Archive for July, 2010
The AskDeb.com July Recap
July 31st, 2010 |We did a lot of blogging on a lot of different subjects this month at AskDeb.com. I’ve recapped our posts thematically here for your convenience, so you can check out any questions and answers and topics you might have missed.
Entertainment Topics
At the beginning of the month, we blogged about multiple entertainment topics, including books, movies, television, and sports:
- Best Summer Books for 2010 – Our list of the best summer books of 2010 includes something for everyone: poetry, science fiction, inspirational, and literary fiction books.
- What Movies Are Coming Out in 2011? –
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What Is the Fastest Motorcycle in the World?
July 31st, 2010 |What Is the Fastest Motorcycle in the World – 2010?
When you’re talking about fast motorcycles, you need to make a clear distinction between those that are street legal and those that aren’t. This makes a big difference.
The definition of “street legal” changes a little state by state, so it is hard to say outright whether or not a specific motorcycle is “street legal”. For instance, in the state of California, motorcycles built after 1985 are limited to a certain noise level. Standing 50 feet away, the noise of the motorcycle’s engine must not be louder than…
What Is the Fastest Airplane in the World?
July 30th, 2010 |What Is the Fastest Airplane in the World?
Since airplane technology is usually developed alongside or with the cooperation of a country’s military establishment, it can be difficult to pin down exactly what the world’s “fastest airplane” really is. There are no doubt dozens of incredibly fast airplanes in development around the world that we just don’t know about yet.
To that end, here’s a breakdown of the five fastest airplanes in the world. Some of these are launched from traditional runways, some are launched mid-flight from other aircraft. Some of these planes have rocket engines, and some use more…
What Are the Fastest Growing Companies in the World?
July 29th, 2010 |What Are the Fastest Growing Companies in the World?
Ask three business analysts what the fastest growing companies in the world are, and you’re like to get three unique answers. Different analysts will look at different figures and come up with a wide range of responses, probably because the term “fastest growing” is not well defined. The list below of the ten fastest growing companies in the world comes from multiple sources, including Forbes, CNN Money, and Fortune.
There are some interesting trends in the list of the 100 fastest growing companies worldwide.Taking a close look at the United States…
What Are the World’s Fastest Animals?
July 28th, 2010 |What Are the World’s Fastest Animals?
It is a little difficult to say which animal is the absolute fastest in the world — animals that live in water or have the ability to fly can hardly be tested alongside land based animals. Because speed is not always a benefit in the water or in the air, the absolute “fastest” moving animals in the world are mostly land based, though sailfish have been clocked at speeds as high as 68 mph, and marlin are known to travel at least as fast as 50 mph — both fast enough to crack…
What Are the World’s Fastest Roller Coasters?
July 27th, 2010 |What Are the World’s Fastest Roller Coasters?
The world’s fastest roller coasters are steel roller coasters.
Roller coasters come in two basic varieties — steel and wood. When it comes to fast roller coasters, nothing can touch the top speeds of steel roller coasters.
Wooden roller coasters have their own advantages — people say they “feel” like a real roller coaster as opposed to the smooth ride you feel on steel. Aesthetically, a wooden roller coaster is pleasing to the eye, and no matter how much flash steel roller coasters come with, they can’t match the look of real wood…
How to Contact Experian
July 26th, 2010 |How to Contact Experian
You see ads for credit reports, credit protection, and fraud alerts all over the place. Now that people are using the Internet to make tons of purchases, the age of identity theft is upon us — or at least, that’s what credit report companies want us to believe. If you have concerns about your credit history or think you may be the victim of credit fraud, or if you just want to know where you stand credit-wise, contacting one of the three major credit bureaus is your first step. Experian is one of these three major…
What Is the Fastest Way to Lose Weight?
July 26th, 2010 |What Is the Fastest Way to Lose Weight?
Though losing weight and keeping it off is a lifetime pursuit, requiring dedication and constant tweaking to improve your diet and lifestyle, there are some tactics you can use to quickly lose body fat.
