Maintaining Margin

Jeff Bogle warns that driving a vehicle with the fuel guage on empty can cause problems both for internal combustion engines and electric vehicles.

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Testing Automotive Oil Pressure

Jonathon Klein explains how to test the oil pressure

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Thanksgiving for a Garden

Brandy Schillace revels in the joys of gardening .

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Tips for Job Seekers

Kevin Grice provides tips for finding employment .

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Maximizing Battery Life on an Android Phone

J. R. Raphael reviews the battery technology supplying Android phones, and guides the reader in setting a phone for the maximum battery life .

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Blue Collar Vocations Are Essential in Combatting Climate Change

Adele Peters suggests that the world needs more workers in the trades .

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Halting Muscle Loss

Matthew Thorpe provides a program for minimizing muscle loss (sarcopenia).

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Fall Asleep Fast

Jonny Thomson provides a practice taught by the military which allows soldiers to rapidly fall asleep .

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Soundscapes

Santiago Beckdorf describes the architecture of soundscapes .

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Having Incomplete Tasks May Increase Productivity

Amantha Imber proposes that starting the morning with a task which was partially completed earlier is more likely to result in priming the brain to be in a "flow" state when completing the task. Psychologists have named the brain's greater attention to incomplete tasks the "Zeigarnik Effect".

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The Roles of the Public Library

Nicholas Hune-Brown reviews the new roles of public libraries in Canada, where librarians respond to questions about tech or finding a bed for the night.

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Self-Criticism

Angela Haupt provides guidance on overcoming self criticism .

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Building Executive Function in Children

Anna Lee Beyer suggests how one can encourage children to develop executive mental functioning through daily activities.

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Perils of Walking Barefoot

Angela Haupt writes about the dangers of walking without shoes .

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Car Pooling

Elana Sherr reports on car pooling in Washington, D.C.

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Sunscreen Use

Allison Aubrey gives reasons for applying sunscreen lotions and tips for their use.

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Scrub Yourself From the Internet

Heather Kelly explains how to remove most of your personal information from the internet .

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The Search for Unbiased News

Edward Tenner suggests how to determine if a news source is unbiased .

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Effect of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation

Alejandro de la Garza reports on the impact of wildfire smoke on human health.

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Minimal Clothes Washing

Matilda Welin reports on a social movement to minimize the washing of clothes .

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Personal Hygiene

Alvin Ward synthesizes the advice of physicians for correctly cleaning your butt after defacation.

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Curtailing Unrealistic Goals

Beth Skwarecki suggests how to rein in unrealistic reading goals . Her sequential method can be applied to other goals as well.

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