Archive for August, 2010
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Rainwater runoff can cause a couple issues: contamination and flooding. When the water is unable to percolate slowly into the earth, it doesn’t have a chance to be absorbed or to be filtered naturally. When have you impermeable surfaces around your home such as a paved driveway, you increase runoff ...
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
There are many health dangers lurking in your house, which makes sense since our homes are closed up for the most part. Dust and bacteria gets caught up in our soft fabrics such as carpets, drapes, rugs and pillows, and these particulates can wreak havoc on our lungs and allergies. ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
How many cakes of soap, bottles of perfume or cologne, bath fizzes and containers of lotion do you own? Until you organize them and arrange like items together, you probably have no idea what luxurious fragrances and body cleansers are waiting to be used in the cabinet. Consumerism is what ...
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Should you let your child walk to school or not? For some parents, this is a hot debate, especially depending on the age of their child as well as the neighborhood environment. If your child is mature enough and aware of strangers and other dangers, allowing him/her to walk to ...
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Friday, August 20th, 2010
How many hours do you think you spend looking for misplaced items? Even when age is on your side, according to the American Demographics Society, Americans waste a whopping 9 million hours per day (collectively) searching for misplaced belongings!
There are a dozen other ways to spend that chunk of time, ...
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
We live in such a technological world. Televisions, cell phones and computers make us more aware of what is going on outside of our own lives, and in a sense these devices enable us to be more conscious individuals…or do they? Although multimedia formats offline and online as well as ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
A power outage can hit your home, neighborhood and town any second. You could experience a loss of electricity for a few minutes, a few hours or even a few days depending on what caused the issue. Between human error and overloaded transformers, the odds of power loss increases, and ...
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Friday, August 13th, 2010
By the end of August or beginning of September, you will be back in the school swing, which means that you have limited time to get you and your child’s act together. Not only do you have to start retiring to bed earlier, you also have to gather school supplies. ...
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Planning savory and balanced meals takes time and effort, which are two things that are sometimes hard to come by. When you’re desperate for tasty, plant-based foods, convenient peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are not your only option. There are some incredibly passionate and dedicated restaurants out there, especially in ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
Making strides to improve your diet isn’t just beneficial for the environment, but it’s also wise for maintaining your overall health too. Now that summer is coming to a close, kids as well as adults will be returning to school so a whole new chaotic schedule may ensue for some ...
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