Archive for March, 2008

Moderate Your Greed In Acquiring Wealth

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Money, they say is the root of all evils. But it’s not the money itself but the obsession to acquire it by all means has motivated a person to do evil things such as: murder, robbery, swindling, plunder, graft and corruption, lying, stealing of people’s money, betrayal of public trust, cheating just to stay in power, conspiracy and the likes. If your goal in life is to become rich from a questionable source, you will never achieve it, after all how much money is enough to quench that obsession?

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Preventive Measures - A Prescription That Almost Cost You Nothing

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Your effort to avoid bad cholesterol, cut salt intake in your diet and curb smoking could prevent millions of deaths each year because of heart disease and hypertension, the international researchers had noted. Such simple measures would cost you almost nil but they can save billions of dollars in lost productivity and health costs, according to a special report in the Lancet Medical Journal. They look at prevention efforts in twenty three low and middle income countries like China, India, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, Poland and Nigeria in which eighty percent of worldwide deaths from chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes occur.

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Setting Up A Productive Orchard

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Developing an orchard is a long term investment and should be regarded it with extra caution. The waiting period sometimes takes one, for several years to wait before the plant bears fruit. You should understand that whatever profitable fruit variety you are going to plant you should always choose for the right planting materials although it’s quite expensive compared to the ordinary kind but it’s worth it in the long run.

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Maximizing Rice Production Through Robotic Technology

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

The National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) of Japan has engaged in a robotic project that fully mechanized rice production with a global positioning system (GPS) capability that can painstakingly transplant rice using sensors and computers which can be independent from human activities or the use of human labor. The transplanting machine can make an accurate plan and direction on where to transplant around a six inch long rice seedlings. The rice seedlings are grown over two weeks on a long mat, using hydrophonics culture system.

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Good Oral Care - Best Weapon For Routine Halitosis

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Bad breath ranks on the list of social offenses among with flatulence and body odor. Most bad breath occurs when bacteria in the mouth break down proteins thus producing volatile sulfur compounds that make for foul smelling breath. Dry mouth, tooth decay, certain prescription drugs, sinus problems and even diseases like diabetes can cause bad breath and ninety percent of the smell comes from the tongue.

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