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Dangers of Fast Food

31 Oct, 2008 pros and cons 1 Comment

Here are some of the potential dangers of eating fast foods.

  • They are very addictive! Many children cannot handle the hits of sugar and caffeine (from coke for instance) that they eat and drink.
  • Fast foods are very high in carbohydrates, very low in fiber and very high in fat. This is why people who eat a lot of fast

Advantages of Biofuels

30 Oct, 2008 pros and cons 13 Comments

Here are some of the advantages of biofuels (with a couple of disadvantages as well)

Pros (Benefits):

  • Doesn’t require any radical changes to switch to the use of biofuels- unlike the difficulties in switching to other renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power.
  • Are cheaper than fossil fuels. Many governments are now offering tax incentives to buy greener cars that run on biofuels

List of Star Trek Movies

19 Oct, 2008 list 2 Comments

Here is a list of all the Star Trek movies with the budget, the worldwide box office grossing and general critical consensus.

  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Budget: $46,000,000 (large at the time). Box Office: $139,000,000. Critics: Mixed reviews.
  • Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Budget: $12,000,000. Box Office: $97,000,000. Critics: Almost universal praise.
  • Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock (1984). Budget: $17,000,000. Box Office: $87,000,000. Critics: Mostly positive

Credit Crisis Explained

11 Oct, 2008 finance 0 Comments

The current credit crisis (also called the financial crisis or the credit crunch) has left many people worried that there will be a worldwide economic recession. This post will explain why the credit crisis is happening and what the expected effects are.

Causes:

There are many causes of the credit crisis, but these are the main causes.

  • Boom and then a rapid decline in housing prices in the United States. Low interests rates

Top Ten NFL Quarterbacks

04 Oct, 2008 top ten 3 Comments

Who are the top ten NFL quarterbacks of all time? Well, I am going to do this post entirely on statistics- number of touchdown passes and passer rating. But statistics can never tell everything! Please leave a comment and tell me who you think is the best quarterback of all time.

List of Low Carb Foods

02 Oct, 2008 list 2 Comments

On a low carb diet? Well, this list of low carb foods will help you to know what you should and shouldn’t eat.

List of low carb vegetables:

  • Alfalfa sprouts
  • Herbs
  • Bok choy
  • Mushrooms
  • Cauliflower
  • Collards
  • Celery
  • Radishes
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage
  • Avocado
  • Cucumbers
  • Leeks
  • Onions
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant
  • Cucumber
  • Avocado
  • Pumpkin
  • Asparagus

List of high carb vegetables (avoid these!):

  • Potatoes (avoid these at all costs- they have an extremely high GI)
  • Corn
  • Carrots
  • Peas
  • Parsnip

You should also avoid nearly all fruits if on a low carb diet as fruit have high levels of sugars. Small amounts of lemon and

Who Discovered the Greenhouse Effect

29 Sep, 2008 Who discovered 0 Comments

The greenhouse effect is the name given to the natural warming of the earth’s surface. Without the greenhouse effect, the earth would be much cooler. It is estimated that the average temperature of the earth’s surface would be -18C (-0.4F) without the greenhouse effect. This post will tell you who discovered the greenhouse effect and look at what global warming is all about.

Who Discovered It?

Joseph Fourier discovered the greenhouse effect

List of James Bond Movies

27 Sep, 2008 list 2 Comments

Here is the list of all the official James Bond movies, including who played Bond, who played the Bond girls and the budget and box office performance of each film (in US dollars).

  • Dr. No (1962). Bond: Sean Connery. Bond Girls: Ursula Andress, Eunice Gayson, Zena Marshall. Budget: $1.2 million. Box Office: $59.6 million
  • From Russia With Love (1963). Bond: Sean Connery. Bond Girls: Daniela Bianchi, Eunice Gayson, Aliza Gur, Martine Beswick

How to Hard Boil an Egg

24 Sep, 2008 how to 0 Comments

If you want to know how to hard boil an egg then you’ve come to the right place. Not only will you get step by step instructions on how to hard boil an egg but you will also get some extra tips and hints about boiling an egg.

Method:

  1. Fill a pot with tap water and put an egg in. Make sure there