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7 Steps to a Loving Family
My heart is spilling over with joy. I’ve just returned from our 11th Anderson Family Reunion in Los Gatos, California. My Pop started them in 1972 as the core of what he called Familizing. Great word, isn’t it?
Perhaps to you this...
Versatile Vinegar
You can reduce the number of environmentally harsh and toxic chemicals used around your home by replacing them with more earth friendly, cheap and common substances such as vinegar. Here’s 22 handy vinegar tips to get you started.
A brief...
Are we waiting for a fairy tale happy ending?
I recently wrote in my column about the author Josephine Cox, esteemed peddler of women’s fiction pondering whether her and similar authors have unwittingly failed a whole generation of women by seducing them with false ideals of love and...
Solar powered business park connected to National Grid
The 3,000 ground-mounted solar panels now powering Howbery Business Park in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, are expected to generate 682MWh of carbon-free electricity a year — one quarter of the park’s needs.
Howbery accommodates nearly 1,000...
Making Use Of Old Socks
A wave of nostalgia struck me when shopping for socks the other day; memories from my childhood of my mother darning socks that had holes in them. Aside from that memory, I can’t remember the last time I’ve heard of anyone darning...
Dating Doesn’t Equal Relationship!
I’ve been emphasising something over the past few months that I feel it’s time to revisit: Dating is a discovery phase. Use the period from when you meet whether it starts out online or in the ‘real world’ as an opportunity for you both...
30 Baking Soda Tips
My original article on baking soda being an earth friendly household chemical replacement was mainly about what the substance is and how it’s made. I also briefly touched on a few useful tips in how the substance can be used, but in this...
5 Ugly Foods With Awesome Health Benefits
Buddha’s Hand
We eat with our eyes as well as our stomachs, so foods that are aesthetically appealing tend to be more satisfying. But for some foods the beauty lies in their uniqueness — both visually and nutritionally speaking. Here are...
Oil sands activity, not wolves, threatens Canadian caribou
Four years of research has found that exploration and mining of Canada’s oil sands appear to pose a much greater threat to the remaining herds of Alberta’s caribou than does being eaten by packs of wolves.
The findings, by a team...
‘Avatar’ Sequels To Be Powered By The Sun
James Cameron has finally settled on a home for his Lightstorm Entertainment production company. The director and his business partner Jon Landau recently announced that the MBS Media Campus, formerly known as Manhattan Beach Studios, will...
