You’ve got the pool, the shiny new barbie (it looks like it’s been designed by NASA) and an outdoor setting that wouldn’t be out of place in a Hollywood soiree. So you can imagine the collective sigh of disappointment when you present your guests with row after row of snaggers, chops and steaks. If Gordon Ramsey dropped by for a beer he’d poke you with a pair of tongs. In this era of food fascination you don’t want to barbecue
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If you want to understand the key to good health and great performance watch an athlete warm up. First, they’ll jog round a track several times to raise their heartbeat to increase the rate in which their blood circulates through the body. Then they’ll stretch to push more blood into the various muscles groups, ensuring the flow reaches every corner of their body. Finally, they’ll take it to the next level by doing a series of half and three-quarter-paced sprints,
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On July 11, 1817 the German inventor Baron Karl von Drais climbed aboard a crude wooden construction (it had two wheels, a stick for steering and a dip for a seat), dug in his heels and pushed himself along a Manheim street. While it sounds like something out of The Flintstones the baron’s short journey it’s one of the most important events in the history of technology. It was the first recorded bike ride. (more…)
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Backyard pools are no longer an afterthought, a late-in-the-day addition in response to a growing family or an evol ving lifestyle. They’re now an integral element of the overall design of a home. And the dominant style of these gorgeous architecturally designed pools are clean lines and sharp angles. From tiny plunge pools tucked into a modest outdoor area through to spectacular pools perched on cliff edges, designer pools are all edges and angles, which look stunning but can be
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In one of the most famous moments in movie history a tornado sucks up the family home of Kansas farm girl Dorothy (Judy Garland) and sends it spinning off to the Land of Oz. While The Wizard of Oz is a Technicolor fantasy the American Mid-West is routinely ripped apart by tornadoes, with objects many times heavier than Dorothy’s house (planes, trains, automobiles) tossed around like toothpicks. (more…)
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Top 5 attractive, yet low maintenance plants to plant around your pool
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