How To Save Energy - Top Ten Tips For Your Home
Posted on August 17, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Home Energy Savings
- If you are building a new home, site your house so that the long axis runs from east to west. This allows for passive solar and passive cooling to function more effectively.
- Buy energy efficient windows with a proven track record. The better windows will block excess transfer of heat. Also, consider minimizing windows to the west, as they may cause overheating.
- Enhance passive heating and cooling by adding overhangs and porches. For both new and already existing homes, plant trees and other energy efficient landscaping to provide consistent shade and lower cooling costs.
Quick Tips For The Duck Hunter
Posted on August 5, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Looking to break into duck hunting and unsure of where to start? Or maybe you’ve done your fair share of duck hunting, but keep coming home empty-handed. Regardless of your situation, here are a few quick tips that will have you on your way to successful duck hunting.
Read More..>>Tips For The Novice Runner
Posted on July 22, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Running is a sport that is definitely not for the faint of heart. Whether it is a 5k, 10k, or marathon, running takes commitment, dedications and a will to achieve success no matter what. Even if you have the resolve of a mule, toughing it out simply won’t do if you plan to make it a part of your lifestyle. There is lots of planning and strategy involved if you don’t want to become discouraged.
Read More..>>Finding Great Tips For Better Golf
Posted on July 10, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Finding tips for better golf on the internet is not such a difficult thing to do. It’s locating the “quality” ones that can be pretty hard to accomplish. Actually, you can probably use a search-engine to find tons of great ones on the web, but you just don’t know which pages that will do the best job are. Let me share a secret with you that will help you easily located the exact things that have worked for so many other golfers.
Read More..>>How To Swing A Golf Club - Wheres The Good Info?
Posted on July 9, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
There are probably more than twenty thousands men and women looking for information on how to swing a golf club. While this sport can be one of the most frustrating things on the planet, it is also one of the most enjoyable and most rewarding. There are a slew of ways to locate knowledge on this particular matter, but where do you uncover the tried and true ways which are working for so many other folks? I asked that question to myself long ago, and I found the perfect place to find tons of honest, first hand tips.
Read More..>>Why The Mountain Biking Phenomenon Is Growing In Popularity
Posted on May 8, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Mountain biking has taken the cycling world by storm. It wasn’t all that long ago when the phrase “mountain bike” would’ve elicited blank stares. Now you see them everywhere. Mountain bikes are made to handle almost every terrain imaginable, and that’s why they’ve become so popular. Just like SUV’s, most people who use them don’t have a need for their full range of functions, but it’s good to no the capability is there “just in case”.
Read More..>>What Is Chlorine And What Is It Used For?
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Chlorine has been used to disinfect pools for over one hundred years. Chlorine is used in almost all pools that are open to the public. In addition, most private pool owners, as well as many spa owners, use chlorine in order to keep their pool water clean and safe.
It is important that pool water be disinfected as water exposed to the air naturally becomes infected with bacteria and viruses. In addition, people who swim in the pool bring with them their own germs. Having chlorine in the water kills these germs before they have a chance to harm anyone.
Read More..>>The Basics Of Volleyball
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Volleyball seems like a relatively simple game to play, and it is, for casual players. However, for competitive team play, there are many rules and basic techniques you need to adhere to. Here are the basics of how to play volleyball:
Volleyball Court
A regulation indoor court should be 9 by 18 meters, and the attack line should be 3 meters from the center line. Outdoor court dimensions should be 9 by 9 meters.
Equipment
Read More..>>Why Do You Play Pool?
Posted on May 3, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Why do you play pool? If you asked people that question, you’d probably come up with a lot of different answers. Some play for the fun of it, to hang out with good friends on a Friday night at the local pool hall and simply have a good time. Others may enjoy hustling a game of pool now and then by pretending to be a novice at the game, missing the break entirely, hitting a few wrong balls and then running the rack to the surprise and unhappiness of your chosen victim. Others may play for practice, hoping to bring their game up to the level of a Karen Corr or a Mike Massey. Then there are those who want to learn all the trick shots, as well as the skill and the artistic shots in order to awe all of their friends or impress the ladies. If you’re good enough to do a Color of Money Shot or a Johnny Archer Split, then you probably already know a lot about the game.
Read More..>>Scuba Diving - Decompression Sickness (dcs)
Posted on April 30, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Getting decompression sickness while scuba diving is not an enjoyable experience. Decompression sickness was encountered when Brooklyn Bridge was being built. DCS affected the workers on the Brooklyn Bridge site who had to spend many hours near the bridge supports in compressed-air filled chambers (caissons) underwater. Upon surfacing, they suffered from abdominal cramps, joint pain, and in some cases death.
Let’s try and understand what causes decompression sickness while scuba diving. As the diver descends, he breathes in the nitrogen in the air through the tank. This nitrogen dissolves in the blood. While the diver is ascending, the lowered pressure causes the nitrogen to come out of the blood, forming small bubbles. To prevent these bubbles from becoming bigger, they need to be either re-absorbed into the blood stream or exhaled out through the lungs.
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