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Drink Up For A Healthier Heart
Researchers at UCLA have been able to prove that a little ethanol can go a long way to increasing a life span – the life span of a worm that is. While the worms, known as Caenorhabditis elegans – typically live for 15 days, their life spans increased to 20. . .
Winter Solstice 2011
This year’s winter solstice will occur at 12:30 am on December 22 kicking off the official start of winter in the northern hemisphere. Besides being the shortest day of the year, the annual winter solstice also marks the start of a long progression towards summer, with days becoming increasingly longer. . .
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here’s a novel idea for Thanksgiving dinner – turn the power off. After the bird is cooked, assuming you’re a carnivore, shut down all of the lights and do what our predecessors did, light the candles. Romantic, energy saving, or reducing your carbon footprint, you pick the reason for lighting up. . .
Time To End Daylight Savings?
Yesterday marked the end of Daylight Savings Time (DST). You may still be feeling the groggy effects of falling back an hour and seeing your daylight end one hour earlier. I’m not a big fan of DST, and pretty much everyone I speak to agrees with that position. Even though. . .
Starbucks May Add Juice Bars To Offset Coffee Bean Loss
Coffee lovers beware; global climate change may bring the hammer down on your highly addictive lifestyle. Starbucks, the world’s largest purveyor of coffee drinks is raising the alarm that its business model could be significantly altered within the next 10 years. Though nothing has been confirmed, rumors are circulating that. . .
EV Game Changer – Rapid Chargers On The Horizon
Buying an electronic car, or EV as we pundits call it, will be a questionable decision for most of us. Range anxiety ranks as one of the highest hurtles EV ‘s face in the marketplace. But, now Nissan plans on releasing a fast charger that can re-charge your EV in. . .
Foods That Fight Breast Cancer
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is the 25th year of raising awareness, educating, and empowering women the world over. Most breast cancer cases occur in the 50 plus age category, and sometimes there is not much one can control in preventing breast cancer, like family history, and. . .
Why Do Soy Lattes Cost More?
Coffee beverages have become a multi-billion dollar industry. Most of us support either a local roaster, Starbucks, Caribou, or for that matter any other regional coffee chain. If you’re a latte, cappuccino, espresso, mocha drinker you know the cost to indulge in your daily passion can get pretty expensive. I. . .
PETA Adds Porn To Influence Vegetarianism
Whether you support PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals) or not, you have to give them kudos for coming up with clever ideas that market their message to a broader audience. The people at PETA have staged various public events around the world to draw consumer attention to. . .
Eating An Apple A Day Could Ward Off A Stroke
Eating white-fleshed fruits like apples and pears could help in reducing the chance of stroke by up to 45 percent. New research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association showed that the risk of stroke decreases by 9 percent for every 25 grams eaten a day of white-fleshed. . .
Spinning To Lower Our Carbon Footprint
At the New York Sports Club in New York City members that take a spin class are not only getting into better shape, but are helping the club lower their electric bill. The club installed Star Trac Spinner NXT bikes that generate electricity from those who use them. Spinning has. . .
Raincoat Creates Potable Water
For those of you who love to follow fall fashion, the Copenhagen Institute Of Interaction Design (CIID) may have your next must have designer raincoat. The Raincatch is a garment that any self-proclaimed environmentalist would love to wear. The Raincatch acts as a coat and as a water gathering, purification,. . .
Moving Water From Flooded To Drought Areas
If Hercules were alive today we could add a thirteenth labor to his exploits – move water from the flooded states of the Northeast to Texas, and the rest of the drought stricken states in the South and Southwest. This would be a win-win for the Northeast and Texas if. . .
World Car Population Exceeds 1 Billion
In 2010 the global population of cars exceeded 1 billion. Still reigning in the number one spot – the U.S. with 239 million vehicles. Basically that works out to 1.3 people for every car. Coming in second, China with 78 million cars. China not surprisingly led the way in vehicle. . .
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