One of the most impressive custom Mustangs at the SEMA Show a year ago, Petty’s Garage 2015 Mustang is soon to reach Ford dealerships in a limited edition.

Petty’s Garage, the top house led by racing legend Richard Petty, has partnered up with Ford to make 143 special release Mustang GTs. Petty Motorsports runs a Mustang in NASCAR’s Xfinity  series alongside two Ford Fusions in Sprint Cup.

Jeff Whaley, Petty’s Garage COO briefly explained the decision to make the car available for a limited number of buyers on the market:

“We received a tremendous amount of positive feedback about our Petty’s Garage Mustang GT displayed at the SEMA show. With so much interest, we began to explore the possibility of building a limited run of the Petty’s Garage Mustang GT.”

One hundred of the autos will be Stage 1 versions with 627 hp supercharged Ford Racing/Roush Performance supercharged 5.0-liter V8, MagnaFlow  center exhaust pipe, HRE FlowForm wheels, Petty’s Garage bodykit  incorporating a stock auto- inspired spoiler, personalized upholstery and Richard Petty’s signature on the dash. They performance cars will market for $62,410, including the cost of the donor auto.

Forty-three Stage 2 editions will likewise be offered for $92,410 and equipped with Petty Blue trimmed three-piece 20-inch produced HRE wheels, a Wildwood huge brake update with Petty Blue calipers, and a two-tone dark over Petty Blue paint work with the number 43  inserted into the cover pillars.

Both models are joined by Ford/Roush and Petty’s Garage warranties covering the extra parts. Orders for manufactured slots are presently being taken at all Ford dealerships across the country.The orders will be honored on a first-come, first- served basis.

Richard Petty is a seven-time NASCAR winner. The Petty’s Garage Mustang GT is based on the Petty’s Garage Mustang GT that appeared at the 2014 SEMA Show. Key contenders to the Mustang are, among others, the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Nissan 370Z.

Of the 43 to be built, Petty’s Garage announced that only 42 are still available for order. It appears AC/DC’s Brian Johnson has recently written his name on the first.  The lead vocalist of AC/DC was reported saying:

“This Mustang has just taken my breath away. It really is one of the best cars I’ve ever driven. I didn’t have an American car, but I do now!”

Johnson talked many times bout his passion for cars. One of his previous statements said that the now famous lead singer of the worldwide known rock band would have never imagined in his teenage years that was to become a musician. Instead at that time he dreamt of being a driver.  But with the success of his music now the rockstar can also afford to play with fast cars.

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Valentine’s Day is here and as the celebration is mostly associated with flowers and chocolate it’s good to know that the sweet treat has a lot of health benefits. So, regardless of whether you got today’s box of chocolate from your Sweet Valentine or just decided to get it for yourself for a movies night, you have only benefits to gain. Moderate chocolate consumption is good for heart, teeth and asthma.

Chocolate fans can celebrate that science supports them when it comes to treating themselves to the cocoa sweets. Moderate chocolate consumption,of the right sort, can really be good for your health thanks to its compounds as indicated by The Economist’s YouTube feature, “Why Eating Chocolate Is Good For You.”

US residents eat an average of 9.5 pounds of chocolate annually. The quantity is smaller than half of what European Swiss eat. In Switzerland the common individual consumes 19.8 pounds every year.  If weekly data is considered than the average American consumes chocolate twice a week, with 89 percent of ladies and 85 percent of men reporting they go for a chocolate occasionally, as indicated by the National Confectioners Association.

Moderate consumption of this cocoa-based treat can prompt various health benefits for your heart’s wellbeing. The cocoa beans in chocolate contain flavonoids, which are organic antioxidant agents. Epicatechin, specifically, can help the human organism dispose of free radicals and maintain cell walls while avoiding cardiovascular problems. But bear in mind that flavonoids degrade when they are warmed or processed. They are also taken out from branded chocolate due to the fact that they are rather bitter.

With regards to medical advantages, not all chocolate is the same. Crude cocoa and dark chocolate are the ones that can offer the most for heart wellbeing. They encapsulate a stimulant called theobromine.  This one compound heightens the heart beat and expands the veins reducing blood pressure, as indicated by the YouTube video from The Economist. Furthermore, it can prompt “good” rather than “bad” cholesterol and block plaque developing on corridor artery membranes.

Theobromine likewise helps the lungs in terms of allaying manifestations of asthma and stopping coughs. A 10 years old report distributed in the FASEB Journal discovered theobromine in cocoa could likewise have a cough – blocking impact. The stimulant has the capacity stifle capsaicin-instigated cough without any side effects.

Most interestingly, chocolate may have the capacity to battle tooth rot better than fluoride. That is because it is more effective at re-mineralizing and strengthening tooth enamel. The chocolate extract could aid creating alternatives to fluoride-based teeth care items.

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Scientists have recently discovered a significant connection between sleeping disorders and the use of gadgets that emit blue light. Developed mainly at adolescents, this issue made the subject of a survey that involved 10.000 teenagers, aged from 16 to 19 years old. Western Norway is the place where the experiment took place. The conclusion is simple: the blue light emitted by the screen has adverse effects on how people sleep, or the rapidity of their falling asleep.

Mari Hysing, is a lead author of the study and she works at the Uni Research Health in Bergen, Norway.

“There are probably many possible pathways between screen time and sleep, some of which are direct. The light from the screens may directly affect our circadian rhythms, and teenagers may be especially sensitive.”

The percentage of the girls that use their smartphones or tablets before going to sleep is bigger than that of the boys: 90% in comparison with 80%. However, the numbers are big.

When counting the hours spent in front of a blue light device screen, scientists have recorded 5.5 hours for the ladies, whether it is a cell phone, personal computer, tablet, game console, television or MP3 player. On the other hand, the gentlemen spend about 7 hours in front of their favorite technology. A great amount of this time is generously given to chatting, the most used feature of every app, program and device throughout the world. In addition, boys were found to spend a lot of that time playing games – more than one hour a day.

All these issues lead to a great difficulty in falling asleep: both boys and girls need more than 60 minutes to fall asleep, and the rate has risen to 13-52 percent in the last years.

“Use of electronics is an integral part of teenage life. However, teenagers can be aware of how much time [they] spend on screens, and try to log off at night to ensure a good night’s sleep. Parents could start with being good role models and restrict their media use both during day and nighttime. Helping the teenagers get good media and sleep routines is an important part of parenthood.”

 

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