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XPROTEX Softball Gloves

Editor — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:13:41 +0000

WHY XPROTEX?

Currently, athletes of all levels are sorely under protected in many vital areas. The most common injuries are to the elbow, shin, foot, and hands. The hands are one of the most complex parts of our body, and also the most vulnerable to injury with many small bones, blood vessels, nerve endings and tendons just under the surface of the skin. There is not much muscle or fat in this area to help cushion against impacts. XProTeX breakthrough RevoluXion Series glove line offers cutting edge hand and wrist protection that sets a new standard In the industry.

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Home Inspection Books

seospecialist — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:56:08 +0000

21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know: Practical Advice for Building a Successful Home Inspection Career

SKU: 350-6234-2005

From how to market your skills to successfully interacting with buyers, sellers and real estate agents, these interviews with dozens of respected inspectors offer practical, hands-on advice for both experience and novice inspectors looking to grow their businesses.

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$25.70

Building Your Home Inspection Business: A Guide to Marketing, Sales, Advertising, and Public Relations

SKU: 350-5695-2004

Written by one of North America’s leading home inspection firms, and based on the experiences of that company, this book will help both new and established inspectors focus on strategic business growth and marketing in a competitive profession. You will find clear, logical advice that …

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California Real Estate Finance, 8th Edition

SKU: 224-8344-2007

This new edition continues to be one of the most current California finance texts with a highly practical approach. Completely updated and streamlined, the authors have included more graphics to improve understanding and added coverage of negative amortized loans, sub-prime loans, predatory lendi…

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Essentials of Home Inspection: Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps

SKU: 350-0653-2003

This comprehensive text walks readers through every important aspect of inspecting air conditioning and heat pumps, typical problems and their causes, practical implications of problems, and inspection strategies for identifying them.

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Essentials of Home Inspection: Communication and Professional Practice

SKU: 350-0677-2003

Communication skills are as important as technical expertise for home inspectors. Using humor, checklists, and sample dialogue and documents, this volume covers verbal communication, report writing, client perspectives, the real-estate transaction and the inspection process.

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Essentials of Home Inspection: Electrical

SKU: 350-0684-2003

This comprehensive text walks readers through every important aspect of inspecting home electrical systems: materials, installation details, typical problems and their causes, practical implications of problems, and inspection strategies for identifying them.

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Essentials of Home Inspection: Exterior

SKU: 350-0639-2003

This comprehensive text walks readers through every important aspect of inspecting home exteriors: materials, installation details, typical problems and their causes, practical implications of problems, and inspection strategies for identifying them.

Architectural styles, exterior clad…

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Essentials of Home Inspection: Heating I

SKU: 350-8066-2003

This comprehensive text walks readers through every important aspect of inspecting gas and oil furnaces and hot water boilers: materials, installation details, typical problems and their causes, practical implications of problems, and inspection strategies for identifying them.

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Essentials of Home Inspection: Heating II

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This comprehensive text walks readers through every important aspect of inspecting chimneys and wood, steam, electric and wall/floor heating systems: materials, installation details, typical problems and their causes, practical implications of problems, and inspection strategies for identifyin…

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Essentials of Home Inspection: Home Reference

SKU: 350-0936-2003

A concise and accessible survey of house systems and components, including descriptions, typical problems and maintenance/repair considerations for home inspectors and homeowners.

This survey volume provides a brief and simple overview of each major home system. Use it as a preliminary…

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How Brain Training Can Make You Significantly Smarter

seospecialist — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:27:42 +0000

As many people hit middle age they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain fades, we euphemistically refer to these occurrences as “senior moments”.

While seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a detrimental impact on our professional, social, and personal wellbeing.

It happens to most of us, but is it inevitable?

Neuroscientists are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It turns that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive functions. Thinking is essentially a process of making neural connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to excel in making the neural connections that drive intelligence is inherited. However, because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate according to mental effort.

