfort is that its suspension properties can be adjusted according to the load, with the spring’s height kept at a constant value by charging and exhausting the bellows. Air suspension is standard on the LS 430 and optional on the RX 300. On both models, each of the four suspension units is continuously adjusted by computer-controlled electronics to suit the car’s speed and the road surface. Air suspension is found everywhere these days. Most people associate air suspension with hopping,dancing or dragging but it is also used in applications for towing,heavy load transportation and belive it or not if you have ever ridden on a subway or city bus they are riding on air suspension too.
Coil ramps up in progression sooner in mid travel below sag but is less progressive than air deep in travel. The shallower progression of coil combined with platform or firm low speed compression damping becomes rather firm and can be more choppy compared to air with the same amount of pedaling stabilizing platform compression damping. Coilovers also have adjustable ride height but have to remove wheels to adjust, cheaper, not as comfortable as air, not as much maintenance. If I am wrong on any of this just let me know.
Posted by Carl on Feb 20, 2009 in
Good Going
Do you have nightmares about public speaking? When you have to stand up in front of a group does your mouth go dry? Hands shake? Stomach turn flip-flops? Feel lightheaded? Think you may pass out?
Welcome to the club. If it’s any comfort, you are not alone!
According to a well-known survey, 65% of us would rather die than speak in public. Many have tried for years to overcome their fear and given it up as hopeless. But wait! There is hope.
We can now turn to one tested method to end the fear of public speaking that has been shown to yield amazing results. It is The Lefkoe Method (TLM).
Probably the least known, but possibly the fastest way of getting rid of the fear of speaking in public, is The Lefkoe Method (TLM). TLM is based on the knowledge that our behavior is governed by what we believe to be true. Therefore, it focuses on finding the 10 or so negative beliefs that make us fear public speaking. These can be such beliefs as, Mistakes and failure are bad; If I make a mistake, I’ll be rejected; or People aren’t interested in what I have to say; etc.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of this approach is how consistently it works. In a study published by the Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, university researchers found that on a scale of 1-10, participants who used TLM lowered their fear of public speaking from an average of 7 down to 1.5 (1 was a lack of any fear at all). It took an average 3.5 hours for participants to reach this level. In follow-up six months later, the fear had not returned. Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that, The Lefkoe Method is an effective, quick, and convenient procedure to eliminate the fear of speaking in public.
TLM was created over 20 years ago by Morty Lefkoe, founder of The Lefkoe Institute. He and several other certified facilitators have helped over 12,000 clients rid themselves of their fear of public speaking, along with many other emotional and behavioral problems. Their Speaking Without Fear Program is offered with a money-back guarantee: if your fear is not gone in four or less one-hour telephone sessions, you’ll get a full refund. For more information visit: Fear of Public Speaking.
The Lefkoe Institute (TLI) has a money back guarantee and a 97% success rate.
Keep in mind that most people who have benefited from TLM agree that the skill of the practitioner is of the utmost importance in determining the effectiveness of the program. If you really desire to overcome your fear of public speaking, be sure you are working with someone who is highly skilled, gives you confidence in his/her ability, and makes you want to succeed. And about that money-back guarantee? Couldn’t hurt.
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