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Each year, elderly drivers across the country attempt to renew their licenses — and not all of them are successful. Depending on a driver’s age, states may have special laws regarding their driving tests. Tune in to learn more about elderly drivers.
I got an email from someone who has recently bought an older home (2,000 square feet, one story). He looked in the attic and there is a layer of 40-year-old fiberglass insulation up there that may be four inches thick now. And he has a reasonable question – how much money could he really save [...]
Since we get asked so much about our favorite podcasts, I decided to share my iTunes playlist. These are all shows I listen to pretty much weekly. Or I save them up and mainline them. Podcasting is still an emerging media, so much so that Wordpress is telling me that “podcast” is a misspelling. Listening to other podcasts is good for everybody who chooses this conduit to get their message out to the world. It’s pretty cool when you think about it.
We see insulation all around us. Most mammals are covered in fur, which is one of nature’s forms of insulation (blubber is another). When you go outside on a cold winter day, you put on a coat, which is fashionable insulation. As a general rule, the thicker the coat the more insulation it provides. Up [...]
What can we expect to be coming down the technology pipe in 2011 and in 2015? The following article offers a view of the technological change we can expect in the computer realm next year. What will “home computers” and laptops look like in 2011? It is a very impressive list of changes: The Tipping [...]
Tablets Will Replace One In Three PCs, Study Says – “Tablet computers will cannibalize PC sales much faster than previously expected, according to stunning new research from Goldman Sachs that paints a challenging future for traditional tech heavyweights—from Microsoft to Intel–if they fail to respond to the threat of new form factors…” See also: Microsoft [...]
Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) comes up with an idea that might – just might – bring sanity to political discussions, environmental discussions, policy discussions, education discussions, etc.: Wiki Ignorance Test We think we’re entitled to our opinions, but we probably aren’t. Imagine an objective standard for deciding who is entitled to have an opinion [...]
A moon garden is grown to look good during hours of darkness, under the gentle glow of moonlight. It’s a cool concept for creating a garden that can be appreciated at all hours of the day, not just when the sun is beaming down. To get started, you’ll want to select lots of moon-friendly flowers in pale shades like white, silver, cream and yellow. Perhaps some light-colored petunias, lilies, phlox, azaleas, lavender, baby’s breath, irises and peonies, for example. Then it’s time to focus on scent…
Women Are Binge Drinking More — But Not More Than the Boys
by Cristen Conger | December 14, 2010
A few weeks ago on Stuff Mom Never Told You, Molly and I asked whether women are drinking more. This year’s health report card from the National Women’s Law Center shows that, yes, indeed, we are. The report card gave American women a failing grade for binge drinking, which is defined as pounding five or more alcoholic beverages in one sitting. Nationwide, 10.6 percent of women fessed up to binge drinking at least once a month, compared to 7.3 percent in 2007.
Over the past year we have been hearing a great deal about cyber warfare. The Pentagon talks about it, and it has also come up in relation to Wikileaks, China and Iran. Which brings up the question: What, exactly, is cyber warfare and how much damage can it really do? Cyber warfare comes in many [...]
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