Now, a new San Francisco web-based company has taken it a step further and developed the first “brain training program” designed to actually help people improve and regain their mental sharpness. Called Lumosity, it was designed by some of the leading experts in neuroscience and cognitive psychology from Stanford University.

Lumosity, is far more than an online place to exercise your mental skills. That’s because they have integrated these exercises into a web-based program that allows you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps track of your progress and provides detailed feedback on your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it constantly modifies and enhances the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing – much like an effective exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.

Does It Work?

Apparently it does. In randomized, controlled clinical trials Lumosity was shown to significantly improve basic cognitive functions. One study showed students improved their scores on math tests by 34% after using Lumosity for 6 weeks, significantly greater gains than those made by other students in the same class, who were not training with the Lumosity program.

The company says its users have reported clearer and quicker thinking, improved memory for names, numbers, directions, etc., increased alertness and awareness, elevated mood and better concentration at work or while driving.

While many of the games at Lumosity are free, a modest subscription fee is required to use the full program over the long term.

However, Lumosity is currently offering a free trial of their program to new users so that you can see how well it works before you decide to subscribe. The trial is completely free (no credit card required) and the company believes the results will speak for themselves.

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How to choose the right model youth bat

bob — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:38:24 +0000

by R. Kenney Jr.

With so many different models to choose from, it is very confusing to the typical mom or dad as to what size , weight and model bat they should get for their child. The industry does not offer much guidance. The manufacturers are going to push their newest innovation as the best in the industry. So how do you pick the right bat?

Most of the time when comparing similar size and weight models the old line ” you get what you pay for” holds true. If you are looking to spend $50.00 then you will put your child at a disadvantage since you will not be getting the best weight drop, or the best alloy. Not to mention the fact that a composite bat is well out of your price range. But is it necessary to buy little Johnny the top of the line model? Will it significantly outperform the less expensive model? The answer to that question depends upon you child. If he is say 9 yrs old 55-65 pounds then the answer is no. The most important thing for a youngster is bat speed. Get the lightest bat you can find, typically a -13 drop, 28″, 29″ max length. For that you need to get above the $100 mark. Now say Johnny is 70-85 pounds at age 9, you might want to look into the composite bats. The weight drop will be -11 to -13. Odds are you’ll be looking at a -12. With the composite barrel you get a larger “sweet spot”. The ball will travel its maximum distance when hit on the “sweet spot”. Thus, having a larger sweet spot allows for a greater margin of error. This will allow you child to be off a little bit and still hit the ball as far or as hard as possible. Now if your little Johnny is not so “little” then the top of the line may be worth going the extra mile. If he’s a big strong kid for his age, he would benefit by going with the composite model and lessening the weight drop to a -11 or -10. He should still stay in the 28″ area. As he gets older and bigger, he would move up in length. Most 12 year olds swing a 30″ or 31″ bat, so natural progression would suggest a 28″ at age 9, 29″ at age 10, 30″ at age 11, and 31″ at age 12. Obviosly, you can move up or down in length and weight depending upon the physical characteristics of your child.

You’ve got it down to 2 0r 3 models. Which manufacturer should you go with? Say you are comparing models from Louisville Slugger, Easton, and Demarini. These are all highly reputable manufacturers. Is any one model better than the others? Not really, if you are comparing similarly constructed models in the same price range. The choice now has to be made by the child. If he likes one over the others, so be it. This is where the psychological aspect comes in. It may the color, the name, the fact that he knows someone who has the same bat. Whatever his reasoning at this point, it doesn’t really matter. If he has a personal preference go with it. I tell anyone who will listen, make sure you bring your son when you get a bat. If you pick it out and he strikes out, it’s your fault. If he grounded out to end the game, …. he would have gotten a hit with the bat he wanted. You’ll put yourself in a no win situation. That being said, you must get him to the point where the bats he is choosing from are right for him with regard to size and weight and right for your budget.

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