Updates From Ruby Hawk: July 2012

Monday, July 30, 2012

Build a Lean to Shade for Your Air Conditioner | Quazen

Air conditioners are life savers in the hot summer months. In fact we are so used to them these day, we feel we can’t live without them. But they do eat up a huge amount of energy. To conserve and reduce the expense, a detachable lean to is helpful to shade the air conditioning unit. They are fairly simple to build. Instructions follow.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

A Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease | Healthmad

Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating disease that until now the medical profession had little to offer, but that is all in the past. New research has discovered a way to treat and perhaps avoid Alzheimer’s disease altogether.

Friday, July 27, 2012

.D.W. Hawkins: The Self Publishing Struggle

D.W. Hawkins: The Self Publishing Struggle:

The Self Publishing Struggle

This is another installment on my writing craft blog posts, and this time I decided to share a few of the things that helped me self-publish, and let you all in on the process and what it is like, what it was like for me, and some of the myths that I've heard from people who ask me about my own road to publishing. I'll let you in on a few resources that you can get for free, or very cheap, and tell you how I've done it and what I've learned so far. It's important for independent authors to band together and share what they know with each other, and other prospective writers, in my opinion. It makes our collective books better, and helps the industry in general. So, on to a few things I've heard from readers, fans, and friends...

Monday, July 23, 2012

Our Military The Cream of The Crop | Socyberty

Our returning troops are surprised at how little we Americans know about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have lived it for years, deploying time and time again, losing limbs and lives protecting us, coming home with stress we can never imagine. Yet they come home to a nation that is separated from their struggle and pain. Our military is the finest and best our nation has to offer. Let’s at least recognize the price they have paid for us.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

The Most Beautiful Woman in The World | Socyberty

During the 1940s this woman was known as the most beautiful woman in the world. She was a popular movie star and she was so much more that we never knew. She was born into a Jewish family living in Vienna in 1914. She was a stage and screen star and one of the Ziegfeld girls. I wont give anymore away. I was surprised and never imagined she was such a genius.

Friday, July 20, 2012

An FBI Mole Infiltrates Dangerous Terrorists Groups | Trifter

Spence Donahue was a infiltrator into terrorists groups for two decades without his family’s knowledge. The son saw his dad occasionally and thought he was a criminal hiding from the law, as did the whole family. When Donahue finally revealed his identity to the family after two decades, they couldn’t have been more surprised.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Killer Tracked Down by Son’s DNA | Socyberty

Howard Miles Parker Killed at least 10 women and maybe more that were never reported missing. His victims were prostitutes and drug addicts who mostly lived on the streets. One victim got away and was able to identify him when Parker was finally arrested. There were no leads until his son was convicted of burglary and his DNA went into the database.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Primp Up Your Pooch for Health | The Real Owner

Keep your dog clean and healthy with a good bath about once a month. You don’t want to bath him to often because it will dry out his skin and fur. Your dog will love primping up with a spa treatment you can do at home on the cheap. He will feel happy and frisky after indulging. No Kidding, your dog will love the attention. Try it and see.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Military Suicide Prevention | Healthmad

Did you know that as many of our military die by their own hand as in combat? The triggers for suicide is unique to each military member. The separation from family, loss of comrades, going back in the war zone again and again, battle injuries and constant fear of death. Most of us cannot fathom what our friends and family members who serve in the military go through. What it is that makes them prefer death over living.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

The Two Romneys, George and Mitt | Socyberty

Mitt Romney certainly didn’t turn out to be the man his father was. George built up the American economy by producing cars Americans wanted to buy. He kept millions of jobs in the country. Mitt produced nothing. He bankrupted companies and send millions of jobs out of the country. If Mitt gains the presidency he will cut out the healthcare bill President Obama put into place and cut taxes even more for the rich.

Make Your Own Compost | Gomestic

If you have a vegetable garden, you really need a good compost pile. It’s very little trouble for the extra spiffy vegetables you’ll receive. You can easily build a compost bin with a few scraps of lumber and a little chicken wire or if that’s too much trouble, lumber yards will gladly give you as many pallets as you require. Besides that, you wont need to put your kitchen scraps down the garbage disposal or your yard clippings on the curb.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

A Nightmare of Password and Security Questions | Computersight

Do you have trouble keeping up with your user names and passwords on the web? If so, you are not alone. Passwords and security questions have become much more complicated today than in the early days of computer use. Often capital and lower case letters must be combined. You must add a certain amount of numbers and who knows what else? It can be a real aggravation.

Best College Loan Options | Bizcovering

If you’re a student getting ready to attend college. Study your loan opportunities carefully. Your best options are grants and federal loans. Look carefully at all options before considering banks and credit unions. Other than grants, Sallie Mae offers lower interest, and discounts if you pay a nominal amount on your loan while still attending school.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Don’t Let The Economy Get You Down | Healthmad

If you’ve been laid off or are working shorter hours with less money to meet your living expenses, how you solve that problem will shape you for good or ill. Even in the great depression, people still had friends, fell in love, married and raised families. A lesson can be learned from those times.

New Novella “Home”by Toni Morrison | Socyberty

Toni Morrison is a well know author who has written best selling novels for years. In "Beloved" a woman is haunted by her decision to kill her children before seeing them become slaves. Another of her books, "Jazz" was a story that explored love and betrayal. Morrison received the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, making her the first African-American woman to be selected for the award.

Staying on Solid Ground in This Tight Economy | Socyberty

n our tight economy many people are floundering with working hours cut short or trying to live on part time jobs. The truth is many people, especially young couples, don’t recognize necessities from wants. In good times the lines have become confused. For those struggling to make ends meet, now is the time to look at expenses and cut out all the unnecessary items.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Nora Ephron, Romantic Comedy Writer | Quazen

Nora Ephron was a journalist for Esquire and New York magazines as a young woman but soon turned her talent to writing essays and romantic comedy. She was ambitious and with her wit and sense of the absurd she soon became a best selling novelist and screenwriter. If you have seen "When Harry Met Sally" you understand her brand of humor.

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