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Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Foods that help you lose stomach fat: 1 of 3
All Fat Is Created Equal! (or is it equally?) Cold, Hard Truths about losing stomach fat revealed - no gimmicks allowed. Anyway losing fat which collects in the area of your midsection and hides that lurking six-pack is no different from a nutrition and exercise perspective than that on your butt, thighs or arms. Losing fat w... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) The problem with personal finance books: 1 of 3
How can there be a Problem with a book, unless perhaps it falls and hits you (or maybe challenges you beyond your comfort zone)? Regarding Personal Finance books and how they 'strike' you; there are huge differences between the philosophies presented in the wide range of books that are available. Most books and associated TV ... More..
Autos > Fuel Economy How to reduce gas consumption at NASCAR races: 1 of 3
The amount of fuel consumed at NASCAR Races is so minimal in the big picture that it hardly seems worth discussing. Compared to the gas not consumed because those fans are not mowing their lawns that weekend, it may actually be a gas savings overall. But in the event that it is significant, we should investigate ways to we re... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction Understanding the effects of heroin on the brain: 1 of 3
Heroin kills and maims human brains and human lives. Recovery from Heroin Addiction is rare, therefore from an overall perspective one can conclude that death is one of several statistically significant effects of heroin use on the brain. Heroin and other drugs, including alcohol, have a different effect on the brain of a per... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics Body image & fitness: Why you can't 'spot reduce': 1 of 3
Spot reduction of fat from the human body is a myth, and any person who takes the time to understand a few simple facts will soon realize it. Your body consists (for the sake of this conversation) of muscle and fat. Muscle moves your limbs, and fat is stored energy for when you need it because you are not taking in enough cal... More..
Business > Office Advantages of going paperless: 12 of 33
Saving money and the environment are easily reached rewards of going paperless; the trick is actually getting there. If you claim that your office has gone paperless, then why is there a printer on the network? Do you realize that the main contributor to the huge increase in office paper consumption over the last decades has ... More..
Autos > Buying Cars (Other) Will the trend toward economy-size car models lead Americans back to buying smaller-sized cars?: 3 of 8
The market will move towards smaller-sized and economy-type models American automotive consumers make appropriate decisions based upon their personal economics, job outlook, fuel prices, and the type of vehicle that fits their needs and preferences. Automobile manufacturers build specific models for America for several reason... More..
Autos > Cars Popular high performance parts: 3 of 8
Installing Popular High-Performance Parts is NOT the same as increasing the performance of your car. The Dual Quad High Rise carbs and manifolds of the '60's have now all been tested on dynomometers, and the results usually show that bolting them on your engine resulted in less horsepower and torque than the single-four-barre... More..
Sports & Recreation > Swimming Will Michael Phelps lose endorsements because he smoked marijuana?: 2 of 5
Michael Phelps has lost some, and should lose all endorsements as a result of his flagrant flaunting of common sense and the law. Finally, Adult Supervision bursts forward from the morass of drug-abusing losers who think that their perversion represents reality in our great nation. A quick survey of the pot-heads, former pot-... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Walking: Beginner's basics: 4 of 9
What should a beginning walker do to prepare themselves for this athletic endeavor? Understanding the basics of walking as a beginner is an important subject, but one that I find can be somewhat confusing when studied in depth. I have devoted significant effort to researching the topic with several people I know who have star... More..