Home buyers often confuse a style of home for another. When searching for your next home or tying to determine the style that matches your needs, it’s important to know the different styles of homes available and on the market. Below is a break down of the many styles and their descriptions. Bi-Level: A bi-level…
As a Coach and teacher for some 40 years or so I have learned a few things myself. Learning is a fascinating thing and yet I think some of us take this for granted. “Life” itself is a tremendous journey filled with constant learning, to help us improve our station in life, hopefully make a…
Mistake 1: Hiring an Expensive Acoustical Consultant Most people should be able to isolate and solve noise problems themselves without ever retaining an acoustical consultant. If you are considering a consultant, unless you have a big budget, it’s important to do a little homework and learn something about your noise problems and how they might…
Roof repair is one of the most important forms of home maintenance that you can keep up with each year. After all, the entire system has to work together to stay strong, solid, and functional for all seasons throughout its successful use. It needs to be able to expand, contract, remain sealed, water and pest…
So you really want to paint your Nerf gun? Chances are you became convinced to do so after seeing a couple paint jobs done by friends or online. The tricky part is, which paint do you use? Just because your friend used that generic can of spray paint, does not mean it was the best…
In Chinese culture, magpie is a symbol of happiness. The singing of a magpie foretells good luck and happiness. That’s why Chinese people call it ‘Happy Magpie’. The Manchu minority in Northern China even regards this birds as sacred animals. The magpie in Chinese is called ‘xi que’ and the character ‘xi’ means happiness. Two…
The Purpose of the Play What You Hear jazz guitar lesson program is to teach the student to, dramatic pause, to play what they hear. Seriously, the author, Chris Standring, makes a great point that many guitarists learn to master the fretboard through visualizing shapes and patterns. The unfortunate result is that solos improvised in…
It’s not unusual for me to hear from wives who have been told that it’s “too late” to save their marriage. Often, their husbands have decided that the marriage is over and that the time has passed to save it. But rarely do the wives who contact me agree with this. They often tell me…
When comparing no contract and no credit check cell phone plans, it is easy to get bogged down because there are so many different variables to consider. Not only are there a few handfuls of different service providers to choose from, there is also a myriad of different wireless plans and cell phones to become…
Prior to traveling with your parrot it is a good idea to associate him/her with the container in which you use to travel with your bird, whether it be a kennel or travel cage. Don’t just shove him/her into it on the day of travel as this can cause quite a lot of stress and…
About HVAC Filter Media Air filters have but one common goal which is to maximize functionality of either the heating or air conditioning system, regardless of brands and types, while achieving distinctive indoor air quality. These filters all help to make the heating or air conditioning system work efficiently, made possible by removing or avoiding…
Many people think that a lab refrigerator is just a larger version of the domestic refrigerator. But there is more to a lab freezer than what a novice knows. Lab refrigerators are specifically designed to store critical materials over extended periods of time. The temperatures of these refrigerators is maintained and kept constant at all…
Ken Follett has always been well renowned for his well researched and meticulously written books such as Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, therefore the appearance of Fall of Giants and the expansiveness of its story does not come as a surprise to the readers. Fall of Giants is just the first part…
Cracks and settlement are facts of life when it comes to construction using concrete foundations. There have been many methods of repairing structures once they have settled, including helical piles, push piers and Micropiles. Each has it’s own uniqueness and applications where they should or should not be used. Helical piles are a simple and…
If you want to gain a strength advantage over your competition, and don’t have a lot of fancy equipment, don’t worry. Here are 3 tried and true “unique” strength training exercises that can help get you stronger for the mat – FAST! 1. Bottom Squats – Bottom squats are incredible for developing hips and gluteal…