Overstimulated, overscheduled kids are getting at least an hour’s less sleep than they need, a deficiency that, new research reveals, has the power to set their cognitive abilities back years.

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Dr. Avi Sadeh of Tel Aviv University is one of the authorities in the field ( Read more... )

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1. What is an easy way of capturing streaming audio like from an Internet radio show that you might want to listen to again?

2. How does one register a trademark name as in a business concept name that you don't want others to use once the idea with that name catches on?

 I have seen Stardust, a Neil Gaiman movie which played recently. It was nifty, my kind of movie in many ways including fantasy, vintage characters, great costumes and pirates. My favorite character was the pirate captain. It was glitzy and a bit overdone with special effects yet enjoyable. Awhile back I saw the movie MirrorMask, also written by Mr ( Read more... )

  This came out yummy and I invented it!

Shred some apple
Shred some jicama (it a white vegetable that is similar in consistency to apple and has less taste. It is larger and comes from Mexico)
Squeeze  or pour some orange juice on the jicama to give it taste
Then add chopped parsley
Mix in with some chopped garlic and a bit of chopped red onion
Mix this ( Read more... )

 
"I could beat the drum of this situation, and make it worse, or I could just stop talking about it and make it better."

Just stop talking about it! WOW!

What if dropping the oars on a lot of subjects could be that simple?

and

If you don't meet resistance with resistance, it dissipates dramatically. It just softens. Try it! Next time somebody says to ( Read more... )

Is there somebody who knows C++ and Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 and is also familiar with SQL Server?

Karisa's Rhubarb Crunch (from "Hands Around The Table," the Fair Winds Farm food book)

1 1/2 C rolled oats 3 C brown sugar 4-5 C diced rhubarb 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 tbsp water 3/4 C + 2 tbsp flour 3/4 C canola oil (or butter) 3/4 C granulated sugar 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp flour
Combine oats, 3/4 C flour, brown sugar and oil in a medium bowl, mix well. ( Read more... )

I recently ran across this book and have not read it yet. I have perused the writer's blog and watched an interview. Timothy Ferriss is all about productivity in your work so that you can go off, travel, and live a life you really enjoy, not working too many hours a week.

How does he do this?

Email
He starts off in the a.m. with one big task he wants ( Read more... )

I found a nifty organizing tool. I always am looking into new tools for productivity, organizing one's life because it doesn't come natural. There is hope that a new system will help, though it usually doesn't.

The lates one I found is free and found online at www.jott.com . You go there and register. Then you can call (using speed dial) on your ( Read more... )