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If you have pancake fever roused by all this National Pancake Day talk, but trekking out to your area IHOP for Free Pancake Day isn't your thing, especially because it's the week of eating in, which recommends you not do that anyway (or you did and you still can't shake the craving), read on.

To make perfect pancakes from scratch at home, you hardly need a recipe. Chef, author, and all-around food authority Michael Ruhlman explains the basics of pancake batter — and other related batters too (emphasis ours):

The quickbread ratio is 2 parts flour and liquid, 1 part egg and butter. That will give you a perfect muffin or, baked in a loaf pan, a quickbread. Now, you also need to have a little technique and common sense. A teaspoon of baking powder for every 5 ounces (cup) of flour is needed for leavening, a pinch of salt for flavor, but that's it. If you want a lemon-lime cake, add lemon and lime juice and zest; vanilla is always good, or add lemon and poppyseeds, add cranberry and orange, blueberries, bananas. Make a savory quick bread with cumin coriander and ginger to accompany a dal. (Secret: If you season the batter with a little sugar and vanilla and pour it on a griddle, you have perfect pancakes. That savory quickbread suggestion? Pour it over corn or peas, just enough to bind them, spoon the mixture into hot oil for amazing fritters).

Ruhlman recently published Ratio, an handy manual on cooking using just formulas exactly like the one above (and a great iPhone app, conveniently also called Ratio).

Food expert Alton Brown has some valuable tips for cooking pancakes at home, including recommendations to weight out the dry ingredients (especially flour, which ideally would be a combination of both all-purpose and cake flours), adding something acidic like buttermilk to batters using baking soda, and a reminder that pancake batter should be lumpy and not overbeaten. The recipe for his “Instant Pancake Mix” is here.

Want a cool pancake dispenser like the cooks use at your neighborhood greasy spoon? Go with something much cooler, and greener too: a cleaned-out Heinz ketchup squeeze bottle.

Some pancake recipes to try on for size:

• Jason Kottke's “World's Best Pancake Recipe,” which “taste best with the best buttermilk you can get your mitts on.”
• The Kitchn's “light and fluffy pancakes” home hacks edition.

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, so in addition to the green beer and cheeky pinching, if you want to try your luck with Irish cooking between now and the 17th, recipes aren't anywhere near as hard to come by as that elusive four-leaf clover.

The classic dish of St. Patty's Day is often Corned Beef & Cabbage. We'll tell you how, and even some ancient Celtic wisdom on the subject: “The secret is to cook the corned beef in the oven, and to cook the vegetables separately. That keeps them from becoming greasy.”

And if Corned Beef & Cabbage doesn't make you do a jig–or you're looking to put on a mighty big spread, how about recipes for Irish fare like Beef Braised in Guinness, Dee's Potato Bread, Colcannon, and Almond Tartlets.

Happy cooking! And, as the Irish saying goes: “As you slide down the banister of life,
May the splinters never point in the wrong direction!”

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When the American food machine turns out a new salty treat, they turn to Jeremy Selwyn for approval. Tali Yaholom on one man’s decade-long odyssey to find the perfect snack.

Jeremy Selwyn’s passion is to find every single snack in America, no matter how obscure or bizarre, and then write about his reaction. Consider this past Monday: After discovering risotto-flavored potato chips manufactured by a relatively unknown company, New York Style, Selwyn brought a bag into his office and urged his co-workers to try some. “Everybody was like, ‘What the heck is that?’” he laughed, but “as it turned out, they were pretty good.” So the chips, described as rice crackers with a Doritos-like flavor will soon become the 4,423rd on Selwyn’s 10-year-old site, Taquitos.net, a compendium of snacks that sound like salty Willie Wonka concoctions: seaweed corn crackers, octopus-flavored potato chips and peanut butter and jelly popcorn, to name a few.

Snack manufacturers will defensively tweak their recipes to satisfy Selwyn’s criticisms.

The site started as a solution to a monotonous newspaper job in central Massachusetts, where Selwyn would pass time by buying creative-sounding snacks at a local convenience store. During this time, salt and vinegar- or ketchup-flavored potato chips were “somewhat of a novelty,” and Selwyn quickly became known as the guy who eats weird junk food at 8 in the morning, which turned out well for him, as his friends and colleagues soon began bringing exotic snacks for “the chip guy” to try out. A site was born, that now attracts about 30,000 snack-happy visitors a month, according to Quantcast.

What separates Taquitos.net—named for a Trader Joe’s offering and a Simpsons joke—from most other cult food blogs is everyman appeal, its creator’s eagerness to shove a herb-roasted anchovy-flavored potato chip down his throat. “For people who are adventurous, it’s fun to try different things,” Selwyn says. “It’s fun to see something you couldn’t imagine existed and then eat it.” Selwyn, who goes by “Chief Snacks Officer” when he’s not working his day job as a Web site developer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, finds his craziest-sounding nosh when travelling abroad (England introduced him to Cajun squirrel-flavored potato chips) or visiting Asian grocery stores in Chinatown (home to all things seafood). Snack manufacturers regularly send Selwyn complimentary cases of their newest products and, occasionally, will defensively tweak their recipes to satisfy Selwyn’s criticisms—such was the case of a certain caramel popcorn, which Selwyn complained left too much sugar on his hands.

• Watch: 12 Banned Super Bowl Ads Selwyn is careful not to brand himself as any sort of culinary expert, though his site reflects the national obsession with snacking in general, and extreme snacking in particular. “Personally, I have kind of no actual background in food preparation or food science,” he says. “I’m a terrible cook. I really just eat these things as an ordinary snacker and I’m surprised by the number of people who read my reviews who say, ‘You had that one right on,' which isn’t to say everyone agrees with me or I want everyone to agree with me, but I call it as I see it and I’m just aiming at ordinary snackers.”

There is a “sub-industry trying to crusade against snacking,” he adds, but “people are going to eat what they want to eat” and, regardless, “more and more people are willing to experiment.”

Plus, there’s room for the foodie elite to participate, since snack manufacturers often try recipes incorporating gourmet trends and exotic foreign foods. “It’s whatever the flavors are of the moment tend to get integrated into snacks, whether it’s some ethnic combination or a spice or a food like bacon,” adds Ed Levine, founder of Serious Eats. “When big snack food companies are fighting for shelf space, one way you battle for shelf space is by broadening your line.”

Plus: Check out Hungry Beast, for more news on the latest restaurants, hot chefs, and tasty recipes.

