Sauna Thermometer Guide

To have a perfectly functioning sauna where the temperature is at the highest possible heat you should see if your sauna thermometer is working as it is supposed to. To find the best type of sauna thermometer you will need to look in sauna companies for their various accessories and tools.
These different sites will be able to show you the various sauna thermometers that you can choose. When you have looked through these various sites you will be able to buy the one that you want.
These sauna thermometers are needed to make sure the sauna becomes hot and stays heated at a certain temperature setting. You will need to look for a sauna thermometer that has the ability to work with your sauna. (more&)
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Garage Sales - Love Them or Leave Them?

Me, personally? I've never had a garage sale (or yard sale or tag sale), and I can't remember ever going to one, either. But if you're trying to decide if a garage sale is right for you, here are some things to consider.1. You can make a reasonable amount of money.A commenter on Creative Organizing wrote, "A few years ago we had a lot of items to sell, furniture, lots of kids/baby clothes, lawn equipment and tools, etc. Held it over two days and made over $500. It was worth it for the amount we made and what we had to sell."Matt on Unclutterer took in about $500, too.And over on Ask MeFi, Mozzie says, "If you live in a nice area, having a yard sale can be crazy productive."2. A lot of people don't make much money."Your stuff is worth less than you think," says Lori, on Unclutterer. And timgray chimes in, saying,"If your $100.00 jeans are in a yard sale they are worth $1.00."And here's some perspective from Real Simple: Carey Rademacher, creator of ItsDeductible, a donation-valuation software program, always donates clothing instead of trying to sell it. "A bagful of brand-name or designer clothing could be worth a $250 tax deduction versus a fraction of that at your sale―if the clothes sell at all," she says.Stephanie on Get Rich Slowly says she actually lost money participating in a neighborhood yard sale.3. It delays the "getting rid of it" process until the day of the sale, which can be frustrating. Many people want something gone as soon as they decide to part with it.As a commenter on Creative Organizing wrote, "There is nothing worse than making the decision to get rid of something...and then have it hanging around."4. It's a lot of work.Chris, commenting on Unclutterer, says, "The best time for a yard sale is NEVER. The time spent organising, running and cleaning up after a yard sale makes them pretty pointless as a cash-generating exercise. Do yourself a favour: call up a charity, estimate the value of the goods, and use the receipt to lower your taxes."And over on I'm an Organizing Junkie, Lucinda writes, "I’d rather have my teeth cleaned than have a G-Sale."5. There's a chance of theft, if you're not careful.One bit of obvious advice here is to keep your house locked, and don't allow people in to use your bathroom. MrVisible says on LifeHacker: Keep your money in a belt, something like a toolbelt at your waist. Don't use a money box. People run off with them. It can be annoying.And Get Rich Slowly concurs: Do NOT use a cash box. Carry your money on you at ALL times. You don’t want to present a target for casual thieves. More than that, you don’t want to be duped by professional swindlers who run distraction con games.And keep an eye on your merchandise. As SaraAB87 says on Consumerist: Don't leave cd's and other disks in their cases, THEY WILL GET STOLEN!But here's another issue, mentioned by Chip Thomas on Unclutterer: "We listed that we had multiple TV’s for sale in our ad in the paper. ... Unfortunately, we didn’t realize this made us a target for a night before burglary attempt."6. Some people think they're fun!As Mark Silver one commented on steve-olson.com: "I would grieve to lose the yard sale as a social form. It’s just fun to drive through town, or bicycle, and come across yard sales. It’s like a treasure hunt."And, when we did it, we had fun at it - hanging out in the yard, chatting with people who came by, including friends. When we’ve gone through neighborhoods where several yard sales are in the same block, it’s clear that many of them are having a great time, sipping ice tea, hanging out while the kids play."As a financial opportunity, it’s just eh. But, as a social ritual, and a way to keep the secret economy of junk circulating, it’s quite fun."And Matthew Cornell added, "For me the biggest plusses of a garage sale is 1) socializing locally, 2) selling locally (reduced pollution, gas use, …), and 3) just hanging out."If you want to have a garage sale, here are some useful guides:Yard Sales: An unclutterer’s ultimate, how-to guide, by organizer Geralin Thomas.The Yardsale Queen.The Ultimate Tag-Sale Guide, from Real Simple.How to Operate a Successful Garage Sale.[Picture: Garage sale sign sold by Sassy Signs]Related information, from my newsletter:10 Ways to Get Rid of Your Stuff

