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Shifting Gears: a brain-based approach to engaging your best self

Here's a fast, easy tour through the science of how your brain works and why breathing and self-talk matter. Make these connections and you'll experience a profound shift-immediately! Robin Rose translates the best from brain-based research into practical skills and strategies anybody can use. Field-tested on over 100,000 people, these are the core concepts that really work. This book will help you reduce stress, manage anger, and improve relationships. Take the express route to "better" - starting now!

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Following the unveiling of the AMV8 Vantage concept car in 2003, the production V8 Vantage was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2005 for the 2006 model year. The two seat, two -door coupe had a bonded aluminium structure for strength and lightness. The 172.5 inch (4.38 m) long coupe featured a hatchback-style tailgate for practicality, with a large luggage shelf behind the seats. In addition to the coupe, a convertible was available known as the V8 Vantage Roadster.

The V8 Vantage was initially powered by a 4.3 L (4300 cc) quad-cam 32-valve V8 which produced 380 hp (280 kW) at 7,300 rpm and 302 lb·ft (409 N·m) at 5,000 rpm. Though based loosely on Jaguar's AJ-V8 engine architecture, this engine was unique to Aston Martin and featured race-style dry-sump lubrication, which enabled it to be mounted low in the chassis for an improved center of gravity. The cylinder block and heads, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, camshafts, inlet and exhaust manifolds, lubrication system, and engine management were all Aston Martin designs and the V8 engine was assembled by hand at the AM facility in Cologne, Germany, which also built the V12 engine for the DB9 and Vanquish.

The engine was front mid-mounted with a rear-mounted transaxle, giving a 49/51 front/rear weight distribution. Slotted Brembo brakes were also standard. The original V8 Vantage could accelerate to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 4.7 seconds topping out at 178 mph (286 km/h). Vantages with the enhanced 400 HP version of the 4.3 L V8 engine (included with the "N400" package or available individually as a Power Upgrade kit) as well as later models with the 4.7 L V8 and 5.9L V12 were even faster.

The V8 Vantage retailed for ?79,000, US$110,000, or €104,000 in 2006, Aston Martin planned to build up to 3,000 per year. Included was a six-speed manual transmission and leather-upholstery for the seats, dash, steering-wheel, and shift-knob. A six-speed sequential manual transmission, similar to those produced by Ferrari and Lamborghini, called Sportshift was introduced later as an option.

In their 2006 readership survey, readers of Car Design News voted the Aston Martin V8 Vantage as the best current production car design. The survey results were based on over 1000 responses, most from working automotive designers and students of industrial and automotive design. The Vantage was also voted one of Automobile magazine's 2007 "All Stars" for its performance, road manners, and design. The V8 Vantage is also one of the only two cars to be added to "The DB9 section," – a fridge reserved for the super-"cool" – on the BBC's Top Gear (on which it is described as the baby Aston to differentiate it from the V12 powered DB9). The program rates cars from seriously un-cool to sub-zero. The fridge was an extra category added when the presenters deemed the Aston Martin DB9 too cool for the sub-zero category. In the 2005 awards, Jeremy Clarkson declared the V8 Vantage as the coolest car of the year, while the award winner was actually the Porsche 911. The Andre Gayot guide gave the 2007 version 4 1/2 stars out of 5, one of the highest scores ever awarded. While the V8 Vantage remains a rare and special car by any standard, the success of the model is highlighted by the completion of chassis number 10,000 - a specially ordered Onyx Coupe delivered to a customer in USA - in the first half of 2008. While the production of 10,000 cars is a tiny number by the standards of typical car manufacturers, it is a significant milestone for an Aston Martin model - the DB-9 being the only other Aston Martin model to have achieved that figure.