Tali Yahalom has written for New York, the Atlantic, The Financial Times and USA Today.

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For the Super Bowl, The Daily Beast’s taster sorts through 4,423 snacks to find the 44 craziest. From General Tso’s Chips to Giant Cheetos to Dill Pickle Popcorn, VIEW OUR FAVORITES.

I. General Tso Kettle Chips

Manufacturer: Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

Review: “The chips were dark, wiggly and fairly large. They had a great crispness and nice crunch. And the flavor was great, a very nice spicy taste that didn't precisely remind me of General chicken, but nonetheless was quite delicious.”

II. Dill Pickle Popcorn

Manufacturer: Mom & Popcorn

Review: “I crunched in to find that the popcorn had a great crispness and a very nice taste. There was maybe a subtle pickle flavor, definitely not anything like the strength or taste on any of the pickle-flavored potato chips.”

III. Herb Roasted Chicken Crinkle Cut Potato Chips

Manufacturer: Arnottís Snackfoods

Review: The herbs seemed to be more prominent in the flavor than the chicken, but you could still taste lots of chicken.

IV. Lamb Curry Potato Crisps

Manufacturer: Walkers Snack Foods

Review: “The flavoring was tasty, and it did indeed taste like curry, but it wasn't nearly as strong as some other curry chips I've eaten. There was a mild heat and a lingering hot aftertaste.”

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Apartment 3 Penthouse Suite Sale
We love a bargain, which is why we got ants in our pants the second we heard about this sale. Today you can find Apartment 3's fab vintage clothing hanging in room 1214 at the Standard downtown, but on sale for bargain basement prices. (Hundreds of items for under $45!) To sweeten the deal, cupcakes, free cocktails and live DJs will be on hand to keep your shopping energy up. RSVP via email: rsvp@apartment-3.com

Food Art at Heath Ceramics
We've all seen the typical fruit bowl still life painting before, but how about food art via crochet? Imagine the following in yarn formation: seafood gumbo, catfish poboy, oysters on the half shell. Kind of intriguing, no? Tonight food artist and author Clare Crespo unveils her collection of Mardi Gras-inspired crochet food pieces at Heath Ceramics on Beverly Blvd. All items are for sale, along with her cookbooks and children's DVD series. in Fat Tuesday spirit, beer and King Cake will be served. 6 p.m. Show runs through Feb. 21.

Bob Marley Exhibit
In honor of what would be his 65th birthday, Mr. Musichead Gallery presents the 1st Annual Jammin' & Wailin' festival, an art and photography event in honor of Bob Marley. At tonight's opening reception, enjoy the pieces along with coffee and rum tastings, and reggae music provided by Indie 103.1's Native Wayne. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders Haiti Relief. $10 admission. 7 p.m.

Sitar and Tabla at Occidental
Tonight noted sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan is joined tabla player Abhiman Kaushal for a one night only performance at Occidental's Herrick Chapel as part of SoCal's Music Circle series. $20 for members, $30 general admission, $5 for students with current student ID. Free to Oxy students! 8 p.m.

They're cooking up vats of gumbo right now in New Orleans, they've sold countless King Cakes and made a profusion of pralines. They've been partying since the Saints won the Superbowl and it all reaches critical mass tomorrow, Mardi Gras.

French for Fat Tuesday, it's not just cheap beads and anonymous orgying (not that there's anything wrong with that). Mardi Gras is the day before Ash Wednesday, when Catholics begin the Lenten 40 days of penance, prayer and cleansing before Easter. Traditionally, Mardi Gras was a night of eating rich food, the better to endure the lean days of Lent. New Orleans embraced the concept with typical passion. It seems like half the regional recipes start with a cup of heavy cream (not that there's anything wrong with that, either). Somehow, the custom evolved into partying, drinking and eating dirty rice — none of which is exactly sanctioned by the Catholic Church.

Clearly, New Orleans has its own way of doing things. The locals live by the city's motto, laissez les bon temps rouller — let the good times roll — and it comes through in their cooking. Like every region, New Orleans has its own cuisine shaped by what grows there, but also by the people who live there.

New Orleans newbies Brangelina and their babes may have brought the paparazzi, but the centuries-old city's spicy mix of Cajun, Creole and French took the abundant local ingredients, including rice, chilis, greens, okra, mirliton (chayote) and gulf-fresh seafood, and created its cuisine. These people make food that cooks, and they're proud of it. You can't get a fast food burger at the Jazz and Heritage Festival, but you can get New Orleans specialties like red beans and rice, crowder peas and okra and sandwiches from muffalettas to banh mi, a culinary contibution from the Vietnamese.

Food helped unite the city after Hurricane Katrina wiped it out five years ago. Local chef John Besh lost his home and his restaurants but dished out red beans and rice to refugees and relief workers. New Orleans native Richard McCarthy rebuilt Crescent City Farmers Market, now a city-wide, three-day market with local growers and vendors grossing $9 million a year. Katrina also did in the homes and gardens in the city's Vietnamese community, so they created what is now a flourishing 28-acre community garden to grow bitter melon, Malabar spinach and other crops they brought from Asia. They're adding their own layer of culture, tradition and taste to the city. They party at Mardi Gras but yesterday they also celebrated Tet, the Vietnamese new year.

What New Orleans grows, what it cooks comes from love and what Besh calls “an act of stewardship.” Everyone's got a personal stake in this.

Food goes beyond the plate. There's its traditions, how its sourced, its romance and history, the powerful associations it evokes. You can't eat these things and yet they deepen your experience and appreciation of your food. They add their own spice. They make you care. So you can forgive the Mardi Gras madness in the French Quarter tomorrow, because you know everything will be made lovingly, locally, traditionally and liberally seasoned with joy. Food at its source tastes of the spirit of a place and in New Orleans, that means laissez les bon temps rouller.

Down and Dirty Rice

Traditionally what makes dirty rice dirty is the addition of fowl gizzards. Um, no thanks. Chopped eggplant, a Louisiana crop, takes the place of organ meat in this super-satisfying veggie version It's spicy in itself, but you can make it that way. That's what Tabasco is for.

1-1/2 cup rice (white or brown)
5 cups water or vegetable broth, divided use
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium eggplant, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 tomato, chopped (or 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes)
2 teaspoons paprika
1 handful fresh thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried)
sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
juice of 1 lemon
1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
optional — 1 cup edamame

Pour 3 cups of water or broth into a large pot. Place over high heat and bring liquid to boil. Add rice and bay leaf and give a quick stir. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes (brown rice may need an additional 10 minutes) or until rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed. Remove bay leaf and set aside.

