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Sundials: Do They Really Tell Time?
Sundials have been around since the days of the Sumerians, some five thousand years ago, and were the earliest known means of keeping time. As to whether you can actually tell time by using a sundial, that's a bit trickier. Modern clocks and watches assume there are exactly twenty-four hours in a day, but isn't the case, which is why we have to add a 29th day to the month of February every four years. That may be convenient for modern society, but it means that a sundial, which expresses the true nature of Earth's elliptical orbit around the sun, is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, depending upon the season.
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Folding Beach Chairs
Folding beach chairs are a special type of portable furniture designed for beachside relaxing. They are used around swimming pools for relaxation. Folding beach chairs have become a fashionable piece of furniture and can be found in homes and business organizations. Major advantage of a folding beach chair is its practicality.
Folding beach chairs are ideal for beach picnics, soccer or any outdoor activity.
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Hibiscus Flowers
When Hibiscus flowers are mentioned, many visualize the exotic red blossom pinned in the hair of a woman. The Hibiscus - one of the most beautiful flowers in the world - comes in numerous colors, shapes and sizes. Some have single petals, others double or crested, and some do not open fully. Sizes vary from tiny to 10-12 inches.
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Keeping Wasps and Flies Away from your Barbecue
It is one of life’s oddities that we take a lot of trouble refrigerating meat, keeping food sealed and washing our hands before touching it, only to throw out the rule book when we have a barbecue. The meat is left out in the sun waiting it’s turn to be cooked, exposed to the elements and there is no washbasin to be seen. Another oddity is that it is men that do most of the barbecue cooking: 7 out of 10 according to the American Dietetic Association (http://www.eatright.org) in a survey. They also found that only 44% of these men washed their hands when cooking at the barbecue. Shame on us men! Why is it that, more often then not, it is women who get to do the day-in, day-out drudgery cooking, while men suddenly muscle in for those special occasions? Is this right, or am I imagining it?
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With Outdoor Lighting You Can Enjoy Your Garden Into The Evening Hours
It is a beautiful evening and you are relaxing on your patio, enjoying the cool summer air. The flowers are blooming, the lawn is green and lush, everything is perfect, if only you could see! We spend so much time and money on our backyards, decks and patios, and then the sun goes down and we must abandon these beautiful oases. However, it does not have to be that way if you have outdoor lighting...
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