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“Honesty: The best of all lost arts”
Seven Truths (Again) :

- I say I don’t believe in love, when the truth is I love someone I just can’t believe in
- I tell myself that when I say “no matter what happens, I’ll be okay” that it gives me the power to go for things without over thinking and to live in the moment, when in truth I use it to hide from all the hurt.
- I’m an extremely happy person…when I’m not alone.
-I remember the days when getting hugs were a huge thing, and the day when a kiss was a big thing but for some reason when a guy gropes you it means nothing. It’s right to everyone else but every time I feel like I’m going to be sick
-I was raised in a Christian family. I go to church every sunday. I’m ashamed of my faith and I wish with everything inside of me that I wasn’t. I wish I could go and tell everyone and have the courage to speak into other people’s lives with the love ive come to know. But I can’t. I can’t even pray for the food at dinner without feeling foolish and shameful.
-When I do these secrets there are a few things that go through my head that nobody else knows. I want to tell you, I want to set an example about how freeing honesty is (and I really do encourage you to do these facts. you learn a lot about yourself) but I can’t, because I worry I wont be me without them.
-I want to write something (a book preferably) that will make people feel. With pain and hurt and happiness and bliss. I want the ending to teach someone to let go, to move on. I want somebody to feel like they have the strength to change and change others around them. I don’t have to be the one to make a difference, I just want to feel too…I want to feel that difference. But I never finish anything I start…especially with such an unrealistic dream.

I actually have a folder full of these seven truths on my laptop. Everytime im upset or dealing with things I write a set. Most of the time I delete them after…but when I write them I feel…better as lame as it sounds. It’s not about letting people see you it’s about being willing to actually see yourself. so I encourage you to try these (I mean id never tag someone to do something so personal) but I swear , even if you think im brave or crazy, it’s something you need to do. There’s a point where lying to yourself turns into lying to everyone else…lies are easily broken so doesn’t that mean you will easily break?

ps. actually here. you guys know im ALWAYS here for any of you. if you feel like trying this but not in public but still want to share feel free to flickr mail me. id love to hear what you have to say. I love you flickr

A four-thousand-mile bicycle trip gives you plenty of time to contemplate the universe, life, and love.
For Lou, turning fifty meant it was time to re-evaluate everything. So the ex-ski bum from Vail has a custom bike built, and he heads off from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on the trip of a lifetime. At this time, Lou has no ties to a job or family—and his relationship needs time to settle. It was time to embark on the bike tour he had always dreamed of.
As cooler fall air teases gold from the quaking aspens, he looks north, toward the national parks of the West, across the Cascades to the Pacific Northwest, and down the California coast. Three months later, he’s in Palm Springs, California. With countless hours spent pedaling his Jamison Coda, he has plenty of time to review his past. His is a life story peppered with hilarious escapades from the early days of Vail and Aspen, when those colorful pioneers created their own folklore along the way. For Lou, whose future was uncertain when he pulled out of Steam-boat, his time on the road brings it all into focus.
Solo cycling gives way to a journey of romance. Ten years after his epic journey, Lou returns to the Pacific Northwest, this time with his wife, Mari/Moe. Together, they reflect on how they have boldly shaped their dreams into reality and reinvented their lives as inn-keepers in Tulum, Mexico.

A four-thousand-mile bicycle trip gives you plenty of time to contemplate the universe, life, and love.
For Lou, turning fifty meant it was time to re-evaluate everything. So the ex-ski bum from Vail has a custom bike built, and he heads off from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on the trip of a lifetime. At this time, Lou has no ties to a job or family—and his relationship needs time to settle. It was time to embark on the bike tour he had always dreamed of.
As cooler fall air teases gold from the quaking aspens, he looks north, toward the national parks of the West, across the Cascades to the Pacific Northwest, and down the California coast. Three months later, he’s in Palm Springs, California. With countless hours spent pedaling his Jamison Coda, he has plenty of time to review his past. His is a life story peppered with hilarious escapades from the early days of Vail and Aspen, when those colorful pioneers created their own folklore along the way. For Lou, whose future was uncertain when he pulled out of Steam-boat, his time on the road brings it all into focus.
Solo cycling gives way to a journey of romance. Ten years after his epic journey, Lou returns to the Pacific Northwest, this time with his wife, Mari/Moe. Together, they reflect on how they have boldly shaped their dreams into reality and reinvented their lives as inn-keepers in Tulum, Mexico.

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