One challenge that every sports coach eventually must face is making practices fun. While repetitive drills are necessary for building skill and muscle memory, when players become accustomed to certain drills they are more inclined to turn their minds off and go through the motions. Instead, coaches must continually rotate drills and add fun and…
Axel Erlandson and his Circus Trees have fascinated people since the 1940s. Axel was very closemouthed about his techniques of shaping trees. When asked he would say “Oh I talk to them”. There has been a great deal conjecture as to how he shaped over 70 trees into marvellous shapes. These trees would became a…
Menominee, Michigan, situated far from the world’s financial centers a hundred years ago, much as it is today, nevertheless placed itself directly in the middle of one of the hottest business booms of the early twentieth century – sugar. The small community that dared to plant a footprint in world commerce occupies a slivered point…
Recently, I ran into a nonprofit organization that had been around for over 20 years – but they had never implemented term limits for their board. As a result, a few people had been on the board since the organization was started. These “old timers” ran the organization and newly-recruited members were not able to…
In this stressful society many people are looking for a way that they can unwind and feel good at the end of the day. What's better than your own in home infrared sauna? Many people are looking for a great way to get rid of the stress that their jobs and life are giving them.…
Foresight is a tool we should all have in our war chests. However, many of us disregard this critical thought process. If I drink this much and drive my car, I just might crash, killing myself or someone else. If I talk about my boss behind his back to the wrong person, I could get…
The Baby Gate is a great tool to keep children away from the hazards of a home. Often times a baby gate is used to keep children away from stairs or other objects that could cause injury. Another use for the baby gate would be to keep the child or children in one room or…
Ever fancied a spooky weekend looking for ghosts in a real haunted hotel? These hotels in Devon have all had supernatural sightings reported. 1) Chambercombe Manor, Ilfracombe One of Britain’s most famous haunted houses, Chambercombe Manor was featured in the Living TV series ‘Most Haunted’. It has long been reported to be haunted by the…
Well old man winter arrived early and looks like he is here to stay! Our temperatures in PA went from 50 and 60 degrees right down into the 20’s and 30′ around Thanksgiving. Any stucco remediation contractor trying to button up or finish a project was caught completely off guard by the early arrival of…
Today’s floor scrubbers are the most leading floor cleaning machines distributed all-over the market. These floor machines such as Duplex 340, Duplex 420 and Duplex 620 are the only floor scrubber and carpet cleaner that is able to operate on any flooring surface in just one single pass. Floor scrubbers are highly portable and easy…
Roof cleaning products to remove black algae, moss, or fungus from your roof shingles are usually made with one of two active ingredients. In this article we will review the two different types of products most widely used by homeowners and contractors and the pros and cons of each. The first roof cleaning product we…
Without a doubt the electric guitar is one of the most interesting instruments to date and does contain some very interesting electric guitar facts and knowledge that people are not aware of especially considering those that play the instrument. This lovely instrument has been around for decades and has improved along the way. The first…
Sagging is a term used in painting. It is when gravity will cause an overloaded area of paint to droop or sag in a horizontal line. It occurs with all paint applications; brush, roller and spraying. It also occurs when painting over-head and in this circumstance will appear as a drip. Strictly speaking, on application…
LEGO 7905 comes with excellent reviews which include statements like In my opinion, this is one of the best town sets LEGO has created in a very long time, probably since the early 90’s from Gary D Sabol and I am a big LEGO fan and I think this is one of their better sets.…
Every day, we find ourselves in situations where we say “oh if I could only have done that differently”. Well this could be your opportunity! .When you start to research a basement problem, you will find many companies claiming to offer the latest and greatest in basement waterproofing or claiming to have all the answers…