Monday, December 26, 2011

Planning the avenue of our bike tour.

Here I wanted to show and tell you (in my bad English) how I planned the route from Almere (Netherlands) to Poland (Berlin and then a bit further for some of us..) I've used google maps, pinned down some waypoints and with the help of the ruler tool I was able to go more into detail and look for the most ideal route. Now what i'd like to know from you guys: - Does this video inspire you to do a trip too and plan it this way? - If you go on a bicycle trip like this, how do you plan your route? Thanks for watching and I hope this will be of any use for you. :-)

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Homebuilt Bike Car

This is the bike car I built. After seeing the bike car video I just had to make one for my nephews. I wanted to experience riding a recumbent bicycle bike car "quadracycle", "pedicab", "rickshaw" or "bikecar" but I didn't have the money so I made this one from discarded water pipe and old, rusty bicycles. One thing I noticed is they make roads higher in the center to facilitate rain runoff; this is called road crown. It makes the bike list to starboard (lean to the right) when you're riding, so I used a smaller bike on the port (left) side to make up for that. That's my story anyway. You can also see I have used unmodified spare derailleurs as chain tighteners, as suggested by a shrewd pawn shop owner. That's my brother in-law at the helm. Four people are pedalling while 2 children test out the new bolt-on bench seat I made from old oak pallet lumber, conduit, foam padding and folded blankets for cushions. I covered them in vinyl and stapled underneath. This is near the maximum weight for this contraption and the spokes break if you put too much side load on the tires. The kids are wearing seat belts.

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

How Will the Baby Boomers Liquidate Their Assets?

!±8± How Will the Baby Boomers Liquidate Their Assets?

The concept of having a large boom in one generation without having that for the next generation has always caused problems. Not only do social programs like Medicare or Social Security going to face some serious issue from this generational imbalance but Baby Boomer's own assets are going to face a liquidity problem. What happens if these assets can be liquidated in the market place?

Quite a few people facing retirement have build up assets in their homes as well as investments in the stock market. Typically the idea is that you liquidate or sell off your assets into cash so that you live on that money during your retirement. With everyone who sells an asset there must be a buyer on the other side to exchange the good for currency. If there is not a buyer, this is a problem.

The reality is that the next generation does not have enough money to purchase the Baby Boomers' assets. There isn't a logical way for all these assets to be turned into cash because there won't be buyers of these. How will some of these issues be resolved?

In the stock market international investors will help with liquidity. The trillions the Baby Boomers own might not fully purchased even then.

With homes the Baby Boomers might choose to live in the home they own during retirement meaning liquidity will not be a problem. If they do want to sell off, there has to be money to actually purchase those homes. The next generation will not be able to pay the valued price for these homes so most likely homes will be sold at a loss.

As you age, it's advisable to start investing in things that will have almost guaranteed liquidity else you might get caught in a spot where you own a lot, but have no actual money to spend.


How Will the Baby Boomers Liquidate Their Assets?

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Does Total Core Work?

!±8± Does Total Core Work?

The Total Core is a well known abdominal fitness machine. You may have seen the infomercial on TV or online in one of the video sites. This is basically a product that helps you do crunches in a more convenient way. In addition, the claim is that this product works your other core muscles, such as your lower back.

Does the Total Core really work? When you watch the infomercial you get the impression that you can burn off belly fat and get flat abs with this machine. Is this really the case?

There is no doubt that you can train your abs with the Total Core. You just sit on the seat of the machine, rest your back against the cushion and do a crunch. In fact, the machine actually makes it easier for you to complete a crunch as it pushes you up from the low position of the movement, making it easier for you to rise. Of course, this does mean that the actual exercise is less strenuous and effective than a normal crunch, at least as far as stimulating the ab muscles is concerned.

However, this may be a small price to pay provided that you do find the Total Core comfortable and that the fact of having it in your home does make you train your stomach more. I often find that this is the main benefit of having a fitness machine in the first place: it acts as a reminder to keep training at home.

There are more intensive ways to train your abs than to use the Total Core and most other fitness machines for that matter. However, it does work in the sense that you can work your abs with it. The problem is one of perception: the idea that you can get flat abs by using this machine alone is doubtful.

The real way to get flat abs involves a more general fitness and nutrition approach, one that involves total body workouts, cardio exercises, and a proper and sensible diet plan. You just can't tackle a full body problem like excessive fat with an isolated solution which is to train your abs.

Regardless of the effectiveness of the Total Core, it may be part of the solution but it cannot be the entire solution by itself. It will simply won't flatten your abs on its own. Now it's up to you to decide whether to use it or not.


Does Total Core Work?

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