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When life gives you lemons, construct a crude electrochemical battery.

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DIY Solar Projects: How to Put the Sun to Work in Your Home

Advances in solar technology have made many DIY-friendly products available to consumers, several of which will be hitting the market for the first time in 2011. These include solar water heaters, solar battery charging stations, solar powered lights, photovoltaic shingles that provide supplementary electricity, solar heat pumps, and solar panel kits that generate primary home electrical service. Among the step-by-step projects is a solar water heating system you can build and install yourself for under $1000; simple thermosyphon solar heat collectors for barns and outbuildings; or "heat grabbers" that you can fabricate for $50 in materials and position below a south-facing window to provide auxiliary winter heat.

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5 All Natural Pain Killers

1. Arnica - Effective at treating acute pain such as arthritis, muscle sprains and strains as well as bruises.
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2. Curcumin - Is excellent at preventing and reducing inflammation, the source of most injury and even disease.
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3. Devil's Claw - Fights pain and inflammation but can be hard on a sensitive stomach.
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4. Feverfew - An age old homeopathic pain killer that works wonders at relieving headaches, arthritis pain and minor pain.
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5. Frankincense - Is known for its ability to treat chronic inflammatory pain, such as arthritis.
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How To Identify The Use of A Bell Pepper

While terming this to be "gender" is not accurate, as bell pepper plants are hermaphroditic, this does appear to be a method used to identify which type of bell pepper is best for each purpose - either cooking, eating raw or for seed collection. There is a simple method for identifying which bell pepper has the traits you desire. Look on the underside of the pepper, the ones with four bumps are "female" and those with three bumps are "male". The ones termed "female" peppers, or those with more bumps, contain more seeds and will be used largely for collection of seeds and replanting (hence "female"), but are also sweeter and better for eating raw. The ones with three or fewer bumps are better for cooking and contain fewer seeds.

However, bell peppers are hermaphroditic, so any reference to gender is for a helpful memory aid only.

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This is one of the most important survival tools you will ever own! The Life Straw allows you to drink from literally any source of water, filthy ponds, rivers, ditches, etc. Water being the most important resource, particularly during survival situations, it is no wonder why this is considered such an indispensable item for survival today!

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It would be a good idea to pick one up ASAP!

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Herbal Decongestant Salve

Ingredients:
4oz organic olive oil infused with dried organic peppermint leaf and eucalyptus leaf
1/2-1oz beeswax
2-3 drops (or more depending on preference) of each essential oil: eucalyptus, peppermint, thyme, and clove bud

Directions:
1. Prepare your herb-infused olive oil.
2. Using a double boiler or small pot, heat — over low heat – the herb-infused olive oil and beeswax until the wax is completely melted.
3. Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool slightly.
4. Add the essential oils and stir until well combined.
5. Pour into a small glass mason jar — or these tins if you plan to share this salve with friends and neighbors — and allow to cool completely.
6. This rub is designed for massage application to the chest, back, soles of the feet, under the nose, or temples.
7. Store in a cool, dark place (your medicine cabinet is perfect). It should keep for at least a year. Add a bit of vitamin E and it may stay fresh for up to 5 years.

Relax and inhale deeply.

Please remember: That any time someone — especially a child – struggles to breathe, it should be considered a medical emergency and he/she should be seen by a medical professional as soon as possible.

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DIY Hanging Drip Waterer

Use recyclable materials or extra objects around the house for your very own drip irrigation systems.

How it works:

1. Use any form of plastic bottle with a functioning cap from a 20oz bottle as pictured to a 1 gallon milk jug to serve as the drip system/reservoir.

2. Drill and screw. Drill must be smaller than screw you'll be using. Simply drill a hole in the top center of the cap. Another option is to use a punch, which involves simply using a nail that is smaller in diameter than your screw and slowly tapping it into the cap to create an entry hole.

3. Using a knife, carefully punch a small hole in the base of the bottle and use scissors to finish the refilling/air hole. Any size is fine as long as you can effectively refill the bottle and there is no excess evaporation. Some simply cut the entire base off, but this often compromises the strength of the bottle for hanging. Creating a large hole, but still within the circumference of the base is a great method.

4. Insert your chosen screw into the cap. From there you either remove and re-insert the screw multiple times until it creates a leak of sorts where the screw and cap meet, or you can rock the screw slightly back and forth until a small leak is created. Be sure to pay attention to the speed of the dripping and adjust the opening only a bit at a time until you have the drip speed you desire. Keep in mind that too slow of a leak and it will likely become clogged.

5. If you wish to drip at a higher speed, a similar method can be employed using even a 5 gallon bucket or larger, also, drilling a separate hole next to or adjoining the screw hole is an excellent idea, as is deforming the hole via rocking to such an extent that the water flows much faster.

6. Hang the waterer as you would any pot or other item, using rope or wire. Pictured is wire being run through 2 small holes right near the base in the rear - naturally well above the water level - and integrated into the hanging system of the pot itself. However, we recommend using wire to hold the entire bottle from ring near cap, to handles and naturally a time or two around the bottle itself and hanging it separately next to and over the plants you wish to water. This way there is more strength in holding the bottle and less risk of tearing. Rope, twine or even macrame rope as used in holding potted plants is perfectly useful as well. Just be sure the rope is strong enough and do not excessively wet the rope either.

7. Another option is to dig a hole next to a plant or in between a grouping of plants that is deep enough to bury at least one third to one half of the bottle. If you position the bottle in amongst a grouping of plants it will be hidden from view. Place the bottle in the hole with the cap side down and secure it into the hole by pressing dirt around it. This will ensure that your bottle stays in place. Pour water into the bottle until it is full. You can add fertilizer to the bottle every few weeks so that your plants are fertilized right at the roots.

You will need to fill your bottle when it is empty, once a day or less depending on how much direct, hot sun your plants receive. Make several bottles to place in all your large containers or next to plants in your garden such as tomatoes that require a lot of water.

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BABY SHOWER LUAU THEME

Pineapple Fruit Bowl - >> Food Fanatics <<

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