Varanasi, while being a city that is famous all over the globe as one of the top destinations in India, is largely perceived as a pilgrimage city where one can capture glimpses of strange Hindu customs, the pilgrims bathing in the incredibly polluted Ganges, saffron-clad Sadhus selling pseudo-spirituality to gullible foreigners, burning dead bodies on…
Houses can and do outlive people. And periodically, a house will need a new roof. Professional roofers suggest a new roof every 20-30 years. In classical Feng Shui, we know that the interior energy of a house is captured when it was built and specifically when the roof has been installed to close out the…
The AFP format – short for Advanced Function Presentation (Printing) – was developed by IBM in 1984 for High speed, high volume, production digital printing, from mainframes. This print stream architecture is a “presentation” format, designed to be out put on a variety of devices. The initial implementation was to a laser printer on paper,…
Everyone likes taking pictures and photography is a hobby for some people. Today, photo sessions have become mandatory for every occasion, including wedding anniversaries, birthdays, graduation, or just an outing. Accordingly, it is essential to keep those pictures for cherishing the memories. So, where do you store them? You have online photo galleries to store…
There is some special charm in garden furniture. Garden furniture conjures up thoughts of a sunny day in a garden, having tea under an apple tree, resting in a rocking chair on a veranda and listening to grasshoppers’ chirping. A choice of furniture depends on a garden. If there are centuries-year old trees with mighty…
The toilet seat is one of the most frequented seats at home. It is also the haven of millions of good and bad bacteria that can easily come in contact to our skin. With this in mind, we must keep it clean and free from bad odor. You need the right character in constantly keeping…
Alright,” Said Steve’s new friend. “Let’s answer ‘what are debits and credits’ question.” Debit comes from a Latin word which means “that which is owing”. Credit also comes from Latin meaning “to trust or believe”. In the past, around the 15th century or so, you would keep a record showing who you owed money to…
An excavator is an engineering vehicle that is used for digging or refilling of big holes. The basic structure of an excavator comprises of the arm, the bucket and tracks. The drive and power source of the excavator is one of the major components of this equipment. Basically, excavators run on diesel as the main…
One of the best ways to make money in the pressure washer business is to power wash heavy equipment. It is not necessarily easy work and you will get quite greasy but it is steady work and there is lots of it. You will need to know the different types of equipment and the issues…
What the heck is Parallax? I asked the same thing when I first started looking to upgrade from iron sight to a good rifle scope. This guide should give you some insight into getting the best focus out of your Bushnell scope, or any other adjustable parallax scope for that matter. Have you ever looked…
A bed and breakfast in Provence. Traveling the Chunnel to England on a Europass. Backpacking the Alpine trails of Switzerland. You and your partner have had all these romantic ideas for your excursion across Europe, when suddenly, you have a cuddly baby between the two of you! Is it time to give up the dream?…
The raging sea beats the island of Batanes’ as if to say I am King. The waves violently slap the rocks with enviable freedom. Its stammering power heeds no remorse. The island however doesn’t back down, doesn’t fold-up or disintegrates. It takes a proud beating with a ‘Hah’, I am Batanes. Batanes should indeed be…
I’ve been doing a lot of reading online about playsets of late. There are a lot of discussion boards across the country with a lot of Mom’s asking each other about cedar outdoor playsets. They ask about specific brands and share information based on their consumer findings, and why they purchased the one that they…
The Jeep Cherokee starter will sometimes fail with very little warning. I have had to change them in store parking lots, driveways and most recently in front of my son’s apartment. Using this simple procedure you can get your Jeep running again quickly and possibly avoid a towing bill. For most people, there is plenty…
Bob the Builder is a character from the children’s television series created by Keith Chapman and originally broadcast on the BBC in 1997. Bob has been watched by millions of children around the world and has been favored by parents for his positive influence on children and family values. Bob the Builder is a great…