Visit The Official Medifast Web Site Now
There’s always a new fad diet — currently, extreme caloric restriction is the name of the game. People are limiting themselves to as little as 1,000 calories per day in an attempt to lose wight in a manner of days. Just a few years ago, calorie counting was passe.…
Medifast Questions and Answers
July 25th, 2010 |So our Medifast diet plan post has seen a lot of interest from our readers, so I’ve done some looking through our referral logs to see what kinds of questions our readers have about Medifast. Below you’ll find commonly asked Medifast questions and our answers.
What’s on the Medifast Grocery List?
The Medifast plan most people are on involves five meal replacements per day and one lean and green meal per day. The meal replacements are bought from Medifast, so they don’t really belong on your “Medifast grocery list.” (You’re not going to the grocery store to buy your Medifast…
How Much Is Scrap Metal Worth?
July 25th, 2010 |How Much Is Scrap Metal Worth?
Scrap metal is worth whatever you can manage to sell it for. But how much can you manage to sell it for? That’s the question.
Scrap metal — there’s so much of it lying around and it can be very valuable. Take a walk down a city block and take notice of the different metal things you come across — discarded cans, old car parts, etc. Everything made of metal has a value. Even the smallest piece of metal can earn you money at the scrap yard, and even though a single aluminum can…
How Much Is Google Worth?
July 25th, 2010 |How Much Is Google Worth?
Google is worth a lot of money, more money than most people can imagine. But assigning an actual dollar amount to what the company is worth is trickier than you might think.
It is difficult to assign a value to a company like Google. The word “google” has entered the global lexicon, standing in for “web search” the way that the brand Kleenex stands in for “tissue”, as in “Give me a Kleenex.” How many times a day do you remind yourself to “google” something later? The value of a readily-identified monopoly such as Google…
Weekly Recap
July 24th, 2010 |We like to post a weekly recap of the posts we’ve made at the AskDeb.com blog, so here it is for this week:
- How Much Is Silver Worth? – We have quite a few articles about what various things are worth, like How Much Is My Car Worth? and How Much Is My House Worth? The article about silver is a new one in the same vein, and so is this week’s post about How Much Is My Computer Worth?
- How to Manage Depression – Depression is one of the most common illnesses in America. I’m surprised we haven’t
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How Much Is Silver Worth?
July 24th, 2010 |How Much Is Silver Worth?
Silver is a precious metal — like gold but without the hype. Silver has been used for thousands of years as a store of value and an industrial metal with practical applications. Silver money has existed for at least four thousand years and was once a major part of the American financial system, though its use in legal tender faded out in 1970. How much is silver worth?
The current market price for silver, as of this writing, is $17.63 per ounce. Because financial markets fluctuate rapidly,…
How to Manage Depression
July 23rd, 2010 |How to Manage Depression
Learning how to manage depression is an important skill, because depression can negatively affect our marriage, relationships, work and every other aspect of our lives. Depression might cause or heighten other conditions, such as anxiety or weight issues. Depression often leads to substance abuse, or even suicide. Depression affects people of all ages, but most people suffering from depression never receive treatment. This is a shame, because psychological or medical treatment can help people manage depression.
Before we discuss treatments and management techniques, you should know that you aren’t alone. Nearly 1-in-6 American will suffer from…
How to Manage People
July 22nd, 2010 |Learning How to Manage People
Now that you’ve moved up the ladder into a position of management, you have to learn how to manage people quick. Many of the skills that made you a successful employee in the first place might not serve you well in managing others, while some of your skills might translate well.
While you’re probably going to receive some management training, you’re still likely to have moments of doubt or conflict, when you wonder what the proper management technique is. This is especially true if you’re taking over for a room full of people who used…
How Much Is My Computer Worth?
July 22nd, 2010 |How Much Is My Computer Worth?
There’s an oft-quoted statistic about computer value that says a computer loses 2% of its value every week, inclusive. According to this maxim, your computer is worth 2% less of its value after a single week, then 2% of that revised value the week after, and so on until after just a couple of years, your computer is an expensive paperweight.
