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Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Healthy snacks for walkers: 1 of 15
When considering a snack for walking you want something light, nutritious and with a high degree of travelability (I think I just invented that word, is that cool or what?). There are things like gels out there, but unless you're an athlete who's training hours a day the sugar content is too high. Besides, there are a lot of... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market Tips for making your first trade on a stock market: 2 of 12
Before you do any stock market trading, or any kind of investing period, you first have to ask yourself one very important question. How much can I afford to lose? There are very important differences between investing in the stock market and gambling in the casino (for one your odds are much better with the stock market), b... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) Biography: Rudolf Diesel: 3 of 8
Next time you're stuck in bed recovering from injury or sickness and are looking for something to relieve the boredom, you might consider designing a new kind of engine. That's what Rudolph Diesel did. During his early research into fuel efficiency he experimented with an ammonia vapor based steam engine. While he was in the... More..
Health & Fitness > First Aid How to treat blisters: 7 of 15
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is just as true for blisters as it is for anything else, so first lets see how to avoid the stupid things in the first place. Avoidance requires two things; lubrication and eliminating moisture. That may sound self-contradictory, but its not. Lubricating you're feet is easy. Ju... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Mystery novel recommendations for children: 6 of 10
1. Needle by Hal ClementOnce upon a time the late great John W. Campbell Jr. (former editor of Astounding/Analog Science Fiction during SF's Golden Age), said that the great thing about science fiction was that because its scope was the whole universe past and present; you could write any type of story you wanted to inside th... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) The history of air conditioning: 3 of 5
Air conditioning could refer to any heating, cooling or disinfecting process that changes the condition of the air, but let's face it, in these sweltering summer days air conditioning means only one thing: cooling off! A desire to escape the heat is nothing knew; even in ancient Rome they circulated aqueduct water through th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Great movies that used to be great children's books: 15 of 24
!. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The WardrobeYou can watch either the 2005 version or the English made version from the eighties, both are excellent (though the 2005 version has a better look and better acting.). It offers a great adventure tale and the opportunity to explore a new world. It remains very true ... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market Introduction to the Dow Jones Industrial Average: 5 of 6
The Dow; (yes I can call it that, we were college roommates), the grandaddy of all stock indices (even though its not the oldest, that honor goes to the Dow Jones Transportation Average, at least in the U.S.). It was created on May 26th 1896 by Charles Dow (then editor of the Wall Street Journal and co-founder of Dow Jones... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense The best mystery novel series for adults: 14 of 16
1. Perry Mason by Erle Stanley GardnerI believe the Perry Mason books are often overlooked because Gardner never put up any pretense to being 'literary'. He looked at writing as any other profession, giving value for the customer's dime. This was looked at by many as meaning he was just a hack who didn't care about the qualit... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Best stretches before walking for exercise: 10 of 11
First of all you don't, stretch before walking that is. You see stretching when your muscles are cold is an excellent way to injure them. If you warm-up and then stretch you've essentially wasted the warm-up because by the time you get to the primary exercise you've cooled down again. Stretching should come last in you're wo... More..