May be done a day or two ahead and stored well-covered in refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before proceeding.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped garlic, onion and eggplant. Saute, stirring for 5 minutes, or until vegetables soften. Add chopped celery, green pepper, tomato, paprika and thyme. Continue cooking another 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in rice and remaining 2 cups of water or broth.

Reduce heat to medium and cook another 10 minutes until mixture is moist but all liquid is absorbed.

Stir in salt, pepper, lemon juice and chopped parsley, and for a pop of protein and bright green color, fold in optional edamame.

Serves 6 to 8. Keeps several days in the fridge, flavor improves over time.

Everyone gets sick once in a while. It's waited. That's why they have sick time at job. That's why there are physician and insurance organizations. However here are a lot of general things to be sure you stay in general good health. You must wash your hands. Sadly enough, not enough people do this. When taking the lavatory. Investigations have been done and a shockingly low %% of people wash their hands after taking the restroom or before meals.

I always tell you: Drink liquid. Liquid treat all sickness. Deprivation of water is the guilty of many general indisposition like acne challenges and addition bloating. 8 cups of water is the minimum so make sure you're consuming at least that much. Keep in mind that fruits and vegetable juices count towards your daily scoop of hydrating drink. Physical activity. Exercise does not have to mean hours on the treadmill sweating away to exhaustion. Sport can be as easy as walking across the parking lot to the grocery store or doing housework. That's right! Airless get off calories intake! The more active in general you are the more exercise you're getting. Consider getting a passometer. Passometer's have shown that people who wear pedometer's are more active than those who don't.

Many of us want to lose weight at some point in our lives, whether it is for health or appearance reasons. Unfortunately, a lot of diet pills sold over-the-counter can do major harm to your body. Thus, you may want to consider using a natural weight loss product. Perhaps one of these top 10 all natural weight loss products below will help you lose the weight you desire to lose.

Meta System Protein Enhancer: One product you can use to achieve organic weight loss is the Meta System Protein Enhancer. This product helps stabilize blood sugar and control hunger with chromium picolinate. In addition, the protein enhancer raises endurance and increases stamina naturally, which increases your body's metallic rate. This weight loss product contains L-Tryptophan, alamine, threomine, gelatin, lysine, cystine, amino acids, whey, phenylalamine, aspartic acid, glycine, isoleucine, tyrosine, chromium picolinate, soy protein isolate, serine, caseine, glutamic acid, leucine, histidine, argimine, isoleucine proline, valine, and methiomine.

You can purchase Meta System Protein Enhancer from the Meta System website. The bottle contains 120 capsules.

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Thinexa has a money back garauntee. You can purchase Thinexa from its website in 15, 30, 60, or 90 day supplies.

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HealthSlim Slimming Pills are made from natural ingredients including: choline bitartrate, L-Carmitine Fumarate, pantothenic acid, di methiomine, vitamin B6, betaine, and chromium. You can purchase this product at the Vital Food Store website as well. Each bottle contains 90 capsules.

Slim Form Patch: The Slim Form Patch is another all natural weight loss product you can use to achieve your weight loss goals. You apply the clear patch to your skin anywhere on the body in order to help you lose weight. The patch is supposed to suppress appetite, help you burn fat, and boost your thyroid. It is also made to not irritate your skin. The patch contains natural ingredients including: marine algae, fucose, mannitol, phosphates, calcium, potassium, glucose, magnesium, amino acids, and sodium.

The website does advise that women who are pregnant or nursing should not use the patch. Additionally, individuals who suffer from hypoglycemia, diabetes, heart problems, and/or thyroid problems should not use the patch without supervision and consultation from their doctors. Furthermore, individuals who are allergic to glucose should not use this patch. You can purchase the Slim Form Patch from the Vita Springs website.

Sleep-A-Weigh Liquid: Sleep-A-Weigh Liquid is a unique product that can help you on your journey towards organic weight loss. During the first 45-90 minutes of sleep, Sleep-A-Weigh helps to rejuvenate the body and aids the body in getting rid of unwanted fat while protecting muscle. This natural weight loss product contains L-Lysine, collagen, L-Ornithine, vitamin C, L-Aginine, and vitamin B6.

You can purchase Sleep-A-Weigh in 16-ounce bottles from the Vita Springs website. Take two tablespoons everyday.

Pure Slim: Pure Slim is a natural weight loss patch that may help you reach your weight loss goals. The website claims that this patch suppresses appetite and boosts metabolism. This natural weight loss product contains focus vesiculosus, 5-HTP, pryuvate, L-Carnitine, zinc, zinc citrate, guarana, lecithin, yerba mate, and flaxseed oil.

Each box contains 30 patches and you should wear one patch per day. You can order patches in quantities of 1, 3, or 6 month supplies from the Diet Patch website.

Apple Cider Vinegar Plus: Apple Cider Vinegar with Green Tea is another product that may help you on your journey to organic weight loss. This weight loss product suppresses appetite, aids the body maintain healthy cholesterol and blood sugar levels when they are already in the normal range, encourages healthy circulation of oxygen and blood throughout the body, helps burn calories and fat, and encourages effective digestion and relieves occasional heartburn, according to the Botanic Choice website. Ingredients in this product include green tea extract, apple cider vinegar, cayenne, ginger, apple pectin, citrin, and bromelain.

You can purchase Apple Cider Vinegar Plus in bottles of 90, 180, or 360 tablets on the Botanic Choice website.

Hoodia-Slim: Hoodia-Slim is yet another weight loss product that is all natural and may help you lose weight. According to the Botanic Choice website, Hoodia Slim will help you feel full faster and longer and diminishes your interest in food. This natural weight loss product includes cocoa extract, hoodia gordonii plant extract, chrome mate (chromium), and green tea extract.

Bottles of Hoodia-Slim are available in 60 and 120 capsules. You can purchase bottles of this weight loss product from the Botanic Choice website.

If you are trying to lose weight naturally, perhaps you will consider trying one of these products. Remember to consult with your doctor before using any type of weight loss supplement to ensure it won't interact with any medications you are taking or effect any health conditions you from which you suffer.

