How tires are manufactured?

Author : Paul

The first stage of tire making is collecting raw materials and formulating rubber compounds. The raw materials used are rubber, oils, pigments, antioxidants, carbon black or silica, accelerators and other additives. These are then mixed together in a huge blender, which is called Banburys. After the mixing process is completed a gum like material forms. This material is then cut into strips. These strips will make the sidewalls and other portions of the tire. The main body of the tire is manufactured using fabricated rubber. Polyester, nylon and rayon are the fabrics used. The fabrics are changed depending on the type of the tire. But mostly Polyester is used. Another ring like component is used to make a tire. This is called tire bead. Steel wires of high tensile are used to make this tire bead. Radial tires are made in a cylindrical tire-building machine. The machine almost gives the final shape of the tire. After the making of the tire, it passes through an assembling process. Tires are assembled from the inside out. The inner line of the tire is made of two layers of synthetic rubber. Then another double layer of poly fabric is pasted. Then follows two trips of apexes to harden the area. Then 2 chafer strips are then pasted. Then automatic rollers press all parts. It helps all parts to bind. After an inspection the tire goes for curing process. In the curing process the tire is heated to the temperature of 300?F for 12-25 minutes. It gives the tire a proper shape. Then it passes through another inspection, which includes an X-ray session. If there is any fault, the X-ray session reveals it. After the inspection the tire is ready to roll. Paul has been providing answers to lots of queries through his website on a wide variety of subjects ranging from satellite phones to acne. To learn more visit www.askaquery.com

Category : General Automotive: Motorcycle & Bike

Insulin Resistance: Change Your Diet

Author : Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Late onset diabetes usually means that a person has too much insulin because his cells cannot respond to insulin. Too much insulin constricts arteries to cause heart attacks, and stimulates your brain and liver to make you hungry and manufacture fat.Most people who develop diabetes in later life can be controlled so that they are not at increased risk for the many complications of diabetes such as heart attacks, strokes, blindness, deafness, amputations, kidney failure, burning foot syndrome or varicose veins with skin ulcers.The Insulin Resistance Syndrome puts you at very high risk for a heart attack and is associated with storing fat in the belly, rather than the hips; having high blood triglyceride levels and low level of the good HDL cholesterol; and high blood pressure.If you have any of these signs, check with your doctor who will order a blood test called HBA1C. If it is high, you have diabetes and can usually be controlled with diet and/or medication. You should learn how to avoid foods that give the highest rise in blood sugar. When you eat, blood sugar level rises. The higher it rises, the more sugar sticks on cells. Once stuck on a cell membrane, sugar can never detach itself. It is converted to a poison called sorbitol that damages the cell to cause all the side effects of diabetes mentioned above.The foods that cause your blood sugar to rise quickly include all types of flour products: bread, spaghetti, macaroni, bagels, rolls, crackers, cookies and pretzels; refined corn products and white rice; and all sugar-added foods.There are two type of drugs that are used to treat diabetes: those that lower blood sugar and raise insulin, and those that lower blood sugar and lower insulin also. The safest drugs are those that lower both insulin and sugar. Most diabetics should be on Glucophage (metformin) before meals, at least while you are learning to change your diet and bring your weight where it belongs. It prevents blood sugar levels from rising too high and sticking to cells and has an excellent safety record. However, eating a bagel will produce such a high rise in blood sugar that Glucophage will not be effective, so Glucophage must be used in addition to avoiding foods that cause a high rise in blood sugar. If HBA1C cannot be controlled with diet and Glucophage, your doctor will usually add Avandia 4mg or Actos 30mg. They are essentially the same and can cause liver damage, so liver tests must be done monthly, at least for the first few months.You should be seen monthly and get either a HBA1C (which measures blood sugar control over the past two months) or fructosamine (which measures control over two weeks). Each time that your HBA1C is above normal (6.1), you should yell at your doctor to change your drugs and he should yell at you to change your diet.If your HBA1C is still not under control, you need to take a drug that raises insulin levels. I usually start with Glipizide XL. If that doesn't control your HBA1C, I raise the dose, and if that still doesn't work, you will need to inject yourself with insulin. Check with your doctor.Who is pre-diabetic?What should a diabetic or pre-diabetic eat?Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four specialties. For more information and hundreds of health and fitness reports, visit http://www.DrMirkin.comFree weekly newsletter on fitness, health and nutrition
Category : Attraction

How to boost your stock returns while lowering your risk

Author : Tony Reed
An options strategy called Covered Call Writing is a conservative strategy designed to reduce risk and increase income when investing in stocks. Briefly stated, stock options are contracts in which you buy or sell the right to buy or sell. Although there are eight types of options contracts, we're interested here in low-risk "Covered Call Writing."

