This is especially true in those climates which experience autumn, since fallen leaves are abundant and the foliage is often damp due to rain.Children's wading pools can be the equivalent of a spa for mosquitoes. Be sure to empty the pool at least once each week and refill it with fresh water, if the pool is in constant use. When it's not being used, empty and dry it thoroughly and store it indoors ? within a storage shed, basement, garage or other structure that can accommodate its dimensions.Make it a point to fill holes or depressions in the ground around your home, as well as hollow stumps or holes within the trunks of trees. These, too, can gather water and lure mosquitoes to nest in the area. Be sure not to use foliage, grass or some other type of natural product that might serve to retain water and become akin to a comfy mattress on the mosquitoes' bed.Screens, doors, windows and other entryways that may contain holes or other violations of their integrity should be repaired in order to keep mosquitoes from entering the home.

Of course, it goes without saying that doors and windows that don't include screens should never be left ajar. This would be the equivalent of ringing the dinner bell for these pesky insects.If you should happen to have an ornamental water garden on your property, be sure to keep the water stocked with mosquito-eating fish, such as goldfish, minnows or guppies. When mosquitoes hover over the water ? which they're inclined to do ? the fish will eat them and help to reduce their population around your home.Other precautions, such as covering trash cans, barrels and stored boats will also help your efforts at pest control, but don't rely on bug zappers. These do very little to discourage mosquitoes from taking residence around your home. Your focus should, instead, be on ridding yourself of the excess water that may have accumulated in key points around your property..

This arm can be tilted and locked allowing a safe and comfortable ride for all users. Forward and reverse motion is controlled by two thumb levers. The seat of scooters is usually mounted on a stem, allowing many scooter seats to rotate from side to side. Finally, scooters have a base board instead of footrests. Scooters are steered using a tiller, you need sufficient arm strength to drive it and thumb mobility to use the controls.

Below is a brief outline of the three types of mobility scooters generally available. If you are not sure where to begin or if you need help picking the right scooter for you, please consult a mobility professional. Foldable Mobility Scooters: Easily folded and ready for transport, these scooters are perfect for the active person who likes to travel. Additionally, foldable scooters, often called travel scooters, disassemble into light parts that are easy to lift into the trunk of most cars. Sealed batteries make these travel scooters airline safe; make sure to check with your carrier booking your flight.

3 Wheel Mobility Scooters: Looking for a full featured scooter with excellent maneuverability? You should consider a three wheel mobility scooters. Three wheeled scooters offer full-size comfort and are ideal for both indoor maneuverability and outdoor durability. Scooters in this category offer a wide array of features including: swivel seats, arms rests, storage baskets and more. And, with a maximum weight capacity of 300 to 400 lbs even larger framed users can be accommodated. 4 Wheel Mobility Scooters: A fourth wheel and a wider wheel base create the most stable platform within the mobility scooter category.

Four wheel mobility scooters are designed for maximum stability and built specifically for outdoor use. Some larger models have knobby tires and high ground clearance; these scooters are a great choice for even rugged terrain. Some models offer a range of 25+ miles per charge and a top speed of 10 mph! The wide wheel base, which makes the 4 wheel mobility scooters great for outdoor use, often makes the turning radius wide as well. Indoor users with tight living spaces should keep this in mind. Make sure to a mobility scooter is right for you.

Consult with a doctor and mobility professional prior to purchase.

These gardening additions use to be quite expensive, because they actually need to be attached to the mower's deck or push bar. In order to secure them it might require any extra mower's modification, increasing then the price of the supplement itself.The engine and deck are basically the most important parts of a lawn mower. Keep in mind that your machine won't work at all without either of these parts. From the engine and deck on, you can modify as many parts as you want to make your mower working smoother and more efficiently. You can attach, modify or replace as many parts or accessories as you require.

Most of these accessories can be bought at your local store or usual provider. You can feel a big difference on you mower once you have replaced a piece or attached a new accessory. Your lawnmower will reward you with a substantial better performance as well as you will enjoy like you never though mowing the lawn.There are many accessories out there to improve a lawn mower. Most of them are just improvements of the standard or current parts. As an example on what homeowners use to do is to replace the tires, and the lawnmower will become extremely stable while turns on any direction.