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Meta System: Protein Enhancer:

http://www.themetasystem.com/product.php?id=8

Thinexa: 100% Natural Weight Loss:

http://www.thinexaweightloss.com/weightloss

Thinexa: Thinexa 100% Natural Weight Loss Supplement:

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Herbal Remedy: Triple Complex Slimmer's Assist:

http://www.herbalremedy.in/product_details.php?category_id=73&item_id=514

Vital Food Store: Baywood Carb Eliminator Triple Action Formula:

http://www.vitalfoodstore.com/effective-appetite-suppressant-p/20090.htm

Vital Food Store: HealthSlim Slimming Pill:

http://www.vitalfoodstore.com/weight-loss-slim-herbal-slim-slim-diet-pills-p/01slim.htm

Vita Springs: Slim Form Patch, Weigh Loss Patch:

http://www.vitasprings.com/slim-weight-loss-patch.html

Vita Springs: Sleep-A-Weigh Liquid, Night Time Weight Loss:

http://www.vitasprings.com/sleep-a-weigh-liquid-16-oz-tropical-oasis.html

Diet Patch: Pure Slim:

http://www.diet-patch.co.uk/

Diet Patch: Frequently Asked Questions:

http://www.diet-patch.co.uk/faq.htm

Botanic Choice: Apple Cider Vinegar Plus:

http://www.botanicchoice.com/Weight-Loss/Apple-Cider-Vinegar-Plus-with-Green-Tea-90-Capsules.axd

Botanic Choice: Hoodia-Slim:

http://www.botanicchoice.com/Weight-Loss/Hoodia-Slim-60-capsules.axd

Boise State graduated five seniors, and one player left the program (forfeiting his scholarship), giving the Broncos what appears to be six scholarships for 2010. Boise State had no problem finding players to fill current needs and meld perfectly as the prototype Bronco.

In fact, BSU found eight players—or will it be nine? At present there are two wide receivers, a defensive end, a defensive lineman, a quarterback, a safety/ tight end, a cornerback, and a tight end (with speculation of an additional DE/DT in a day or three).

These kids are all very talented. Surely the Broncos will make one or two true freshmen? Not likely, as good as these kids are, the Broncos are currently deeper than they have ever been.

Thus, these new Boise State players will benefit greatly as redshirts. However, as stated, there are not enough scholarships available. No problem; at least two of these are grayshirting.

The two future Broncos are Idaho’s DE Tyler Horn and multi-talented safety/tightend Kyle Sosnowski. Sosnowski drew a lot of attention as a safety while in his senior year at Boise’s Capital High School. In fact, Kyle seemed surprised that Boise State was interested in his tight-end play.

Indeed, with so many quality Broncos already filling the TE position, and a pair of redshirt freshman ready to step in this season, it just seemed reasonable that Sosnowski would play safety.

Furthermore, with the apparent need at safety in another year, it truly seemed logical that Kyle would use his 6’3″ size to make life miserable for opposing offenses. While at Capital, Kyle had 13 picks in only two seasons.

Whatever position Kyle Sosnowski plays, he will do it fantastically. His HS coach at Capital, Todd Simis, said of Kyle, “I think he can master just about every skill the game requires.” Bronco fans can hardly wait.

To further complicate the situation, a last minute commit, Holden Huff, a 6’4″ TE out of Rocklin, California, was offered, and he accepted. Huff helped lead his Rocklin HS team to the CIF State D-II title game. That would appear to situate the placements of Huff and Sosnowski.

The other Idaho stud, Mountain View’s 6’4″ DE Tyler Horn is also grayshirting. Tyler joins the team in 2011 with Sosnowski and that year's new recruit(s). Most likely Tyler will be asked to put on some weight.

Horn is currently at 225 pounds, and is about 15 to 35 pounds lighter than the others. Plus, Tyler’s coach Judd Benedick stated he expects Horn to continue growing, for his father is taller than he is. This is nothing a few Idaho spuds can’t take care of?

Horn also tallied 50 tackles—nine of them went for loss—and Kyle racked up 12.5 sacks as well. Two overly talented grayshirts make 2011 an exciting time for Bronco fans.

Defensive Line junior transfer Tyrone Crawford, 6’4″, 273, from Bakersfield College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada has three years to play two. Crawford could find a crack to slide into for this season's play, but I doubt it.

With all that is back, plus redshirt freshmen Jungblut and John Michael Davis and the rest of last season’s redshirts, these guys will be stacking up the defense—it just doesn’t make sense for Crawford to play.

Besides, Daron Mackey, Derrell Acrey, and Ryan Winterswyk graduate at the end of this season. Obviously, Boise State will benefit greatly from redshirting Crawford and the other four commits. We’ll see!

Bryan Douglas, the corner from Cali will surely redshirt. He’s a great athlete but he looks to need some strength training, and redshirt freshmen Makinde and Ewing, along with Antwon Murray and Jerrell Gavins, will give the Broncos all the corner play needed this season.

The next to mention are the two wide receivers: California product Troy Ware and Montana’s all purpose player 6’4″ Matt Miller. All the speculation of Miller playing anywhere but receiver is ludicrous.

Miller is too good at receiver for any team to waste his talents like that. While sitting out a year Matt will have plenty of time to get the play book down and as such be in line to replace the graduated Austin Pettis for the 2011 team.

The same can be said of Ware as Titus Young also graduates at the end of 2010. A year on the practice team (redshirting) will strengthen the play of both these kids. Better yet, their remaining four years of play will benefit the Broncos.

The last of the magnificent seven commits is QB Grant Hedrick out of Oregon. Grant is a multi-talented QB who runs extremely well (40-yards in 4.56 seconds). Hedrick’s senior stats are similar to Kellen Moore’s passing stats.

Grant was 62 percent accurate, throwing for 35 touchdowns and only one interception. But that is where the comparison ends, as Grant is a runner, he scored another 18 TDs while running for over 1,500 yards. This one will have fun competing with Southwick and Tamburo, or is it the other way around?

Hedrick's father Shane was his High School coach at Central in Independence, Oregon, which is another Moore-like comparison as Kellen’s father coached him and his Brother Kirby at Prosser High School.

There is just too much talent on the Broncos this season to play any of these kids. Still, each and everyone of these kids help to shorten the hunting list next year as Bronco coaches look to fill the loss of 2010's 19 graduating seniors.

Boise State is also near having one more commitment, and that one may go down to signing day. Sean Avila a defensive end/tackle out of Esperanza High in Orange County, California, is appearing to be bordering an offer to be a Bronco.

Coach Pete Kwiatkowski, the defensive coach known as Coach K, began recruiting Avila in '08. It looks like another California spud is ready for the Boise State soup; it just depends on who is going to be the other grayshirt.