Here's how it works: Say it's August and you buy 300 shares of XYZ stock at the price of $48 per share. XYZ pays a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share. Therefore, if the price never moves, you'll earn 4.2% per year.

At the same time, you would participate in Covered Call Writing. To do so, you, you would "write three January 50 Calls." This means you are selling ("writing") the right for someone else to buy the stock from you (they "call" it away) between now and the third Friday of January at the specified price of $50. (All contracts expire the third Friday of the month.)

Each contract represents 100 shares, hence three contracts. The buyers pay you a fee (called a "premium") of $3.5 per share, or $1,050. (The premium is based on the amount of time until expiration and the spread between the current price and the "strike price," in this case $50. Therefore, the premium changes constantly.)

Assuming you don't cancel, only two things can happen next: The contract will get exercised or it will expire worthless in January. Either way, you keep the $1,050. Clearly, this strategy can yield big rewards. Among the advantages are:

1. You are establishing a profitable sell price the day you buy the stock. If exercised, you are guaranteed a profit;

2. You reduce risk because premium in effect reduces the price you paid for the stock;

3. Your annual yield is boosted far above that of the dividend alone.

However, there are other considerations. For one, you are limiting your potential profits. No matter how high the stock rises, you won't sell for more than $50. You can solve this problem by buying your option back, in effect canceling it out. You would do this if you later think the stock will dramatically rise and you don't want to miss the gains to be made.

Also, you have not reduced the risk that your stock may drop in price. The only certainty is, should XYZ drop $25, your option will not be exercised - a small consolation. To protect yourself, you may "buy a January 45 put" giving you the right to sell your stock for $45. This is the opposite of what we've reviewed here, and is designed to minimize losses, rather than protect gains.

Because of the potential for price drops, you should choose a high quality, blue-chip stock that fits your budget, an which offers a stable trading range, solid fundamental, high dividends, and good growth potential.

Covered Call Writing is not a reason to own stocks, but the strategy might be of help if you already own them. Prior to opening an account, you must receive and urged to read "Characteristics and Risk of Standardized Options," which is published by the Options Clearing Corporation in cooperation with NASD and all major U.S. stock exchanges. The booklet is available from any broker or financial advisor.

Better Photos with Your Digital Camera

Author : Kelly Paal
Everyone has a digital camera today and we all take a lot of photos. But if your photos still have trees coming out of your father's head, mom has red eye, and your beloved pet is never facing the camera then here are some tips to help you take better photos.1. Always be aware of the background. I know this is the hard one but it is critical. If you're setting up a shot take a quick look at what is behind the people in your shot. So many perfectly good photos are ruined by a tree seeming to grow out of a person's head. It can be as simple as the person taking one full step to the right or left to move the obstacle that would ruin your photo.2. Use available light. If your digital camera has an option to turn the flash off and it's light enough outside to read a book then use the available light and turn the flash off. In general camera flashes are too harsh for human skin and make all of us look pale. (Even better if your camera has a fill flash use that indoors where there isn't enough daylight, and place the person by a window as well.)3. Use ambient soft light. The reason that so many of use pose people under trees, and end up with the ruined photo with a tree coming out of dad's head, is that we all instinctively know that soft light is best. Sunlight filtered through a trees' leave is beautiful and warm. It warms up the skin and puts a soft light to the features. Indoors near a window with drapes has a similar effect.4. Aim your camera slightly down at the person's face. Now I don't mean climb a ladder but just don't ever, and I mean ever, point your camera looking up to a person. We all look fat and bloated at that angle. Also don't shoot just face on to the person, try a little to the side, a three quarter view, so that you see more of their face. Remember camera higher looking down and a three quarter view, it will slim your subject.5. Remember your focus, are you taking a photo of mom and the tree, then take mom with the whole tree. But if you're taking a photo of mom next to a tree do we really need to see the entire tree? Get closer to your subject. We can see some of the tree bark with mom leaning against it, but showing the whole tree is a waste. Remember this tip with children, many people take a shot of their dear child for an expression on the child's face, but in the printed shot the child is lost next to another kid, the swing set, and the dog. Remember get closer.6. Never put your subject dead center. All family photographers do this and it's as hard of a habit to break as remembering to look at the background. But if you've moved closer to your subject remember to put them just sightly off center. Not a lot just a bit. When you're shooting even groups of people this is especially easy but odd numbered groups is a little more difficult. Just find your imaginary center line of your group and put that line just a bit off center in your view through your lens or screen.With these tips you can be on your way to taking better photos today.About The AuthorCopyright 2004 Kelly PaalKelly Paal is a Freelance Nature and Landscape Photographer, exhibiting nationally and internationally. Recently she started her own business Kelly Paal Photography (www.kellypaalphotography.com). She has an educational background in photography, business, and commercial art. She enjoys applying graphic design and photography principles to her web design.kellypaa@kellypaalphotography.com
Category : Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography

