Vast freshwater reserves discovered under the ocean floor
Researchers make discovery on continental shelves off Australia, China, North America and South Africa Discovery comes as UN estimates suggest water use has been growing at more than double the rate of population over the last century By William Turvill PUBLISHED: 12:54 EST, 7 December 2013 |…
IRS using Google Maps to spy on taxpayers
Tweet Agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are using Google Maps as part of their tool kit to audit taxpayers and organizations, The Daily Caller has learned. A redacted IRS letter dated Sept. 8, 2011 reveals that at least in one case the IRS’s examiners used…
Send wireless power long range with lasers and balloons
WHO needs wires? An idea for sending power over long distances via lasers and balloons could help provide emergency power where it is needed. Stephen Blank of the New York Institute of Technology wants to use aerostats, military-grade balloons, to send hundreds of kilowatts of power over…
Method of recording brain activity could lead to mind-reading devices
A brain region activated when people are asked to perform mathematical calculations in an experimental setting is similarly activated when they use numbers — or even imprecise quantitative terms, such as “more than”— in everyday conversation, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine scientists.…
Have Yourself a Thrifty Little Christmas
There are a lot of reasons that sensible people want to step off of the materialistic rocket ride that is the standard North American Christmas. Maybe they don’t want to create children who are never satisfied and always want more, who always yearn for that next edition…
Financial astrology: can the stars affect stocks?
The practice is widespread in India, where specialist astrologers have seen big boosts in business since the uncertainties of the 2008 crash. Here in Britain, soothsayers such as Christeen Skinner offer the same service to City traders, entrepreneurs and private investors. According to the Financial Times, financial…
Air Force’s new stealth spy drone is already flying
14 hours ago A secret unmanned reconnaissance aircraft built by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. military has already begun test flights and could be ready for prime-time duty by 2015, according to a report in Aviation Week Space Technology. The stealth aircraft, dubbed the RQ-180, is designed…
The planet that shouldn’t exist
The 1,500°C planet, named HD 106906 b, is 11 times Jupiter’s mass It orbits its star at 650 times the average Earth-Sun distance According to current planet formation theories, this shouldn’t be possible The system has also sparked interest because there is a remnant ‘debris disk’ of…
The EPA Takes an Ax to Self-Sufficiency: Most Woodburning Stoves Will Soon Be Illegal
When you think of that little dream homestead in the woods, what does it include? Probably a well and septic system,…
The 55 Best Herbal Remedies
This is a great website with some basic overviews of herbal remedies. Best Herbal Remedies Not long ago, American herbalists had…
Amazing Weed Killer Spray Recipe
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Detailed Instructions on how to grow your own Pineapple top
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DIY: Decoupage
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A Few Garden Wreaths
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Decoupage Light Bulb Birds, so cute
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Easy Peasy T-shirt Headband
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Buying the right emergency radio – Backwoods Home Magazine
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