Bronco fans will know Feb. 3 at the LOI party. That’s another story. Go Broncos.

This is the time of year when many lucky high school seniors have the opportunity to select a hat of their next school and pledge to don that prestigious university's colors for the next four years. But for Arizona State, the time for winning is not four years down the road—the winning must commence immediately. 

The coach's hot seat has begun to simmer, and the grumblings of displeased alumni and loyal fans in Phoenix have started to rain down on the sun-drenched campus. So Dennis Erickson and his staff set out on a mission to find the best possible athletes in the country to drive this program in the right direction, once again. 

Many times the casual fan who likes to follow his local school or beloved alma mater tends to just look at the rankings of ESPN, Scout.com, and Rivals for his recruiting fulfillment. 

As coaches and staff members evaluate talent, you can be sure that they don't care about how many stars a player received. The 40-yard dash, bench press, overall weight room numbers, and the aptitude and final product the athlete shows on the field—those are the numbers and ratings that the Arizona State coaching staff has analyzed precisely in recruiting.

A top 25 recruiting class does not happen overnight, or in seven days. The recruiting process is nearly a two-year marathon of evaluating thousands of possible players to then narrow that field down to about 20 or 25 future student-athletes. 

This past year for ASU was a rocky one, to say the least. Constant ups and downs, speed bumps, and virtual road blocks found their way onto the Sun Devils' schedule, and the recruiting efforts were affected both positively and negatively through every single step. 

But now is the time of year when coaches sell their respective programs, and for Arizona State, there are plenty of positive selling pitches. The most important and resounding might include playing time and future success, because recently there has not been much past success in Tempe on the football field.

However, this class might turn the tide and catapult this “sleeping giant” in the desert to future Pac-10 success.

Erickson and his staff have addressed their glaring weaknesses thus far in recruiting, and the best might be yet to come.

Erickson has already signed and enrolled three talent-rich junior college transfers, including highly touted, game-changing receiver George Bell. Bell also drew offers from Nebraska, Oregon, Colorado, and in-state rival Arizona, among others.

Accompanying Bell in Tempe will also be Chris De Armas, an offensive tackle from El Camino College in California. De Armas (6'4″, 295 pounds), who originally committed to play at South Florida in 2005, will attempt his second stint at a Division I university.

Now, ASU's third early enrollee happened to be stolen right out from Arizona's Mike Stoops' grasp. Eddie Elder, a 6'0″, 190-pound safety from San Mateo College, originally committed to play for the Wildcats up until a recent official visit to Tempe.

In all three of these commits, the Sun Devils filled massive holes with players that can contribute early and will have the experience of going through spring drills with the team.

ASU's offense was bland to say the least, but that vanilla style of offense might have been due to the lack of a consistent downfield threat. The four-star wide receiver can stretch the defense with his size and speed, being clocked at 4.42 seconds. In 2008, Bell had 80 catches for 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns.

The loss of Ryan McFoy and Jarrell Holman in the secondary will hurt, but, once again, Erickson and his staff addressed this weakness and signed Eddie Elder to compete for the job in the spring. 

Erickson did not stop there with his defensive recruitment, either. The Sun Devils have already gained commitments from Devan Spann, an undersized cornerback from Gardena, Calif., and, among others, Nduka Onyeali, an impressive athlete from Denver, Colo., who will ideally fill the void of the departed Dexter Davis.

Onyeali is 6'1″ and 240 pounds, and, to couple with his size, he also runs a 4.5 forty-yard dash. His speed and size will be an added element to ASU's already daunting defense; the question is whether is an outside linebacker or a defensive end.

Onyeali might be a safety blanket for a future commit the Sun Devils have lined up down the road.

The Sun Devils have been eying that instant replacement for Davis at defensive end; however, ASU might have to wait until signing day to hear from All-American Jackson Jeffcoat from Plano, Texas.

As many might question, “Why would possibly the best athlete in the whole class choose ASU over the nation's elite?” Well, Jeffcoat's father played at Arizona State, and the appeal to play on a potentially dominant defense at ASU and to produce instantly are also positive selling pitches to Jeffcoat.

Jeffcoat would not be the only player in recent years to have so much hype and commit to ASU in hope of rejuvenating the program, though. Just last year, Vontaze Burfict committed to play for Erickson and the Sun Devils, and that turned out pretty good in year one.

Now this recruiting season, Jeffcoat could join the aforementioned Bell, a four-star tight end in Josh Fulton, a highly sought-after running back from recruiting hotbed Norco, Calif., in Deantre Lewis, and quite possibly the top offensive tackle in California, Brice Schwab. Schwab originally committed to play for USC, but once Pete Carroll jumped ship and went north to lead the Seattle Seahawks, Schwab opened up his recruitment, and the Sun Devils landed a 6'8″, 320-pound offensive line anchor.

There is no doubt that the Sun Devils have holes to fill. No one is going to say a 4-8 record was good season, and the coaches are not settling on average talent. Erickson and his staff have established their recruiting hotbeds all over the southwest, ranging from California, the Great Northwest, and into Texas and Colorado.

As of right now, Arizona State has 22 commitments from athletes all over the country; three of them are signed and enrolled, and don't be surprised if there are a few more tricks up ASU's sleeves to pull in some more top-tier talent come signing day on Feb. 3.

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It seems like I've been battling my weight forever. I've tried everything from the Cabbage Soup Diet to Atkins and even dabbled in meal delivery systems like Nutrisystem. In all of these endeavors I have indeed lost weight, never as much as I wanted to because sticking with all of these plans seemed nothing short of impossible. And while Weight Watchers seemed to give me the best results, I grew lazy and didn't always feel like counting up my points every day. Like everything else, I lost and gained it right back.

Something I hadn't tried was Slim Fast. Yes, it's been around for ages but the idea of only being allowed a milkshake for breakfast and lunch wasn't very appealing. I looked into it a bit more and found out that I wouldn't be as limited as I had originally thought. Fruits and vegetables were not only allowed, but encouraged. The more I looked at it the more I thought that this could work. And so when I went grocery shopping that first week I bought enough Slim Fast shakes to get me through the week and also stocked up on lots of fruits and veggies.

