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How to Keep Alert When You Drive All Day

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Living (and loving) Life

Government statistics show that a fifth of accidents are caused by tiredness and these accidents are most likely to lead to death or serious injury. The good news is that this five point plan will tell you how to keep alert when you drive all day:

1 – Plan Regular Breaks

Plan regular breaks into the journey time and try to have a quarter of an hour rest every two hours. Adding these breaks into the overall journey time will ensure they don’t get forgotten about.

Use the break time to get out of the vehicle and walk around outside. This will improve alertness by increasing blood circulation. It is vital to take these breaks, even when they don’t feel necessary. [Read more…]

7 Emerging Technologies That Will Make Cars Greener And More Fuel Efficient

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You’re standing at the gas pump watching how much it’s going to take to fill your tank. You top it off at 20 gallons.

Would you be surprised to find out that fewer than four gallons of that will actually be burned to turn your tires and push you down the road?

It’s true. The rest of the energy is lost through engine heat (about 70 percent); powering the things attached to your engine, like your alternator and water pump (five percent); drive-train inefficiencies (five percent); and idling (three percent).

Only about 17 to 21 percent of the energy your gasoline delivers makes its way all the way your tires to keep you rolling down the highway. This sounds bad, and it is, but it also presents lots of opportunities for emerging technologies to make cars more fuel efficient and greener.

Here are seven innovations that will help automakers get to the 2025 higher fuel standard of 54.5 mpg: [Read more…]

Green Design Choices: Why Make the Transition?

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We’ve heard a great deal over the past several years about the benefits of “going green.” Yet, while most of us know that this has something to do with helping the environment, just exactly does it mean to go green and why should someone consider it?

In its most basic sense, going green entails using more efficient ways of doing things that will ultimately result in saving energy as well as cutting down on harmful effects such as pollution in the environment.

Green Design Changes that Make Sense

Many design changes involve simple steps that can be done quickly, yet provide positive and environmentally friendly results. Some basic ways in which you can turn your home into a greener place to live include: [Read more…]

Writing Pay Per Click Ads for Social Media Marketing

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Are you trying to come up with ways to use social media marketing to your benefit but having a difficult time finding the right words. These Pay Per Click Tips can help you in a big way when it comes to writing your PPC ads for your social media campaigns.

The one problem many people have when it comes to writing ads is they are too wordy and this is too boring to read for the average consumer. Therefore keep the following tips in mind when you begin writing PPC ads:

  • Language should be catchy and easy to grasp
  • Use language that stirs emotion – this is what will catch attention

The 10 Minute Make Up Makeover

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In this busy world, there is precious little time to devote to personal beauty. A 2008 European survey of 1,000 participants found that women spend an average of 20 minutes each day putting on makeup. Over the course of her lifetime, she will devote 3,276 hours to enhancing her personal appearance at that rate.

Cut your makeup time in half with a 10 minute make up makeover so you can have more time doing the things you love. Here are a few tips:

Moisturizer

Apply moisturizer to your skin 15 minutes before you begin the actual 10-minute make up makeover. Allow your skin to thoroughly air dry. This step adds a layer of protection for your skin and will even out foundation. [Read more…]