STOP WASTING TIME!!!!
By the end of this time management article you will have an important gift – a bundle of time to get more things done today. Check it out [Read more...]
4 Critical Ways You Can Stop Wasting Time Today
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Slow-motion video of Shaolin Warriors
May 7, 2013 By
This video is super cool, but I guess everything is cool in slow motion..lol, check it out [Read more...]
“We Run DC” Footwear Exclusives
April 29, 2013 By
In honor of yesterdays Nike Women Half Marathon D.C., Nike Georgetown has released the “We Run DC” limited collection, a set of exclusive women’s shoes made up of the Nike Free 5.0+, the Nike Roshe Run Woven and the Nike Studio Wrap Pack. Check them out [Read more...]
Official Broccoli City Festival DC 2013 ReCap Video
April 24, 2013 By
Check the official Broccoli City Festival, DC recap video. The great visuals courtesy to Jon the Genius.
#BCFest brought 5,000 people from diverse backgrounds out to celebrate Earthday and living a healthy life. Thanks to all that came out, great vibes!
TINY NYC APARTMENT RENOVATION
April 1, 2013 By
How do you make a tiny New York City apartment into a livable 240-square foot space with a sleeping loft? You enlist the help of Brooklyn architect Tim Seggerman, who renovated this Upper West Side brownstone studio into what it is today. More pics [Read more...]
Water Is Now The Most Popular Drink In America
March 13, 2013 By
According to promising new research after maintaining it’s spot as the most popular drink in American for two decades, soda has finally be dethroned by water. From USA Today:
For more than two decades, soda was the No. 1 drink in the U.S. with consumption peaking in 1998 at 54 gallons a year, according industry tracker Beverage Digest. Americans drank just 42 gallons a year of water at the time. But over the years, as soda increasingly came under fire for fueling the nation’s rising obesity rates, water quietly rose to knock it off the top spot. Americans now drink an average of 44 gallons of soda a year, a 17 percent drop from the peak in 1998. Over the same time, the average amount of water people drink has increased 38 percent to about 58 gallons a year. Bottled water has led that growth, with consumption nearly doubling to 21 gallons a year. (VIA)
BROCCOLI CITY FESTIVAL 2013!!! Get 30% off using promo code EARTHDAY
March 12, 2013 By
Even if you hate snacking on vegetables, you’re sure to eat up this offer:
Get 30% off using promo code EARTHDAY for one General ticket to the Broccoli City Festival on Sunday, April 21 at DC Fairgrounds. This outdoor festival hosted by Va$htie & Rock Creek Social Club lets you celebrate Earth Day, along with healthy, and sustainable living. Check out live music from big-name acts like Southern hip-hop sensation Big K.R.I.T., electro-pop wunderkind JMSN, DC’s own masterful emcee Tittsworth, Black Alley and other artist.
Beyond the stage you’ll also find a pop-up market packed with eco-friendly vendors, craft beer, and full-service organic juice bar; an acupuncture and massage center; and a lot full of food trucks offering DC’s best mobile eats. #BCFest partners include Earth Day Network, Sierra Club, Pepco, Honest Tea, Eco Kicks, The Green Scheme, Dreaming Out Loud, Sweat Every Day, and PMG.
What to expect
Outdoor Festival Celebrates Earth Day
Craft Beer & Spirits + DC’s Best Food Trucks
Live Music and Street Art
Group Yoga and Zumba
Pop-Up Market
Oversized Games and More!
Mini Wellness Center
Buy Tickets: www.BCfestival.com
Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA
March 11, 2013 By
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA — in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where “the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys.” To view the video [Read more...]
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling
March 7, 2013 By
These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coates, Pixar’s Story Artist. Number 9 on the list – When you’re stuck, make a list of what wouldn’t happen next – is a great one and can apply to writers in all genres. Check them out [Read more...]