In the first week I lost 3 lbs., which I was told was mainly water weight and not to get too excited. It was true that I was drinking a lot more water but even so I was elated at my progress. But as I headed into the second week I felt the unmistakable twinges of an encroaching yeast infection. Having been yeast infection-free for many years, I thought it was a bit odd but headed off to the drug store to see if there was anything new in the world of over-the-counter yeast treatments. After doing a bit of research I found out that many of the one time only treatments often failed and that perhaps it would be better to get a 3 or 7 day treatment. I chose a 3 day over a 7 day, thinking that would take care of it. I also grabbed a bottle of something called AZO Yeast tablets and some Acidophilus tablets. I hate yogurt and this seemed the best way to get the good intestinal juices flowing.

I was wrong. I suffered through the mess and pain that seemed to intensify for three days and adhering to the instructions on the box to call your doctor if there was no sign of improvement after 3 days, I called my OB/Gyn. It was obvious to my doctor that if I had tried all of this and I was still suffering that I needed something stronger. I was prescribed three rounds of Diflucan – normally you only get one but if I was this far gone then it was likely that one wasn't going to do it. I continued to drink my Slim Fast shakes for breakfast and lunch every single day.

After finishing three whole rounds of Diflucan I found a bit of relief but it was obvious that it still wasn't completely gone. Another call to my doctor got me on the fast track straight to her office. A few hours later I had assumed the position and was told that there were indeed some yeast spores remaining, wreaking havoc on me. It seems like at this point I had used up almost everything in the anti-fungal arsenal except one Napalm-like ointment. I was given another three rounds of Diflucan and some pain reliever and sent on my way.

I spent week three of my Slim Fast diet imposing Guerilla warfare tactics on my nether regions. By the end of that week I felt better but STILL not 100%. A call from my doctor confirmed that there was nothing else going on but the Al Qaeda of yeast infections. I was cleared of underlying conditions, such as diabetes. I was given yet another round of Diflucan and instructions to continue with my other yeast supplements. Never in my life have I fought a battle of these proportions. In my entire career as a woman I've only needed Diflucan once and a single pill took care of the whole thing.

As I was popping another morning dose of Diflucan in week 4 I grabbed my Slim Fast shake. Before I had a chance to crack it open, my eyes fell on the nutritional contents. EIGHTEEN GRAMS of SUGAR! The RDA recommends no more then 40g per 2000 calorie diet and I was on something more like 1500. In these two shakes alone I had exceeded the amount of sugar I was supposed to consume in one day. The snack bars aren't much better and I was eating two of those a day, in accordance with the Slim Fast diet plan. I put the shake down immediately and haven't looked back.

5 weeks after this whole ordeal began, it ended with the death of my Slim Fast diet. Coincidence? Perhaps. But after numerous calls to my doctor, an inordinate supply of anti-fungal drugs, weeks of pain and at least one trip to the stirrups, it all came to an end when the diet did. Maybe I'll give it another shot in a few months but for now – Slim Fast is my new enemy. Anyone who is getting recurrent or simply unresolvable yeast infections should definitely take a look at their diet. You never know what's lurking in there!

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Who wants to take harsh prescription drugs if they don't have too? Now there is an over the counter dietary supplement called Cysta-Q that relieves the symptoms of overactive bladder and chronic pelvic pain. It is not a prescription, which eliminates the embarrassment of standing in line at the pharmacy and having someone else know what you are suffering from. As a matter of fact you can pick up a bottle and use the self-check out lane at your grocery store. This article will tell you more about Cysta-Q and the costs associated with it.

Cost: Probably the first thing you are going to look for is the cost. If you buy Cysta-Q from the manufacturers (Farr Labs) you will pay $39.99 for a one-month supply. This include 60 545mg capsules. You have one other choice of purchasing a 3-month supply for $99.99, a savings of about $20. With the 3 month supply you get 180 545mg capsules. Compare these prices against the cost of your prescription drug, which tend to be higher in price to see if you can save a few dollars.

Ingredients: Cysta-Q contains Quercetin (a bioflavonoid), Bromelain, Papain, Wood Betony, Passionflower, Valerian, Cranberry (non-acidic), and a group of well known anti-oxidant compounds which are used to enhance bioavailability2. The Key ingredient is the Quercetin because bioflavanoids have been shown in other studies to support bladder health. Bioflavanoids are also responsible for decreasing heart disease and lowing cholesterol.

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More could be done to prevent mental, behavioral and emotional disorders by the Federal Government, according to a report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. The institute states that conditions such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse and conduct disorder are common in children and adolescents. These conditions take a heavy toll on young people and families and cost the United States about $247 billion every year, according to the report.

Prevention may stop mental health problems before they take a heavy toll on the young people and their families. It is also possible that preventative measures may save the government expenditure by preventing the disorders and turning lives around.

The theory is that programs could help young people to lead happy, healthy, productive lives. Systems to deliver preventative programs would be needed.

According to researchers, most behavioral, emotional and mental disorders are rooted in childhood and adolescence. More than half of the adults with these disorders reported that onset occurred in childhood or in early adolescence. The researchers estimate that 14 to 20 percent of young people may have these mental disorders.

There is a window of opportunity to prevent full onset of a disorder because the initial symptoms occur two to four years before the problems become full blown.

There are programs that have been successful in modifying behavior in young people, according to the report. Programs in educational or family settings have shown promise in identifying risk factors and in promoting mental health.

Programs mentioned as examples in the report include the Good Behavior Game and the Positive Parenting Program.

The Good Behavior Game reinforces good behavior with rewards and privileges. Studies have shown that the Good Behavior Game reduces aggressive and disruptive behavior in first grade students. Over the long term, the program reduces risk of drug and alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts. The program, which focuses on social and emotional skills, has also been shown to improve school grades.

There are programs that have shown promise in preventing the onset of full blown mental disorders, but methods of identifying the young people at risk and proper intervention programs would need to be implemented.

Young people with mental and behavioral disorders lose much of the quality of life and time that could be productive. The cost of mental and behavioral problems is costly to individuals and to society as a whole. A substantial monetary cost is already carried by the U.S. Government, meaning that the burden is already on taxpayers. The theory behind the recommendation in this report is that by implementing effective preventative programs, the behavioral and mental problems, so costly to everybody, might be prevented.

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New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) With pressures of studies, work and relationships, teenagers and those in their early 20’s have become very susceptible to mental illness like schizophrenia, experts say, adding that the condition is 70 percent treatable.
Around 450 million people worldwide are affected by mental, neurological or behavioral problems and the rate is steadily rising, according to NGO Sanjivini Society for Mental Health. In India alone, around 15 million suffer from severe psychological disorders, of which a large chunk is youngsters facing pressures of study and work life.