The Coolest Gadgets we missed this week - 8th May 2009

It is almost the end of the week here at geeky gadgets, we have seen lots of cool gadgets and gizmos this week.
As usual I have seen so many cool new gadgets, gizmos and geeky gear, unfortunately I haven’t been able to cover every one of them, so here is our weekly round up of the coolest gadgets we missed.
RAPHaEL Hand Easily Grasps Heavy Cans or Fragile Light Bulbs
Laptop Pillow
Xerox Solid Ink Cuts Print Costs by 62%
USB hub in Grape shape
MV CoilMaster Mark1 Coil Gun
Whisky Bottle Case Mod: I’ll Drink to That!
Plus Minus Zero LCD Television Disguised As a Retro CRT
Digital Recipe Reader
Star Trek in LEGO: 15 unearthly designs
Cool Star Trek Gadgets and Toys Calling All Trekkies
Trek Aerospace Exoskeleton May Just Be The Most Badass Form Of Personal Transportation Ever Conceived
Next-gen iPhone to have digital compass?
Phone fake: Lamborghini Vertu phone made by the Chinese
Play 95 Classic Console Games Online
iLamp Flexible Light Source for Modern Home
Video: Intel, we are rock stars
The Heart Handbag Necklace USB Drive
Pentax K20D Titanium Limited Edition DSLR [K20D DSLR Gets More Desirable, Surely Not?]
Sponsored: Shell Ecomarathon: The Green Challenge
Sub-Machine Gun Beer Bong
Clickfree Traveler External SSD
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The Coolest Gadgets we missed this week - 8th May 2009

Best Pitches of the Year So Far

After the 2007 season John Walsh looked at the best pitches of each type for 2007. For example, that year Heath Bell had the best fastball. For every 100 fastballs he threw the opposing team scored 2.7 runs less than expected. For this quick post I wanted to check in on pitchers so far this year and see who had the best of each pitch type. Like John I am going to measure a pitch by its run value (in the link John has a great description of the run value of pitch). +-+ Four-Seam Fastball Number Run Value per 100 +-- David Aardsma 101 -4.6 Jonathan Broxton 89 -4.3 Brian Stokes 75 -4.2 Frank Francisco 76 -4.1 Dan Haren 201 -4.1 It is incredible that over twice as many pitches and as a starter Dan Haren's four-seam fastball is right up there with those of four hard throwing relievers. Heath Bell's fastball is still very good checking in at 9th on this list. + Two-Seam/Sinker Number Run Value per 100 Derek Lowe 44 -7.8 Josh Beckett 32 -7.8 Jamie Shields 37 -6.3 Rick Porcello 64 -6.3 Ramon Ramirez 32 -5.3 It is my understanding that the new pitchf/x pitch classification system calls two-seam fastballs sinkers for some pitchers, so I grouped both of them here. Tiger's fans must be thrilled to see Porcello's name on any list that includes Lowe, Beckett and Shields. +----------+ Changeups Number Run Value per 100 Dallas Braden 79 -6.5 Shairon Martis 45 -6.1 Anthony Reyes 100 -5.2 Jered Weaver 44 -4.8 Johan Santana 74 -4.4 +-+ Shairon who? Luckily Harry Pavlidis broke down his stuff for us about a month ago. Curves Number Run Value per 100 Javier Vazquez 62 -6.5 Wandy Rodriguez 133 -5.1 Jeff Niemann 44 -4.9 Jose Veras 42 -4.6 Paul Maholm 48 -3.9 +--------+ Wandy had the top curveball in 2007. Erik Bedard just missed the top 5 with -3.6 runs per 100 on his 127 curves, so on a total run value basis he is second only to Rodriguez. Sliders Number Run Value per 100 ++ John Danks 55 -6.0 Kyle Davis 32 -5.1 Santiago Casilla 34 -4.8 Yovani Gallardo 29 -4.8 Mark Lowe 30 -4.6 +-------+ This is an interesting list with mostly younger pitchers. One HUGE caveat here is that I did not adjust for the strength of the batters faced. So if a pitcher has only faced poor batters his numbers could be artificially inflated. Also if a pitcher tends to throw a particular pitch only against very good or very bad batters that could throw things off. When I make these lists again at the all-star break or at the end of the year I will properly adjust for the batters faced.