The effects of Violent Video Games
February 13, 2013 By
The young men who opened fire at Columbine High School, at the movie theater in Aurora, Colo., and in other massacres had this in common: they were video gamers who seemed to be acting out some dark digital fantasy. It was as if all that exposure to computerized violence gave them the idea to go on a rampage — or at least fueled their urges.
But did it really? [Read more...]
Gatorade Will Remove Flame Retardant Chemical From Its Beverages
January 30, 2013 By
Via: ThinkProgress.org
Gatorade will stop putting brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a synthetic chemical that is used as a flame retardant, into its products after a barrage of complaints, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Although the company has reportedly been considering removing BVO from its beverages for some time now, it wasspurred to act after receiving overwhelming pressure from consumers regarding the potentially harmful chemical, including a popular Change.org petition that was initiated by 15-year-old Sarah Kavanagh:
A recent petition on Change.org to drop the chemical – which has more than 200,000 supporters – did not inspire the decision, Carter said, though she acknowledged that consumer feedback was the main impetus.
In the petition, posted by Sarah Kavanagh of Hattiesburg, Miss., “BVO” is described as banned in Japan and the European Union.
The effort quotes a Scientific American article suggesting that “BVO could be building up in human tissues” and that studies on mice have shown “reproductive and behavioral problems” linked to large doses of the chemical.
BVO is used to “distribute Gatorade’s coloring throughout the bottle” equally. The Times also reports that, while Gatorade will stop including BVO in newly produced drinks, there are no plans to recall products already on the market.
All Hands On Detroit: People Who Make a Difference
January 29, 2013 By
Many individuals here in Detroit have made a difference with projects, from demolishing abandoned buildings to converting land into gardens so that locals have access to fresh produce. To view video [Read more...]
Fish Fraud?
January 11, 2013 By
Via Huffington Post:
It is quite prevalent, according to a study done in New York City by marine conservation group Oceana. The researchers gathered fish samples from local restaurants, grocery stores and fish markets and then used DNA testing to determine whether the meat actually came from the species indicated on the label. [Read more...]
10 Quotes To Live By In 2013
January 4, 2013 By
“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.” – Buddha
These are 10 powerful quotes whose principles will lead you to a better year…..LINK
Supermarket is saving $80,000 a year just by putting doors on its refrigerators
January 3, 2013 By
(Article via)
You know how when you were a teenager (or a 20-something living on your parents’ couch) and you stood around with the refrigerator door hanging open, and your mom would be all “hey, I’m not paying to cool the whole neighborhood”? Well, when supermarkets leave the produce and meat and dairy sitting out in the open, they are paying to cool the whole store, because those veggies are essentially sitting in an open refrigerator. That costs a lot, first of all, and second of all it wastes a lot of energy and precious resources. U.K supermarket chain the Co-operative has decided to put an end to this rather silly practice, and has equipped 100 of its stores with produce refrigerators that have doors. The Co-operative estimates it will save about $80 million a year with this practice.
Other stores, however, are afraid to do the same. They think that if these items are not laid out exactly the way customers have always expected to see them, people will shy away from making purchases. This was a concern at the Co-operative as well, so they equipped the refrigerators with LED lights to better highlight the items, and customers seem to find this a satisfactory exchange. There has been no decline in sales.
Leading By Example
December 10, 2012 By
via ThinkProgress.org
According to a report from Sports Illustrated, at least seven NFL players have gotten rid of their personal firearms following this month’s horrific episode when Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend dead, then turned the gun on himself.
One player reportedly turned in multiple weapons to his franchise’s security detail, “telling his team’s personnel that he didn’t trust himself with the guns.”
Firearms have again entered the public debate after the Belcher tragedy, with normally-non-controversial commentators like Bob Costas noting correctly that if the linebacker hadn’t possessed a gun, “he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today.”
Studies show that having a gun in the home increases the chances of homicide two to three times, and gun death rates are seven times higher in states with high household gun ownership rates. The presence of a firearm in the home also increases the risk of homicide for women by five times and two-thirds of women killed with guns each year die in domestic disputes.
