The Blogosphere is wide and deep and the truth is, with overflowing information, it's quite easy to be overlooked. The popularity of blogs has consistently grown through the years. These sites cover multiple topics and areas of interests. From the latest fashion, to the best apple pie recipe, blogs often offer more personalized information straight from the creator's point of view. That's probably why it continues to get more popular. Often, when...more
Driving Residential Energy Upgrades: The Great Disconnect (Part 1 of a 3-Part Series)In Part 2 of this series, we will explore the numerous challenges faced by homeowners when considering home energy improvements, and how information overload adds to homeowners' confusion and distracts from affordably incorporating upgrades, whether simple and...more
Woodpeckers hammer their beaks into trees at a force of 15 mph, 20 times per second - that's 12,000 times a day - but they don't get headaches. According to research by an ophthalmologist at the University of California/Davis, woodpeckers' bodies are designed to absorb the impact. Thick muscles in their necks contract a millisecond before a strike, radiating some of the force down the neck, while compressible bone in the skull provides cushioning. Also, because woodpeckers have virtually no spinal fluid in their skulls, their brains remain rigid. Obviously, this process is more complicated than just saying woodpeckers are "headstrong". Cows, however, are headstrong. Cows that are given names produce more milk. Research published in the British journal Anthrozoos compared production from England's National Milk Records with survey results from 516 dairy farmers. Dairy farmers who addressed their cows by individual names such as Bessie or Rosie got 68 gallons of milk more per cow over the 10-month lactation period than dairy farmers who didn't address their cows by name. These findings were the same regardless of farm size or how much cows were fed. Considering only 46% of the dairy...more
Anticipating New Gadgets These Coming New YearOn this coming year 2011, there are more electronic gadget that are being made to give people a different way of living and with the help of these gadgets they will definitely enjoy the convenience that...more
Use Dr. Mark Stenglers' "High Energy For Life" program to live the life you want to live!All of us can get used to having low energy, and this means no energy to do the things we love, or spend time with the people we are attracted...more
If you have been wondering if you should remodel your home or not the answer is here. With the economy and housing market down, now can be a really good time for you to remodel your home. Why you ask? Well since the housing market is down you most...more
Duran Duran's New Album "All You Need Is Now" ReviewedTrial and error, or trial by error, is a general method of problem solving, fixing things, or for obtaining knowledge. "Learning doesn't happen from failure itself but rather from...more