On the other hand, if you already have a riding lawn mower, you can replace your current seat, if you haven't done it yet. Standard riding lawn mower seats are not comfortable enough to spend long rides. Therefore, what operators use to do is to replace the standard seat by another, much more comfortable.In general, mower accessories can be obtained at affordable prices. All in all, if you want simply to replace a damaged or broken part of your current machine, a similar component won't be too expensive to afford. Higher prices will come when you want to improve you mower by adding new features or accessories.

Typical additions are chain trippers, soil aerators, water rollers or seed spreaders amongst others.Often, a part replacement or just to attach a new add-on shouldn't be too difficult. They use to come with a step-by-step instructions manual for the installation. Modifications might be more difficult when a mower body or deck is involved in. If not, you don't have to worry about. Most lawnmowers accessories are separate items that just need to get hooked to the back of the mower.

Some of them need to be powered by the motion of the wheels and suit with most mower models.http://www.lawn-mowers-and-garden-tractors.com.

Furthermore, during braking, a crucial component of road safety, winter tires do provide superior results when compared to All Season tires.Consequently, any driver concerned with vehicle safety will have good winter tires installed on their vehicle" during the cold weather season.Toyo Tire Canada designs Cold Weather Tires for Canadian winters. This is probably why they are considered one of the top winter tire manufacturers. "We design our tires for varied and severe Canadian winters,"says Bridgman, "and as a result we are able to provide a superior performing and unique product for Canadian drivers. Using award- winning state of the art super computer design technology we have an edge on competitor's products".Many summer and all season tires start to lose their tread compound flexibility as the ambient temperature drops. Bridgman states that with the current increasing trend for vehicles to come equipped with performance tires right from the factory, it is even more important to consider "Cold Weather Tires" for winter driving.One of the primary design criteria for a performance tire is to provide improved handling through better braking, cornering and acceleration capabilities in dry or rainy conditions.

Although it's virtually impossible to achieve the same results in winter conditions, to enhance the cold weather driving experience of your performance vehicle you need a dedicated winter tire."We have been led to believe that all season tires are suitable for all conditions," says Bridgman. "However your best option for those cold, icy, slushy, wet winter days is a full set of four Cold Weather Tires and a dose of common sense driving. For more information on Toyo "Cold Weather Tires" got to www.toyocanada.com.- News Canada.

From an investment perspective its the fishing industry's concern, as losses can run into the multi-millions. But fishermen aren't the only one's who'll suffer.In 2015 all oil transport ships are to be double hulled. That's the current regulations and they're already talking about reforming that act. That spill is going to force those regulations to be changed, and rapidly. What that means is more ships will have to be built sooner.

But it will also increase the cost of transporting oil in the short term and that means YOU are going to pay more for heating oil and gas for your car.That brings me to the point of this article. The environment can provide green investments or mean investments, depending on which end of the spectrum your on.The fishing industry off the coast of Spain is going to suffer, ship builders are going to benefit, the transportation industry is going to suffer and then the micro economic effects begin to (pardon my pun) spill over to smaller businesses.Investing in environmental companies that are charged with clean up is a pretty safe bet. But only those that are consistently involved are the safest investment and have the greatest chance for growth; better green than mean. Go for safe, consistent segments.What do we mean by a safe investment? In the environmental industry there are certain sectors where demand for their services are growing, especially since regulations began to be enacted to deal with the mounting waste issues. Two of the safest areas we've found are in the recycling field.

Automotive byproducts, tires, are one of the more consistent demands in recycling. It's a green investment! The other is toxic metals and water. Very consistent demand, another green investment!Axcess Business News looked at two green investments in the recycling industry, Greenman Technologies, Inc. and KBF Pollution Management, Inc. We recently interviewed the CFO of Greenman Technologies, Inc.

(AMEX: GRN) in Axcess Business News Inside Wall Street column and had selected it as one of our "best picks" in our Stock Guide. The other company, KBF Pollution Management, Inc. (OTCBB: KBFP) is also in our Small Cap Corner's "best picks" column. GRN recycles tires and KBFP cleans up toxic metals and waste water. Two environmental companies in the recycling sector, both with consistent demand for their services.