blog action day (poverty): mofo with no fo

Tonight's mofo will have no fo- no food, that is. It's because today is Blog Action Day, and this year's theme is poverty. In the past year, as food prices rose in many parts of the world, a lot of us began taking a second look at the relationship between food and justice. As many vegans come to realize, issues of ethics and justice are inextricably bound up with what we choose to put on our tables and in our mouths. However, many of us feel powerless to truly affect change in the global problems that so many face- poverty, hunger, malnutrition, disease, and the plethora of other challenges brought on by the lack of food. I don't pretend to offer a sweeping solution. Just a small suggestion. Fasting. I have never really fasted before, for any reason. Growing up in Iran, I saw adults all around me go without food or water from sunrise until sunset for the month of Ramadan, but I never took the plunge myself. For an entire month, you are supposed to go without food or water when the sun is out. You are supposed to pray. You are supposed to make charitable donations. You are supposed to keep your mind and your thoughts pure and filled with good thoughts. This year, Ramadan was in September. While I didn't fast in the religious sense of the word (I am not really a religious person at all), I did experiment with fasting fully for a few days. I decided that, leaving religious dogma aside, I would fast for those days to get closer to the purpose of Ramadan as I understand it- to feel empathy for fellow human beings who are not fortunate. And you know what? Fasting is a powerful form of meditation. When you take yourself out of the daily ritual of food (what am I making? what am I eating? what am I buying? what am I preparing? what recipe am I using? what am I blogging about?) you free up a lot of brain space to instead think about what all those acts represent. You begin to see how incredibly fortunate you are that you get to be picky about what brand of soy milk or bread you buy, and what kind of water you like better. We are so fortunate to be able to eat not just to nourish our bodies, but also for fun, for health, for entertainment, for learning. Of course, I am not saying that food is bad, or that those with ready access to food are bad people. What I wanted to point out was how easy it is to become detached from our place in the cycle of food and justice in the world- to forget the roles we play and can play. On one of the days I was fasting, we were holding a birthday celebration for my grandmother. I made and decorated a cake for her. And when the sun went down and I broke my fast by sharing a slice of cake with her, I was reminded of how powerful food truly is.

"Cash For Clunkers?"

Interesting piece of the economic pie... Quote: How the 'Cash for Clunkers' Plan Would Help New-Car Buyers The CARS Act would give buyers up to $5,000 back. Here's the list of vehicles that would qualify By Paul Bedard Posted March 24, 2009 Auto industry and congressional supporters of legislation to reward people who trade in clunkers for new, fuel-efficient vehicles are looking to build pressure on the administration to back it. The legislation, H.R. 1550, would pay up to $5,000 for trading in a vehicle at least eight years old. "It's a triple winner," said a Detroit executive based in Washington. "It helps the economy, it saves fuel and oil, and it helps the environment." So far, the administration hasn't aired an opinion on the legislation, also called the CARS Act, though the president's auto task force has indicated support. It has the backing of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the UAW, and most automakers. Those pushing the legislation said that they plan to step up pressure on the administration to back it, especially as the industry looks a week ahead to reporting historically poor sales figures for March autos. "Sales reports will be pretty miserable," said the executive. The supporters are considering advocacy ads and plan to highlight comparable programs unveiled overseas. In Germany, for example, a similar program has boosted auto sales by 20 percent for American carmakers. The CARS Act would cover about five to 10 fuel-efficient cars and trucks from each North American carmaker or assembler in the program. The following companies would be included: General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen. Vehicles expected to meet the CARS Act fuel-efficiency requirements: * Chevrolet: Aveo, Cobalt, Colorado, Equinox, HHR, Malibu, Malibu Hybrid, Traverse * Chrysler: PT Cruiser, Sebring, Town & Country * Dodge: Avenger, Caliber, Caravan, Journey * Ford: Edge, Escape, Escape Hybrid, Flex, Focus, Fusion, Fusion Hybrid, Ranger, Taurus * Honda: Accord, Civic, CR-V, Element, Odyssey * Hyundai: Santa Fe, Sonata * Jeep: Compass, Patriot * Mazda: B-Series, Mazda 6, Tribute, Tribute Hybrid * Mercury: Milan * Mitsubishi: Eclipse, Galant, Outlander * Nissan: Altima, Quest, Sentra, Versa * Pontiac: G6, Solstice, Vibe * Saturn: Vue * Toyota: Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Highlander, RAV4, Tacoma, Venza * Volkswagen: Jetta How the 'Cash for Clunkers' Plan Would Help New-Car Buyers - US News and World Report :dunno: Discussion? I rarely buy new cars, and I know there are plenty like me. I really don't see any cars on the projected list that would catch my attention.

Free Web Graphics & Desktop Wallpapers

Image courtesy of Darlene SanguenzaIf you haven't noticed yet, I really love websites by graphic designers. This includes digiscrapping sites, of course. I stumbled upon the website of Darlene Sanguenza last night and I would say that I am absolutely in love with her range of desktop wallpapers.First of all, I love her awesome template. I wish I have something like that for my website too but I don't even know where or how to start. Anyway, it's funny that while I was searching for new desktop wallpapers for my computer and laptop, I couldn't find one that I like enough to use. When I wasn't particularly searching for one, I chance upon it. You can bet I am already using one of these, though I shall not disclose which one. LOLIf you are also looking for creative desktop wallpapers, drop by this website of Darlene Sanguenza!