This figure seems drawn out of nowhere, and depending on the original value of your computer, the value of your computer may decrease faster or slower than 2%. In fact, it is safe…
How to Contact Equifax
July 22nd, 2010 |How to Contact Equifax by Phone – Equifax Customer Service
Equifax.com is one of the three major credit reporting bureaus in the United States. Equifax gathers information on you in the form of credit reporting data from sources all over the country — they communicate with banks and credit card companies as well as other debtors, and then set up a credit file on you based on that information. Everyone knows that credit reporting agencies like Equifax offer copies of consumer credit reports, but Equifax is worth more than that — they can monitor your credit report and even handle…
How to Take Vitamin D
July 22nd, 2010 |How to Take Vitamin D Drops and/or Pills
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble nutrient that is found naturally in only a few foods. Though Vitamin D can be difficult to find in nature, it is often added to food products to increase their nutrition value. Vitamin D is also available as a dietary supplement or pill. This post looks at how to take Vitamin D drops and how to take Vitamin D pills. It also includes other ways to supplement your Vitamin D intake, and some information about vitamin D deficiency.
The most interesting feature of Vitamin D…
How to Manage Email
July 21st, 2010 |How to Manage Email Effectively
When you learn how to manage email accounts, you’re learning how to manage time and building your communication skills. If you’re like me, you get a lot of emails coming to you any given day, from friendly e-mails, business notes, spam, solicitations, advertisements, blog replies, your favorite hobby updates, and from countless other sources. Eventually, your email inbox becomes a monster. Some email systems require you to constantly manage your inbox, so messages don’t start bouncing off a full e-mailbox.
If this sounds like your life, follow the tips below to better manage your email…
How Much is My House Worth?
July 21st, 2010 |How Much is My House Worth?
You might wonder how much home equity you have left. Whether you need to sell your house right away or you want to get a new low interest rate through refinancing your home or taking out a new line of credit.
Maybe you’ve done renovations on your home recently and you want to compare the old value of the home through tax records to what you estimate to be the new value. Whatever the reason, finding out a ballpark figure (or even a very precise and professional estimate) is not difficult. To figure out if…
How to Be Affectionate
July 21st, 2010 |How to Be Affectionate
Let’s take a good look at the word “affectionate”. The strangely poetic dictionary definition says that it means simply “displaying warmth” or “displaying affection”. The fact that the verb “display” is built into the definition tells us a lot — simply having warm feelings is not enough to create affectionate feelings, you need to actually act on them.
A relationship without affection is hardly a relationship at all. Affection is the thing that separates a close friend from a lover or romantic partner, and making displays of that affection is so key to keeping a relationship…
How to Win at Fantasy Football
July 20th, 2010 |Tips for Winning Your Fantasy Football League
Mastering how to win at fantasy football strategy requires a reassessment of talent and strategies every single season. Fantasy football continues to evolve, with a few of the old truisms not quite as true as they were even 5 years ago. Winning at fantasy football is about finding a few difference makers, then adding solid performers around them at every position throughout the season. While the fantasy football draft is the most important part of team building, what you do after the draft is often what separates your team from your rivals.
The…
What is Spy Gear?
July 20th, 2010 |What Is Spy Gear?
Spy gear is a generic term for surveillance, security, and all-out spy equipment. People don’t always use so called spy gear to spy on people — other applications for things like hidden cameras include home security, some practical purpose like hunting, or just for fun. Spy gear includes just about anything a spy in the movie uses. Spy gear enthusiasts use things like bug detectors, noise generators, and covert recorders to “spy” on people or as commercial security systems.
Where to Find Spy Gear
Most people wouldn’t think twice about setting up a security system to…
How to Manage a Fantasy Football League
July 19th, 2010 |Fantasy Football Commissioner Tips
Knowing how to a manage a fantasy football league lets your time as fantasy football commissioner run smoothly, and helps the team owners have a good time with the game. Managing a fantasy football league isn’t hard, if you have a good mix of league members and you take care of your own business. Like an sports umpire or referee, if you do your job right, the competitors should hardly notice you’re there. Run a fair game, while at the same time appearing to run to fair game, and everything should run like the proverbial well-oiled…
What Is a Hidden Camera?
July 19th, 2010 |What Is a Hidden Camera?
A hidden camera is any camera (still or video) that is hidden in a space and used to film people without their knowledge. Hidden cameras are also sometimes called spy cameras. The camera is either disguised as something else or is hidden away from sight so that it is not visible to the people being filmed.