Green investments!GRN and KBFP By The NumbersGreenman Technologies, Inc.Classification: business services. In the first row are the Industry Averages and in the second row are Greenman Technologies, Inc. numbers.Source: Market Guide as of 11/17/02Mkt. Cap P/E Profit (%) Margin Price to Sales ROE Sales per Share Debt to Equity EPS Growth(5 yr.) 404.71 33.60 9.49% 6.73 15.48 NA 0.24 17.67 30.82 21.51 4.97% 1.09 93.04 1.84 2.35 NM KBF Pollution Management , Inc.Classification: waste management services. In the first row are the Industry Averages and in the second row are KBF Pollution Management, Inc.

numbers.Source: Market Guide as of 11/17/02Mkt. Cap P/E Profit (%) Margin Price to Sales ROE Sales per Share Debt to Equity EPS Growth(5 yr.) 408.31 77.94 2.78% 1.38 5.19 NA 1.76 25.93 10.17 NM -25.01% 1.79 -24.33 0.04 0.49 NM Below is a 3-month chart of Greenman Technologies Inc (AMEX: GRN) compared to KBF Pollution management, Inc. (OTCBB: KBFP) and the Pollution Index (POL).Looking for the GreenFirst of all, "classifications" can be confusing. GRN is classified as "business services", yet their S&P Company Report classifies them as "capital goods: environmental services" and KBFP is classified as "waste management services".Trusting the numbers is another issue. Market Guide portrays the information to be current, yet based on their recent announcements of sales and earnings for the 3rd quarter ending Sept 30, neither GRN or KBFP's is exact.

Data often isn't enough, you have to look deeper to find the green.Clearly both companies are undervalued. Their industry classifications show very high P/E ratios. Makes you think your looking at Microsoft's numbers about 10 years ago. GRN is outperforming its industry average and based on those averages, if it traded equal to its peer group the stock should be priced around $3.50 not $2.00 where it currently trades. KBFP on the other hand has an even higher P/E ratio for its industry classification; Market Guide's figures appear to be wrong.

KBFP announced on 11/14/02 that its sales had increased 50% for the quarter in comparison to the same period in the prior year and its earnings were reported to be $273,508 for the period ending compared to $109,700 for the previous year! So based on that recent announcement, KBFP is also undervalued. If it traded equal to its peer group the stock should be priced around $0.10 not $0.06 where it currently trades.Let's examine why Axcess Business News believes these are safe investments. The five year earnings per share growth estimates for GRN's industry classification is 17.67%. Is your sagging portfolio of Telco stocks giving you that? I don't think so! GRN has debt, yet they've been very aggressive in expanding through acquisition and only recently listed to the AMEX from the OTCBB in September. KBFP's industry classification (5yr earnings per share growth estimates) is 25.93%.

We like those kinds of numbers even better.Both of these green investment companies have been aggressive and showing stellar improvements in their sales and earnings. They both have a lot of debt. But they both have a consistent market and most likely Market Guide's 5-year industry averages are close to reality. Give those 5yr averages a 50% haircut and you've still got a good return. Better than the DJIA, certainly better than money markets or certificates of deposit and there's room for appreciation as both companies are trading about 50% lower than their industry average.Axcess Business News thinks that KBFP may be on the same path as GRN.

They too are postured for growth and if they begin to go after acquisitions and list up to AMEX (remember, GRN was on the OTCBB) it could easily catch up to its peer group. GRN on the other hand has a head start and based on its prior growth investors may see more acquisitions happening.Axcess Business News will continue to report on the activities of these companies for our readers as it's sure to interest investors. Members should watch for an Axcess News Alert in their in-box! If your not a member, consider subscribing now and you can get these great market alerts too!To view more wall street stories by , go to http://wwwtheaxcess.net and subscribe. Its free!.

It may only be that your tires aren't properly inflated. But it could also mean that your front end is misaligned or damaged in some way. That's nothing to play around with!Maybe your car feels like it's vibrating. Your tires may need balancing in this case.It's a good idea to check your shock absorbers and struts, too. They might need replacing if the car rides "strangely".If you put on your brakes, and your car pulls to one side ? that means you need to take in it for repair.If the brake pedal sinks to the floor when pressure is maintained ? same thing.

Take it in.If you hear or feel scraping or grinding when you apply the brake, this indicates a problem that needs to be checked out.And of course, the no brainer ? You need to get your car to a repair shop if the "brake" light on the instrument panel is lit.Engine trouble is on the menu if you find that your car is hard to start. Other indicators include the check engine light coming on, your car using more than one quart of oil between changes, the car engine running after you remove the key, if the car stalls or idles roughly, and if there's poor acceleration. Also, getting fewer miles to the gallon is nothing to pooh-pooh. That could mean an engine problem, too.Say the word "transmission problems" and your wallet being drained of all that's in it comes to mind. You might have a problem of this nature if there's a delayed response when shifting from neutral to drive or reverse, if your car doesn't shift during regular acceleration, or if the engine speeds up, but the car doesn't respond.