Steps Toward Divorce

Author : Brandi Simon
When you’re faced with the possibility of divorce it’s important that you make sure you and your children (if you have any) are taken care of. Before you even visit the attorney you’ll want to assess your financial situation. Income, expenses, child support, credit, they all play a part in your decision.The very first thing to consider is your income. How much is your income? What are your expected monthly expenses? In this figure you must include your basic necessities. If you have children you’ll need to include the figure for childcare. Now you have the two most important numbers in this equation. Hold onto these for a few minutes. You’ll need this in a moment.The issue of child support has to be included before we make the rest of our calculations. Many want to include a figure for expected child support into their income. This decision could produce an unwanted result. First, you do not know exactly how much a court is going to award you. Second, you may think you know your spouse but you really don’t. You think they’re going to pay child support faithfully but the chances still exists that they will not. So, to protect yourself and your children, I’m asking that you leave this figure out of the income total.Now I want you to take your income and subtract your expenses. Does your income cover your expenses? If so, great, you know that you can afford to leave your spouse. If your income does not cover your expenses then you are not in a position to leave right now, unless you are in an abusive relationship. If you are in an abusive relationship, it’s important to get out now!When you have more month than money you have other issues to consider. If you leave now, where will the extra money come from? Do you have a friend or relative that can help you out until you can generate extra income. Can you get a second job? Are you currently in a position to earn more than you’re making. Many times we stay at the same job for years and years not making what we’re worth. Now is the time to assess your earnings potential. Do some research into what is the going rate for your job. You might be pleasantly surprised. If you don’t have a higher earning potential, what can you do to increase your desirability to prospective employers? Get a degree or get an advanced degree. Change career fields to something that pays better.Nearly every aspect of our lives is affected by our credit. Now is the time to order that credit report. It is absolutely vital to see where you stand with your creditors. Order your credit report. Go over it with a fine tooth comb. Dispute any items that are in error. The first time I pulled my credit report there were numerous errors. I disputed the items and they were removed or corrected. Do not underestimate the importance of this step. If you plan on moving, you will most likely be faced with an apartment complex or other rental company that wants to check your credit.Now that you’ve completed all of the above steps it’s time to move into the next step, planning the move. If you have the funds to leave now then you are in a great position. However, many of us are not in that position. If you don’t have the money right now then it’s time to open a post office box and open a separate bank account with the statement going to the post office box. Start putting little sums of money into your new bank account until you are confidant that you have enough money to leave your spouse.While there are many additional things to consider, this guide will give you a good place to start. It is meant to cover the basics for someone who has just started to consider divorce as an option.Brandi Simon is the owner of InjuredHearts.com where she offers articles and information for those suffering the effects of an extramarital affair. Brandi is a successful relationship coach, offering guidance to those who wish to move forward in their relationships. She specializes in Infidelity Coaching. Brandi is an affair survivor and offers advice to those who are recovering. To learn more about Brandi, the coaching services, or infidelity in general, please visit http://www.injuredhearts.com
Category : Ezine Marketing

Virtual Hospitality - The Quest For Free, High-Quality, Webhosting

Author : Philip Naudus

Launching a website is the crucial step that will transfer your
site from residing on one computer to

being spread across the web to appear upon thousands of monitors
throughout the globe. However, many

shrink from the very thought of web hosting, looking upon it as
an expensive, time-consuming process.

