How to breathe deeply when you're nervous.
Vacuuming the Lungs
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Vacuuming the Lungs
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BBC - Human Body and Mind - Sleep
Whether you have trouble sleeping or not, take the Sleep Profiler and get tailored advice on how best to optimise your sleep.
BBC - Human Body and Mind - Sleep
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
What Kind of Memory Does My Computer Have Installed?
If you are looking to upgrade the memory in your computer, you are probably wondering how many open slots you have, what type of memory is already installed, and what you need to buy for an upgrade… without having to open your computer.
Since you shouldn't have to open up the computer just to figure out what you have installed, here's a couple of options for detecting the type of memory already installed in your system.
What Kind of Memory Does My Computer Have Installed?
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10 Google Video Documentaries You Have To Watch
NicheGeek.com posted a list of top 10 documentaries hosted on Google Video.
10 Google Video Documentaries You Have To Watch
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10 Benefits of Power Napping, and How to Do It
College students and kindergartens love them. Now, there may be proof that catching a few zzz’s in the afternoon can be beneficial to your health.
Researchers have found in recent years that the human body requires only as much sleep as the brain will allow it. In other words, so long as the brain is functioning at full capacity, there’s no great requirement for sleep.
10 Benefits of Power Napping, and How to Do It
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Top 10 Freeware Software Nobody Knows About - But Should
It’s always a shame when a great program is not heard about by most people - especially when it’s free. Here are the top 10 freeware software that many people still haven’t tried, but definitely should.
Top 10 Freeware Software Nobody Knows About - But Should
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Does Exercise Really Make Us Thinner?
Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner—and why we're wrong.
Does Exercise Really Make Us Thinner?
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jZip - a free alternative to WinZip
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jZip - a free alternative to WinZip
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Graphics Goodies for MS Excel–Seven Top Tips
Many computer users reach for Microsoft Excel to do much more than just standard spreadsheets. Many people reach for it as their preferred way to produce charts and graphics, or do graphical prototyping. Here are some useful ways to do Excel graphics and charts more efficiently, and make them look better.
Graphics Goodies for MS Excel–Seven Top Tips
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50 Green Tips for Earth Day and Beyond
It doesn't have to be Earth Day for me to think about how I can make an impact (or less of an impact) on our planet. Here are a few of my favorite tips.
50 Green Tips for Earth Day and Beyond
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Clever Uses For Dental Floss
I had forgotten that a woman I know used dental floss this past May to expertly cut a white sheet cake into 60 slices. Not that you'll be traveling with huge sheet cake, but it's good to know that if you were, and if you had dental floss, you'd have a way to wow the crowd.
Clever Uses For Dental Floss
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Friday, September 28, 2007
Outback Race to Flush out Fastest Dunny
The world's eyes, and noses, are on the outback central western Queensland town of Winton today for the Australian Dunny Derby.
Outback race to flush out fastest dunny
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Don't Forget: Drink a Beer—Or Two—Daily!
You may be hard-pressed to recall events after a night of binge drinking, but a new report suggests that low to moderate alcohol consumption may actually enhance memory.
Don't Forget: Drink a Beer—Or Two—Daily
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Fruits, Veggies Won't Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Although eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for your health, doing so will not reduce your risk for colon cancer, a Canadian study finds.
But fruits and veggies can still help ward off heart diseases and other cancers, one expert says.
Fruits, Veggies Won't Lower Colon Cancer Risk
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How to Accept Criticism with Grace and Appreciation
How do you deal with criticism? I think the first reaction for most of us is to defend ourselves, or worse yet to lash back.
And yet, while criticism can be taken as hurtful and demoralizing, it can also be viewed in a positive way: it is honesty, and it can spur us to do better. It’s an opportunity to improve.
How to Accept Criticism with Grace and Appreciation
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Coin Stacking Pictures
The following is the basic pattern for building cantilevered structures with Pennies. Although it looks trivial, we can build amazing structures with these pillars. All penny columns are ten high, a "stack". Two side-by-side pennies held in place by a penny above them is called a "triad". Below is a stack with two triads resting on top.
Coin Stacking Pictures
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Ten Timeless Persuasive Writing Techniques
Want to convince your readers to do something or agree with your point of view?
OK, that was a silly question. Of course you do.
Ten Timeless Persuasive Writing Techniques
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30 Fundamentals of a Wonderful Life
Here are 30 fundamentals of a wonderful life. Yes -I’m sure there are more, but if you can manage to get each of these under control you will have a strong foundation upon which to build a wonderful life.
30 Fundamentals of a Wonderful Life
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