Exposure to the sun is a double-edged sword. The two primary components of sunlight that we are concerned with are UltraViolet A and B (UVA and UVB) rays. On the one hand, exposure to UVB rays is essential for good health. ...
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What’s In Your Beer? You Don’t Want To Know
Beer is the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage — invented long before modern history. Known as the “sweet nectar of the gods” in many ancient cultures, beer drinking is a social tradition in our country associated with ball games, card games, ...
Read More »New Technology Could Allow Government To ‘Turn Off’ Your Gun
A new technology that could allow authorities and others to literally “turn off” guns by remote control has been patented. German arms maker Armatix GmbH has filed a patent for an improved smart pistol that can be shut down by ...
Read More »Reishi Mushrooms: Nature’s Disease-Fighting Healing Powerhouse
Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) are stunning powerhouses. Perhaps even more breathtaking than their colorful conks of red, orange and white are their amazing health benefits. Locked within the tough walls of this fungus are immune-boosting and cancer-fighting properties. Brewing tea ...
Read More »How To Survive A High Intensity Firefight
There are three different stages in a life-and-death self-defense scenario, but before we go into those a quick story will help. This story is true to the best of my memory and does take place in a war zone. The ...
Read More »How To Make A Survival Knife You’ll Brag About For Years (Part 2)
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on making knives. Read part one here. Last week we looked at the first steps in making a knife, including grinding it. Now we turn to finishing the knife. Since you started ...
Read More »Businesses Warn: Higher Prices For Everything To Follow New EPA Mandates
The EPA’s latest effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions could devastate the American economy and US businesses by phasing out major sources of energy, a number of industry and business groups are warning. One of those major sources of energy ...
Read More »School Tells Dad: Pay $10,000 To Access Your Child’s Personal Data
A Nevada school is charging a dad thousands of dollars to get access to the school’s personal data on his own son. When the father of four attempted to convince the state board of education to share multiple years of ...
Read More »5 Greenhouse Space-Saving Secrets
Last week, I wrote about three things I have learned in just a few years of owning a greenhouse. Our greenhouse is 20 feet long and 14 feet wide, and 9 feet tall in the center. This is the perfect ...
Read More »Arizona Town Literally Running Out Of Water
A northern Arizona town near the Grand Canyon is running out of water. The water reserves are so low, in fact, that the residents of the city of Williams can be fined for washing their cars and watering their lawns. ...
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