Although this is true with many web hosting providers, you can
obtain ad-free, high-quality web hosting...

at absolutely no cost to you.

In the process of writing article, I launched over twenty
websites with various free web hosting

providers. I discovered that there are literally hundreds of
companies that provide free web hosting. To

my disappointment, most have poor service.

Nearly every provider placed annoying advertisements on each of
my pages, promoting cigarettes and other

products that my visitors would think that I endorse. Even when
the advertisements were for decent

products, their flashy animations detracted greatly from the
content of my site. (Hint: With Internet

Explorer, if you visit a site with distracting animations, press
the "escape" key. This will usually stop

them.)

Another disadvantage of most free web hosting services is that
the providers often sell their clients'

email addresses to SPAM companies. Ever since I began
registering for free web hosting, the amount of SPAM

I receive has tremendously increased. One hosting company
offered to sell me a Master's Degree - for a

"low fee" I could get a M.A. in only five days - no studying,
classes, or even a highschool diploma is

required. Another email "invited" me to a birthday party for the
CEO's son, with party favors including a

free 30-day trial for their web hosting service.

Utilize Your Resources

If you use either AOL or AT&T for your Internet service, you
have free access to high-quality, ad-free web

space. You don't have to pay an extra fee or go through the
hassle of registering for free web space

because it's already included in your service plan.

For AOL users, enter AOL keyword: FTP. AOL provides five
megabytes per username, totaling 25 megabytes.

Your web address will be http://members.aol.com/AOLusername.

For AT&T users, visit http://home.att.net AT&T gives
you two addresses

at which your site can be reached: http://home.att.net/~yoursite
and http://yoursite.home.att.net.

The Competition...

I ranked 20+ free web hosting companies from tremendous to
terrible. Using a point-based system, I added a

point to their score for every positive service they provided,
and each negative service they provided

(such as displaying ads on your site) deducted a point from
their score. (Maximum possible points a

company could earn was 20 points) After all this was done, two
companies stood at the top of this list -

whose peerless scores far surpassed the scores of any other
company! Earning 18 and 14 points

respectively, these two companies far surpassed even major
companies like YAHOO! (earning 4 pts), Lycos (6

pts), and even Microsoft (5 pts)!

#1: FreeWebs

FreeWebs resulted with the highest score, claiming the prize for
the ultimate web host. With 100 megabytes

of ad-free space, FreeWebs surpasses many paid services!
FreeWebs also provides the following free

services:

- Website builder (If you haven't already created your own
website) - Hit counter - Chat rooms - Forums - Guest books - And
much, much more!

Please note that FreeWebs gives you code to cut-and-paste into
your website. If you don't know HTML,

simply copy the code to your Clipboard, then open up your
webpage with Selida (We discussed this in the

April newsletter. Refer to the end of this article) in "Design
Mode." After that, click where you want the

feature to go, and select "Pase in HTML" from the "Edit" menu.
And Selida does the rest for you. It's that

easy!

Your URL will be http://www.freewebs.com/yoursite. They do
require that you place "This website is being

hosted for free by FreeWebs.com" somewhere on your site, but
this doesn't detract much from your site.

Sign up for FreeWebs' service at http://www.freewebs.com. You
won't

regret it!

#2: Portland

If you desire an easy to use hosting service, Portland
Communications is the best provider for you. While

FreeWebs provides many attractive services, it seems to forget
the "basic necessities." (like being able

to upload more that one file at a time)

Placing second with a hit counter and 15 megabytes of ad-free
space, Portland Communications has a few

distinct advantages over FreeWebs.

First, Portland provides a much more favorable URL:
http://yoursite.port5.com. It is much easier to

remember, and it even appears that you have your own domain name!

Second, you can upload multiple files at once. FreeWebs only
allows you to upload one file at a time,

which I found to be a very tedious process. Portland allows FTP
access, which means that you can simply

select the files you wish to upload and return when the process
is completed.

Note: FTP may be somewhat tricky for the beginner, so you may
want to use FreeWebs or Portland, depending

on if you are comfortable with using FTP. I'd suggest trying
both of them, and see which on you like

better. If you decide to use Portland, you can purchase a great
FTP client (or download a free trial) at

http://xenolth.biz/ftpclient. If you'd like to use a free
FTP

client, you will find one at http://xenolth.biz/freeftp.

