Today people care more about where their food comes from and how it is grown than ever before. At one time no one worried about the pesticides and ingredients in the food we ate. However, more people are looking for food that is organic. Backyard Chicken Run helps feed into that trend, reports Lake Zurich […]
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DesignTAXI.com: Called the ‘A011 Peak Shift’, the vending machine cools products only during the night instead of the daytime—to take advantage of the surplus power capacity at night. The machine is also made with airtight doors and insulation materials, to prevent cold air from escaping and reduce the impact of outside temperature. Currently, the machines
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Recycling isn’t only good for the planet, it can be good for your wallet, too. Just ask My Digital FC. As an entrepreneur one of the easiest ways of making money is by collecting old newspapers and waste, and sell them to a recycling plant in your locality. By collecting and selling paper this way,
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On this day in 1974, then President Richard Nixon signed a bill (the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act) lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. The Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act was a bill in the U.S. Congress that enacted the National Maximum Speed
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I don’t know if you know this or not, but I live on a farm. It’s a small farm — a few acres at three thousand feet above sea level, nestled between pines and steep granite cliffs. Maybe I’ll show you more someday. But today, if your New Years resolution is to be like me,
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The creator of ThisIsWhyImBroke.com did a AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit yesterday. If you’re wondering what it takes to build and run a site like that, click over and read the full user-generated interview. I’m assuming your revenue model is charging advertising fees from the companies that you list products for. Is that correct
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Do you think your business is your destiny? For Joy Thorpe, Bowie Florist was destined to belong to her, reports Bowie Patch. Bowie Florist was established in 1966. In the mid-1970s, Thorpe, now 55, began working at the shop when she was 18, staying several years and working for the first owner. Her father offered
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Reader Emelia wrote: Thank you for your wonderful encouragement. I have a small graphic design company that I run out of my apartment. I would love to lease an office in town so that I can attract more customers. Can you please tell me how to raise some money to do that? Thank you. Reader
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When there is snow on the ground and the roads are icy, most people would stay at home. However, Russian inventor, Sergei Khvalin, thought of a better idea. When the ground is covered, he gets out his homemade propeller and a pair of ski’s. After strapping it to his back, he uses it to ski
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CoolThings.com: Your dog has a habit of leaving the house and taking a dump in the vacant lot two blocks away after dinner every night. And you’re cool with that — saves you from having to clean up. Problem is, he doesn’t always go straight home right away and you’ve had to get out to
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