If shifting is hard ? there could be a problem with transmission, too.Just for your peace of mind, make sure the mechanic checks to see if it's just a disconnected hose problem or if maybe the filter is plugged. These repairs are much simpler and cheaper than having your transmission replaced.When it comes right down to it, you know your car and how it's supposed to feel when all is well. If something doesn't quite feel right, get it checked out. You may end up saving money and someone's life!.

"It has the appearance of wood-based mulch, but with a unique durability that will last for ten years, with very little upkeep."To help consumers choose the type of mulch that is best for a lawn or garden, the experts at Rubberific Mulch suggest asking the following questions:

• Attractiveness -- Will the mulch look good in the front lawn or garden?
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If the flagpole is sectional, insert the bottom portion into the hole in the mount, then assemble the rest of the pole. Taller poles might require that you assemble the pole first.

Wheel stands are by far the more popular type of tailgating flagpole mount, because they are so easy to set up. They have a steel foot to be anchored underneath one of your tires: just pull up over the foot and park. Insert the flag into the mount. Lock it in place with the included screw.

In addition to flags, tailgating flagpoles can fly windsocks, banners, pennants, ribbons and so on..

The first is New Holland, a brand of CNH, a global leader in agriculture, construction equipment and financial services, which will have a decal located in front of the rear tire. The second is American Eurocopter, a company specializing in the manufacturing of helicopters with a plant in the Dallas area, which will have a decal on the lower rear quarter panel. We are certainly excited to have two great companies join us this weekend, Auer commented. New Holland and American Eurocopter seem like a natural fit for our racing philosophy.Show Appearance in HoustonStuart Kirby will be signing autographs at the Marathon Headquarters on Monday, November 7th. The racecars, pit carts, tires, truck & hauler will all be there along with Kirby and crew chief Walter Giles.

The show begins at 11am and goes until 1pm. Come see NASCAR close up and meet driver Stuart Kirby. Location: Marathon Oil Company, 5555 San Felipe Road, Houston, TX 77056This Weeks RaceDickies 500Texas Motor SpeedwaySunday 3pm ET NBC, XM Radio, MRN RadioTrack FactsBanking: 24?Distance: 1.5 milesShape: Quad-ovalDickies Bud Pole QualifyingSPEED Friday 4:10 PM.

Johnny also put in all the instrumentation needed on the inside of the car, oil and temp gauge, and tach. He also installed a blinker system, so the blinkers were on the hood. The final coupe de grace was putting Rolls Royce seat belts in the car. Since Johnny was a great mechanic and of course, did all his own work, when he sold us the car he included extra tires and all the materials to keep the brakes up to par for many years to come. I can remember my first drive in the car.

I pulled out of my drive way and drove over to the park a couple blocks away, too, of course, show it off to all my friends. I cleaned the Black Beauty every weekend from top to bottom. My Saturday morning ritual was cleaning the inside, and then washing it. I waxed it once a month. My dad went and got me a 8 track cassette for it (yes, I know I just dated myself; for those of you who don't know what an 8 track is, think CD player of today)! Unfortunately my poor baby was broken into a couple of times when they stole my 8 track and some very nasty person slit the front seat.

Bad enough they took my 8 track and tapes, the least they could have done is left the seat alone. So, yes there were bad eggs around then too!Whenever we had to make a trip into the city (New York that is), my father made me drive while he sat in the back seat. It had a amazingly comfortable ride, even with all the pot holes on the Long Island Expressway! In addition to drives into the city, I had loads of fun in the Black Beauty with my friends. Unfortunately I had to sell the "Black Beauty" when my husband and I went off to graduate school. However, don't feel too bad, we had replaced it with a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am, yep, the last of the big 455's.

Plus we had the engine blue printed, balanced and a whole lot more, so it really hauled a**!We sold the Black Beauty to a neighbor, who took out the vinyl seats and lo and behold the cloth ones were in excellent condition. He eventually sold it to his brother in Brooklyn, who while driving one day went to step on the brake pedal and his foot went through the floor. Unfortunately the harsh NY winters aren't kind to cars! I think many of us wax sentimental when we think of our first car, I know I do! Luckily , I still have my pictures and some very great memories of my "Black Beauty"!Drive On!DeFiore Enterprises, Copyright 2005.