“Schizophrenia is a psycho-social disability. It is caused due to neuro-chemical imbalances in the brain. Formal thought disorder is the start of this problem. Teenagers and those in their early 20’s are the biggest victims.

“Pressures of job,studies and even relationships among youngsters is very apparent. When affected the get violent, aggressive and depressed,” said Puneet Dwevedi, a consultant psychiatrist with the Max Hospitals, at a seminar on “Understanding Mental Illness” organised by Sanjivini at the India Habitat Centre Saturday evening.

He added that hardest part in treating the condition especially in youngsters was the acceptance from the victim and family members. He said that critical verbal and non verbal comments from the family was not helpful since the person usually has no clue that he even has a problem.

“Normally people are hesitant to reach out for treatment. Since these are neuro-chemical disorders, medication plays an important role. The person tends to also show covert symptoms like emotional blunting. In these cases rehabilitation with proper care giving is essential,” Dwivedi explained.

Another mental health expert Ramesh Bijlani called such mental illness “a circumstance with a purpose not of need”.

“The family support is necessary. Denial, lack of information about the illness and misconception surrounding the disease creates a hurdle in the intervention process and complicates things. Delay in treatment can result in irrepairable damage for the patient,” said Bijlani, a psychologist and mind-body expert.

Mukul Talwar, a leading Delhi High Court lawyer dealing with mental health cases, stressed that if people hide mental health problems from the outside world, it can also cause problems in marriage or relationships.

“Mental illness can be used as grounds for annulling a marriage. But this is when the person hides his condition as it amounts to getting consent by fraud. But if the mentally ill person has revealed all, then the courts tend to favour him,” Talwar said.

Experts said what was required was the participation of the civil society and government in recognising, understanding and helping people and families afflicted by mental illness and see it as any other treatable and manageable disease and not as a stigma.

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) With pressures of studies, work and relationships, teenagers and those in their early 20’s have become very susceptible to mental illness like schizophrenia, experts say, adding that the condition is 70 percent treatable.
Around 450 million people worldwide are affected by mental, neurological or behavioral problems and the rate is steadily rising, according to NGO Sanjivini Society for Mental Health. In India alone, around 15 million suffer from severe psychological disorders, of which a large chunk is youngsters facing pressures of study and work life.

“Schizophrenia is a psycho-social disability. It is caused due to neuro-chemical imbalances in the brain. Formal thought disorder is the start of this problem. Teenagers and those in their early 20’s are the biggest victims.

“Pressures of job,studies and even relationships among youngsters is very apparent. When affected the get violent, aggressive and depressed,” said Puneet Dwevedi, a consultant psychiatrist with the Max Hospitals, at a seminar on “Understanding Mental Illness” organised by Sanjivini at the India Habitat Centre Saturday evening.

He added that hardest part in treating the condition especially in youngsters was the acceptance from the victim and family members. He said that critical verbal and non verbal comments from the family was not helpful since the person usually has no clue that he even has a problem.

“Normally people are hesitant to reach out for treatment. Since these are neuro-chemical disorders, medication plays an important role. The person tends to also show covert symptoms like emotional blunting. In these cases rehabilitation with proper care giving is essential,” Dwivedi explained.

Another mental health expert Ramesh Bijlani called such mental illness “a circumstance with a purpose not of need”.

“The family support is necessary. Denial, lack of information about the illness and misconception surrounding the disease creates a hurdle in the intervention process and complicates things. Delay in treatment can result in irrepairable damage for the patient,” said Bijlani, a psychologist and mind-body expert.

Mukul Talwar, a leading Delhi High Court lawyer dealing with mental health cases, stressed that if people hide mental health problems from the outside world, it can also cause problems in marriage or relationships.

“Mental illness can be used as grounds for annulling a marriage. But this is when the person hides his condition as it amounts to getting consent by fraud. But if the mentally ill person has revealed all, then the courts tend to favour him,” Talwar said.

Experts said what was required was the participation of the civil society and government in recognising, understanding and helping people and families afflicted by mental illness and see it as any other treatable and manageable disease and not as a stigma.

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Adult attention deficit disorder, or adult ADD, can be a very frustrating condition to have. Almost all of the initial research and focus for the attention deficit disorders was focused on children and adolescents, but adults are just as likely to have the condition as youths. The disorder normally makes itself apparent during childhood, with difficulties at school being one of the most common hallmarks of the condition, which helps to explain why so much focus has been on children with the disease. But children with attention deficit disorder grow up to be adults with attention deficit disorder.

Adult attention deficit disorder is essentially the same condition as the one children have. If you are an adult and you are having trouble focusing at work, difficulty listening to people in everyday conversations, find yourself interrupting people a lot, losing things frequently, are easily distracted from tasks, are easily frustrated or find yourself feeling over stimulated often, you may have adult attention deficit disorder.

Treatment for adult attention deficit disorder mirrors the treatments used for children with the condition. The first step you need to take if you suspect you may have an adult attention deficit condition is to of course see a doctor. There are a bunch of other disorders that can mimic an adult attention deficit condition, such as anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, or bipolar disorder, and its important that these be ruled out before trying treatments.

Typically, most doctors today will begin your adult attention deficit disorder treatment by prescribing a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, such as Prozac, Zoloft, or Lexapro. SSRIs have been helpful for many in treating their adult attention deficit disorders. If you aren’t getting any relief in your symptoms with an SSRI, you may be prescribed a stimulant, such as Ritalin, Adderall or Concerta. These should be taken with caution as they are addictive drugs, and should be avoided entirely if you have a history of substance abuse.

Most health professionals will agree that there are also a number of non-medication based steps you can take to alleviate some of your adult attention deficit disorder symptoms. Getting regular vigorous exercise has been shown to help a lot of people with adult attention deficit disorder. Also a diet high in lean protein is recommended. Keeping lists, writing notes, breaking large tasks down into smaller parts and taking other similar steps to counter your disorder will certainly help as well.

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Discovering where leaks, in a swimming pool, are coming from, can be tricky. For example, the location of a leak can be a dead give away; if you have a huge amount of water flowing out of the pool at a certain spot. Other times, you may not be so lucky to know where the leak is coming from and finding the leak can become quite a task.

Not overreacting to water loss is essential. In other words, just because you notice water levels dropping, doesn't necessarily mean your pool is leaking. You have to account for other factors. There are 3 perfectly good explanations for swimming pool water disappearing.