If you want to be able to upload your website without a hassle,
Portland is the hosting provider for you.

Visit http://www.portland.co.uk
and sign up for their free

service. Note: although the server is in the UK, your site will
have a ".com" address.

Fast Url

Some of the hosting services mentioned above provide URLs that
are hard to remember. Instead of trying to

make your visitors remember such a cumbersome URL, you can get a
Fast URL like "clix.to/yoursite." You can

even chose from multiple ".to" addresses. To sign up for this
free service, visit http://clix.to/fasturl,

then click "Web Tools and Services," then click "Fast URL
Redirect." You must have a website before you

can sign up for Fast URL.

General Note: When uploading your website, make sure to
name your homepage "index.htm" or

"index.html." This is because the only way the server knows
which page is the homepage is by looking for a

file named "index."

Launching a website is the goal, the dream, and the joy at the
heart of every web developer. It is a

symbol of achievement - a sign of accomplishment. Launching your
site enables you to reach the world. Few

things can compare with the satisfaction received from launching
a website. Once you launch your site, it

seems to pay for all the time you spent creating it... and makes
it all worthwhile. Not only is launching

your site free and rewarding, but the feedback received from
visitors brings instant gratification. Sign

up for a free web hosting service. I'm sure you won't regret it.

Category : Beauty

Decrease Your Sleep, Increase Your Energy! And Have More Time In Your Day!

Author : Brigitte Smith
Many of the world's most driven and successful people sleep only 4 to 5 hours per day. Do you really need to sleep 8 or more hours? No, you don't. No one does. Reduce sleep and increase your energy? Have you ever thought of reprogramming your inner sleep clock as a time management tool? Imagine what you'd do with an extra 21 hours in your week!A "sleep scientist" has come up with some easy to implement techniques for sleeping less, a means of programming your inner time clock for a more energized sleep, so you need less time in bed. Feel more rested, more alert and more energized than you would with the number of hours you're currently sleeping. Yes, you really can increase your energy by decreasing your sleep! Reducing your sleep by 3 hours a night (21 hours a week) is the goal. And it is definitely achievable.What times of day you feel tired, and how long you sleep, is determined by a number of factors, and some of these factors can be influenced by you to decrease the need for sleep. Once you understand efficient sleeping, these techniques can be utilised to increase the quality of your sleep and at the same time reduce your time spent sleeping.Are you aware that your body temperature rises and falls during the day and night according to your body clock? Synchronising these temperature changes with your sleeping habits can and does produce remarkable results.Jet lag is the result of these temperature fluctuations getting out of sync with your sleeping pattern. That's why it takes so long to "readjust" to the new time zone. These revolutionary techniques can even help you beat jet lag!You may have heard of "power napping". This is one part of the strategy used in this powerful sleep technique. But it's essential to use the power nap correctly. Sleep too long during your power nap, and you'll actually cause damage to your sleep system. But power nap at the right time of the day, and learn how to speed up your body temperature rise afterwards, and you can boost your energy levels and reduce your sleep time dramatically.This important Powerful Sleep package is available here: www.PowerfulSleep.BrigitteRecommends.com

You can even review the first 2 chapters for free.A University of California study, completed in 2002, established that people who sleep less than 8 hours per day actually live longer than those who sleep 8 hours or more. The study was carried out using over 1 million participants, and over a period of some 6 years, and its results are now accepted without question.Insomnia is a significant problem in the industrialised world. And hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people are treated for insomnia with drugs. What you won't be told by the drug companies is that these drugs are producing a very inefficient sleep, so you end up needing more.This is why you'll wake up feeling groggy, every time you take a sleeping pill, no matter how long you sleep for. Well, guess what? You'll never need another sleeping pill when you understand how to have an energized sleep, and you'll spend less time sleeping as well.So if you're interested in lengthening your life, exploding your energy, having an extra 21 hours in your week, eliminating insomnia, and beating jetlag, you can! And you can do it by learning how to sleep less and by optimizing your body clock.(c) 2005, Brigitte SmithBrigitte Smith has several websites relating to health - both people health and pet health.The scientifically designed powerful sleep program described in this article has helped thousands of ordinary people and can help you too.Access further information here:

http://www.PowerfulSleep.BrigitteRecommends.com
Category : Self-Improvement:Time-Management