Hidden cameras are popular in commercial settings (where business owners use them to capture the behavior of customers or employees) or even for in home surveillance. Popular disguises for hidden cameras include video cameras built into smoke detectors, clocks,…
AskDeb Recap for the Week of July 5
July 16th, 2010 |We took some time off from posting here at the blog, but we’re back 100% now. Here’s a recap of what we posted this week at AskDeb.com–most of the blog posts are about sports, entertainment, and television this week:
- Best 2010 Summer Books – Looking for some good summer reading? Our local literature specialist has provided a list of suggestions to consider when planning your 2010 summer book list. Some of the suggested books include Kings of the Earth by Jon Clinch, Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender.
- Where
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Who Will Win the 2010 Tour de France?
July 12th, 2010 |Who Will Win the 2010 Tour de France?
American interest in the Tour de France is waning with the career of their hero, Lance Armstrong. There was a time when everyone in America was wearing one of Lance’s yellow LIVESTRONG bracelets. Kids looked up to him. Americans who barely remember how to ride a bike mentioned him in lists of great American athletes. People actually watched a group of grown men riding around on bikes, on ESPN no less.
Not so much anymore. Whether because of the intrusion of the World Cup or an actual loss of interest in the…
MLB Playoffs 2010 Predictions
July 11th, 2010 |MLB Playoffs 2010 Predictions
Since most teams in Major League Baseball have now played their 81st game of this season, we are officially at the halfway mark. In the race for October glory, there are still plenty of tight divisional races.
Currently, the American League is led by the Yankees, Tigers and Twins, Rangers, and Red Sox. Those are the top five teams based on their position in their divisions. Don’t think of the Red Sox as just another wildcard team — the team they are second place in the division too is none other than the New York Yankees,…
Emmy Awards 2010: Who Will Win?
July 10th, 2010 |Emmy Awards 2010: Who Will Win?
The 2010 Emmy Award nomination list is out — start the speculation. Glee is sure to rack up the awards, leading the entire field with 19 nominations including Best Comedy Series. The big news this year is that fans of Friday Night Lights finally have something to cheer for. Both Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were nominated for Best Drama acting awards. Some of the same Emmy questions from last year are still on our minds. Will Jon Hamm finally beat out Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston? Here’s our predictions for the most popular categories.…
What Movies Are Coming Out in 2011?
July 9th, 2010 |Ten Movies Coming Out in 2011, and How Best to Prepare for Them
Promising to be a big year in movies, 2011 has plenty of blockbusters already on a release schedule. From the end of the Harry Potter film series to a couple of highly anticipated literary films, 2011 has something to offer every movie fan. Here’s a breakdown of the ten films we’re most looking forward to.
2011 Movies List
The Green Hornet – Scheduled for a January 14th release, The Green Hornet is another in the long line of superhero movies. Sure, films featuring comic book…
Where Will LeBron James Play Next Season?
July 8th, 2010 |Where Will LeBron James Play Next Season?
He’s been called The Chosen One, highlighting the fact that he’s the “second coming” of Michael Jordan. You may know him as L-Train or King James. Whatever the moniker may be, LeBron James is the most exciting player in the NBA right now. Much like Jordan at the height of his career when James steps up to the microphone the entire world listens. Kobe Bryant may sell more jerseys (and win more championships) but LeBron James is the media darling.
That’s why news of James’ departure from Cleveland, the city that he’s called…
What Are the Best 2010 Summer Books?
July 7th, 2010 |What Are the Best 2010 Summer Books?
Ask ten readers the names of the best books for reading this summer and you’ll get ten unique lists. Reading is a very personal thing — a great page-turner for you may be boring past my endurance. When it comes to summer reading many people are even more particular. Lying on your back on the beach isn’t necessarily the best time to crack into Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way, but might be the only time of year you’d be tempted to read a romance novel or a piece of true crime writing.
Whatever your…
Astrology.com
July 1st, 2010 |Astrology.com Daily Horoscope
As you would expect from a site named Astrology.com, this astrology and psychic website offers the most complete list of astrology readings. Astrology.com offers both Chinese and Vedic Astrology, like most of the other websites out there, but Astrology.com also offers Mayans astrology. With the coming of December 21, 2012, and the end of another 5,000 year Mayan cycle on that date, the public has become more interested during the last few years in what the Mayans had to say about our future.
Be the best you can be with The New You in the…