First of all, it could be a pipe, or plumbing leak. Second, you could have a swimming pool shell leak. Lastly, you could be losing water to evaporation. Actually, having a lot of people in your pool splashing around can cause a large amount of water loss too.

If you put more water in the pool and make a “no splashing, no diving” decree and still notice water loss; then you need to dig a little deeper. The next easiest, to test for, is evaporation. This involves a little bit of a science experiment. What you want to do is fill up something with water. Preferably you want to use a large container of some sort. Next, you will place the container full of water on the first step of your pool. Once your container of water is on the first step, compare the water level of the pool to the water in your container. You want the pool water and the container water to be level. If the levels are not even, add or remove water to/from the container, until it is level with the pool water. The next step will not make you very popular within your house, or your neighborhood, depending how many people use your pool. However, it is an essential step. You have to close your pool, to all swimmers, for a few days.

After waiting for a few days it's time to check our experiment. The water level in the pool should still be the same as the water level in the container. You may notice the water went down some. As long as they are still level to each other, you'll know your missing swimming pool water was due to evaporation. However, if your swimming pool water dropped drastically, in comparison to the container water, you probably have a leak.

If you have a leak, the next crucial step is figuring out where that leak is. The best initial place to start is by examining around the pump and the filter. While looking, if you spot any wet or damp areas, you may be close to finding the source of the leak. You should try and track the water to see exactly where it is coming from. The majority of the time, your leak will be stemming from a connection problem with one of your pipes.

If your leak problem isn't from any of your pipes, unfortunately, you probably have a shell leak. An above ground pool shell leak is much easier to contend with than an inground swimming pool shell leak. With an above ground pool, you just have to find a hole where the water is coming from and repair it. It's a lot trickier when you own an inground swimming pool. You're going to have to try and examine the shell from inside the pool, or by searching the surrounding areas of the shell.

If you don't know anything about fixing the shell of a swimming pool, like most anything else, it's best to leave it to the experts. In fact, if you can't find the shell leak, it's best to just call in a professional, to help you fix your pool. As mentioned, this is especially true for inground swimming pools.

The process of elimination will help you determine what is causing the loss of water in your swimming pool. Finding out the cause and then where the leak is coming from is important. Once you find the source, you can determine whether it's best to call in a professional pool repair person or not. If you can't find the source of the leak, it's suggested you call in a professional. Remember, when it comes to a swimming pool leak; a small problem today could escalate into a much larger one tomorrow.

Fred Wagner is the president of PoolMan, the swimming pool specialists located in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Swimming pools are a major investment, which is why it is important to find a servicing company with a reputation for doing quality, professional work.

How to Maintain a Pool

Water chemistry, water circulation, and filtration are the three main components to a properly maintained swimming pool.

How Often Should a Pool Be Serviced?

Most chlorine swimming pools need to have chemicals added to them once a week to prevent algae from growing and messing with the pool’s chemical balance.

How Do I Know If My Pool Is Chemically Balanced?

A number of testing kits and chemicals are designed to help pool owners tell whether the chemicals in their pools are properly balanced and leveled correctly.

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As a pool owner, it is important to plan ahead and know what to do in case you leave for vacation, or when a storm strikes.

How to Care for Your Pool in the Winter

Many people forget about maintaining their pool’s chemistry during the colder months, but the chemicals in swimming pools really need to stay properly balanced 12 months out of the year.

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For pool owners who are interested in going “green,” there are a handful of ways they can reduce energy costs and help the planet while maintaining their pool at the same time.

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As a pool owner, it is important to plan ahead and know what to do in case you leave for vacation, or when a storm strikes.

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The biggest reasons that pool filters break are because they have not been properly taken care of, or because they have simply gotten too old.

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Trends in Pool Remodeling

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If you are a swimming pool owner and would like to save money on heating costs and chemical costs, there’s a simple way to do just that.  By investing in a solar cover and reel for your above ground or in-ground swimming pool, you can enjoy slashed energy bills and significant savings.  With their insulating and heat transference properties, solar pool covers also provide you with a number of other great benefits.  When attached to solar cover reels, these solar blankets are very easy to use and handle, so you can take advantage of the many benefits of using solar pool covers without any fuss.

As their name suggests, solar pool covers are designed to use the sun’s energy to raise the temperature of your swimming pool.  They are able to do so as a result of their special design which incorporates advanced solar technology.  In particular, solar swimming pool covers have thousands of tiny air pockets which serve to insulate and transfer heat.  In other words, solar covers absorb sunlight and transfer heat into the pool water while also retaining heat once it is in the water.

Solar pool covers are available in different grades or thicknesses, with the most typical thicknesses ranging from 8 mm to 16 mm.  Although the price will be higher for thicker covers, greater thickness also means better heat transference and heat retention.  Solar covers are also available in different colors, with the most common colors being clear and blue.  While color does not have any bearing on a cover’s ability to prevent water evaporation, it does have an effect on its ability to transfer heat.  This is because the color can affect how much sunlight is blocked and prevented from passing through the cover.  For example, blue covers typically block between 20 and 40 per cent of the sun’s solar energy while clear covers typically block approximately 5 to 15 per cent of the sun’s solar energy.  Accordingly, clear covers usually provide better heat transference than blue covers do.

As a result of their insulating and heat transference abilities, solar swimming pool covers provide a wide range of advantages.  Since these covers can raise the temperature of a swimming pool by 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit, you can open your pool earlier and close it later for an extended swimming season.  At the same time, you can rely less on your gas or electric heater, thereby enjoying significantly lower heating costs.  Furthermore, solar pool covers greatly reduce evaporation of both water and chemicals, so you will also spend less money on pool chemicals each season.

While at first glance, solar covers may seem too heavy and unwieldy to be convenient to use, solar cover reels can easily change that.  There are a variety of different solar cover reels available to choose from, including reels with hand cranks and water-driven reels that attach to a standard garden hose.  With the help of one of these reels, covering and uncovering your pool with a solar cover is both fast and convenient.  Many solar cover reels also make it easy for one person to handle a solar cover, eliminating the need to have at least two people around every time you want to cover or uncover your swimming pool.

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  While they may seem pricier than standard non-solar covers at first, the savings that you will experience in the long run will more than make up for that.  Furthermore, longer swimming seasons and reduced reliance on non-renewable energy sources are additional benefits that make investing in solar pool covers and reels an even more attractive option.  So for anyone who wants to save money on heating and chemical costs this swimming season, take a look at the many available solar pool covers and reels for in-ground pools and above ground pools and make the most of the sun’s free energy.

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