In honor of last year’s Major League Baseball All Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, I thought I’d tell the tale of one of the most famous contracts of all time, Jackie Robinson’s signing by the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier, and the Cardinal players’ planned…
DetailsThe other day I picked up a kitchen gadget called the “Pasta Magic” and today I allowed it to approach the wonderfulness that is my spaghetti sauce. After judging the results of this supposed time-saving device, I have to give it a hearty thumbs-down. Actually, not only do I have to give it the thumbs-down,…
DetailsGone are the days when keeping the house cool is the summer months was an expensive affair. Aerocool swamp coolers are cost effective and easier to maintain. The swamp cooler has two main components. One is a box-like frame, and the other, a pack water-wet pad made up of cellulose to filter out dust and…
DetailsMixing the snare drum for dubstep Your snare drum will be sitting at around 500hz-6khz, a +3DB boost at around 1khz will bring out some definition and bite along with some punch. Also adding a compressor with fast attack (1.5 – 3ms), 8:1 ratio and 8-10db of gain reduction will ensure the snare is prominent…
DetailsThe Ivy League is an athletic union of American educational institutes based in the north-east of The States including Harvard, Yale and Columbia University. Many people mistakenly believe MIT and Stanford are members of this union. While we reference these institutes in this article, they are not. There are a series of factors that will…
DetailsWhen lottery researchers want to test a theory, it’s a good idea to so some testing on some real data. A typical scenario is to find occurrences of specific numbers in recent results. This article explains how to use VBA to accurately highlight specific numbers over recent draws. Creating The Initial Parameters For The VBA…
DetailsIf you were to sit your kids down at the kitchen table and tell them that it was time for a physics lesson, they’d probably start displaying signs of torture and agony that only captive souls could rival. However, if you suggested that they go outside and play on their brand new backyard trampoline for…
DetailsIt is always good to remember that if you want something to be done right, then you have to use the right methods and techniques. The same applies to carpet cleaning too; only if you choose the right method, will you be able to get your carpet or rug spotlessly clean and dust-free. To make…
DetailsWater has damaged your carpets. Maybe you had a toilet leak, maybe your water heater burst, maybe your kid left the faucet running in the sink for hours. What should you do to dry your wet carpet to minimize damage to your carpet and pad? First of all, there is some general information about carpets…
DetailsDo you love your oriental rugs and carpets? If you say yes, then more likely than not, you hope to extend their beauty and useful lives as far into the future as possible. After all, you’ve made a significant financial investment in a traditional hand-loomed original that fits your unique personality and lifestyle, or you’ve…
DetailsPellets are amazingly successful carp baits and the diversity and potential uses of them are very exciting! Pellets range from pet and animal and fish feeds to proprietary carp pellets. They can differ greatly from boilies and from other baits such as particle and seed baits because their modes of action and soluble characteristics can…
DetailsOne of the most common permanent product identification techniques is through the process of product labeling. There are a number of different types of labels with the most common being branded product labels and eco or information labels. Branded Product Labels Products need to be branded to help with identification and play a major part…
DetailsSilverfish aren’t really a threat to your health, so who cares if you have them in your home? Let me give you a few reasons you don’t want these insects in your world. The silverfish eats materials that contain high levels of starch. This includes dextrin, which you find in glue, paper, pictures, your hair,…
DetailsWhen shopping for waterless cookware, it is important to determine your priorities. What cookware pieces are you most likely to use? What type of steam control mechanism would you like-steam valve or thermo control knob? To be classified as waterless cookware, the cookware must be at least 5 ply (layers), have some type of steam-control…
DetailsBlue pearl granite is a beneficial and useful choice when people want to install granite worktops in their kitchen. Granite is perhaps the second strongest stone in the world and is a popular building material. Blue granites are the rarest and therefore the most expensive of the granites that can be found all across the…
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