Monthly Archive: December 2013

Microsoft working on a smart bra to measure mood

Microsoft researchers have designed a smart bra that can detect stress. The prototype contains removable sensors that monitor heart and skin activity to provide an indication of mood levels. The aim was to find out if wearable technology could help…
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16 Doctor-Approved Home Remedies

Head to toe healthy Home remedies are a staple of natural medicine. They're cheap and fast, often work just as well as a drugstore fix, and may be as near as your spice cabinet, refrigerator, or laundry room. To update…
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12 Fish To Stay Away From

Yes fish, no fish, red fish…OK fish? Our oceans have become so depleted of wild fish stocks, and so polluted with industrial contaminants, that trying to figure out the fish that are both safe and sustainable can make your head…
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5 Foods Loaded With Arsenic

Whether it's toxic arsenic-based pesticides used on some foods, or the naturally occurring arsenic in water and soil, this heavy metal has become pervasive in our diets. And a new study from Dartmouth University concludes that foods containing arsenic could…
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It is Time… to Revolt Against a Tyrant

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The crimes of the Obama administration have been well-enumerated; the evidence is available for all Americans to see, assuming they possess the energy and inclination to look. It is likely that many of our lawmakers, both Republican and Democrat, are…
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DIY Shoe Repair

DIY Shoe Repair The notion of a cobbler conjures up images of an older man with a thick grey mustache bent over a wooden bench, using a wooden hammer to nail leather soles by candlelight. Few people would think to…
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How to Make Maple Syrup

Homemade pancakes made from my food storage are excellent by themselves, but when you add some homemade maple syrup to them they are so good I wouldn’t mind surviving the apocalypse just on those alone. In all seriousness though, the…
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