5 Ways Stores Track Your Every Move
Advertisements that pop up on your computer screen are not random. Every time you go online, marketers monitor and track the websites you search, the links you click on and the things you buy. Companies then tailor content and ads specifically correlated to your expressed interests and spending habits. While online, you are being watched, whether you know it...
Why You Need To Ditch Margarine Now
Oh, margarine, how you spread across a piece of toast, offering your fake, chemical-laced “butter” to every crack and crevice. Having a fairly extensive and rocky history, margarine has seen its ups and downs in terms of the public, government and dairy industry. The “war on fat” caused people to avoid butter, looking for healthier, cheaper alternatives. What was...
7 Reasons To Quit Chewing Gum
As a kid, learning to blow gum bubbles was a part of growing up. You'd try to force bubbles the size of your face, only to have a friend pop it onto your nose. Over the years, you probably relied on gum when you were going on a first date, felt nervous, or had a business meeting after one...
12 Ways To Avoid Road Rage
We all know someone who seems to get exceptionally angry while driving. Maybe we are that someone, or maybe it's someone we frequently drive with. While "road rage" is common in our society of frequent commutes on congested highways, it can be dangerous in more ways than one. The American Psychological Association reports that drivers who experience road rage are...
5 Best Smoothies for Great-Looking Skin
We all desire beautiful, clear, youthful skin, but many of us are going about getting it the wrong way! Great skin doesn’t require expensive and exotic skin care products. All you need is a great diet and a healthy lifestyle! Although sleep, exercise and stress relief are vital factors to work on over the longer term, making nutrient-rich smoothies is...
Dogs That Deserve Honor: Police K-9 Units
In January, a police dog with the Canton, Ohio, police department made the ultimate sacrifice. Jethro, a three-year-old German shepherd, was killed by gunshot wounds when he and his partner, Office Ryan Davis, responded to a call about a robbery at a grocery store. Police Chief Bruce Lawver told a local newspaper that “there is not a doubt...
Obama Bans Atlantic Gas And Oil Drilling
President Obama has taken a significant environmental step forward recently, by banning oil and gas drilling off of the United States Atlantic coast. Specifically, the oil and gas industries will be prohibited from drilling on the Atlantic coast of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia for a period of five years. On this decision, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell...
Strange “Tree Ebola” Killing The Beautiful Ohia Tree Of Hawaii
The ohia tree of Hawaii is truly a tree of legend. According to Sam ’Ohu Gon, a senior scientist and cultural advisor for the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, “ohia” was a word symbolizing beauty, sanctity and strength in ancient Hawaii. Sadly, for the last few years, ohia trees on the Big Island of Hawaii have been dying in large...
The Best Gluten-Free Brownies
These three brownie and blondie recipes, in my opinion, are some of the best gluten-free recipes ever created. So pull out your baking pan and put on your apron! It’s baking day! Chocolate Almond Butter Brownies These brownies are rich and gooey with a crispy top. You’d never know they were flourless! Serves 8 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20–25 minutes...
Llamas and Alpacas: Lovable, Huggable and Useful
Llamas and alpacas were touted as “sure-fire” investments not that long ago. The investment bubble has burst, but now the price for these camelids is no longer stratospheric — many are available from rescues. They can be acquired as pets or for the purposes for which they were bred. Differences between llamas and alpacas Although there are superficial similarities, llamas and...
