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1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half
world population)

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often
mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100%
of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could
significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,trouble
with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a
printed page.

Check your smoke detector at least once every six months, if not more frequently, as it may not even be working.

Although the average life span of a smoke detector as long as 15 years, they could easily go on the blink and you would not even know about it.

About 30% of smoke detectors fail after 10 years according to a recent report from the National Fire Protection Association. The report also states that 50% of them shut down after 15 years.

Although it may emit a beep when you test it, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will alert you to smoke or fire.

Gift baskets are a hot commodity with predictions of over 4 billion dollars in annual sales last year. Gift baskets are hard to beat as they can be tailored to just about any event, holiday or occasion. Whether you just got a promotion, had a baby, went to the hospital, retired, graduated from college or even bought a new home, a gift basket can be the perfect gift.

There are more and more sites offering premade gift baskets for sale, and even more starting to spring up that offer customised gift giving. Heck, you can even make your own gift baskets, tailored to the event or occasion or person. I have a few ideas outlined below:

Wine Gift Basket: Fill a wicker basket or picnic basket with cheese wedges, gourmet crackers, a cheese slicer, small cheese board, a bottle of wine, corkscrew, book or magazine about wine, or a gift certificate to local liquor store. It’s a nice idea to line the basket with a tea towel or cloth napkin with a wine theme.

The first thing you need to do is set a date and time to devote for gathering up your items that you want to sell. Then decide if you are going it alone, or having other families or family members involved. Also, make sure you have plenty of loose change and one dollar bills on hand. I would recommend at least 5 dollars in nickels, dime and quarters, and at least 20 dollars in one dollar bills. You may want to have a few fives and tens as well.

Now start cleaning out your closets, storage, areas, basements and attics of things you don’t want or need anymore. Don’t throw anything away, as you just don’t know what people may buy. You heard the saying, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”!

Laser TV - Last year there was some mention about something called a “laser television”, floating around the television technology world, but it had some of the LCD and Plasma big boys calling the whole technology an outright scam. But it does, however, seem to exist in some form now. Laser TV is a projector TV technology that uses lasers instead of incandescent lamps to create light. Proponents say it uses less power and allows for lighter sets than even LCDs offer, with “bulbs” that never burn out.

This technology seems to have existed for some time now, but with people finally being turned on to LCD’s and Plasma TVs, as they are finally becoming more affordable, technology is almost becoming ‘a pain’ as there is starting to be overwhelming choices and questions with anything you can buy anymore. At one time it was just a matter of color or black-and-white, and which size? Now, there are literally hundreds of choices and options, and seems buying a television is now more difficult than buying a new car.

If you want to minimize the number of phone calls you receive from telemarketers, it is recommended that you register your phone number with the ”Do Not Call Registry”. Doing so can greatly reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive; however, it cannot stop calls from companies with which you do business, charities, political organizations, and telephone surveyors. In addition to reducing the number of telemarketing calls you receive, registering with the “Do Not Call Registry” also provides you with an opportunity to file complaints against telemarketers who break the rules. To learn more, or to register your phone number, visit the “Do Not Call Registry” at: https://www.donotcall.gov/.

Here are some neat facts about first time home buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors, Profiles of Home Buyers and Sellers:

• Average age of a homebuyer was 32 years old
• Percentage of home buyers who were ‘first timers’: 40%
• First time homebuyers who were single: 34%
• Average household income is $54, 800

Pretty neat to compare yourself with these stats.