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What’s Trending: High Tech Granny Pods. Why You Need Lemon Balm In Your Garden. Uses for lemon balm in your home, garden, beauty routine, cooking as well as lemon balm recipes, and Why You Need Lemon Balm In Your Garden. Last year Marie and Kim educated me about Lemon Balm, and all its goodness! I decided to look into the Lemon Balm plant a bit more, and discover why I needed lemon balm in my garden. Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis, for a complete dissection, read the Lemon Balm Guide from the Herb Society of America) is easy to grow from seed, rooted cuttings or by root division.

The herb thrives in full sun, but can be grown in partial shade. Lemon Balm can be grown in most areas of the United States, US hardiness zones 4-9. Lemon Balm is a perennial. Uses for Lemon Balm Lemon Balm Uses In Your Garden • Attracts Bees to your garden. . • Mosquito Repellent – It smells better than citronella. Medicinal Uses of Lemon Balm • Alzheimer’s Disease – Lemon balm is inhaled as aromatherapy for Alzheimer’s disease. Uses For Lemon Balm In Cooking and Baking • Tea. How to retain 90% of everything you learn.

Imagine if you had a bucket of water. And every time you attempted to fill the bucket, 90% of the water would leak out instantly. Every time, all you’d retain was a measly 10%. How many times would you keep filling the bucket? The answer is simple: just once. The first time you noticed the leak, you’d take action You’d either fix the bucket or you’d get another bucket, wouldn’t you? Yet that’s not at all the way we learn. Almost all of us waste 90% of our time, resources and learning time, because we don’t understand a simple concept called the Learning Pyramid.

That weird thing is that you’re wasting time. So why do you retain 90% when you teach someone else or when you implement it immediately? So as soon as you run into difficulty and start to make mistakes, you have to learn how to correct the mistake. But surely your brain is concentrating in a lecture or while reading Sure it is, but it’s not making any mistakes. Reason 1: Your brain gets stuck at the first obstacle. 1) NEW!

Is Our Universe One of Many? Here's How We Can Find Out. The existence of parallel universes may seem like something cooked up by science fiction writers, with little relevance to modern theoretical physics. But the idea that we live in a “multiverse” made up of an infinite number of parallel universes has long been considered a scientific possibility – although it is still a matter of vigorous debate among physicists. The race is now on to find a way to test the theory, including searching the sky for signs of collisions with other universes. It is important to keep in mind that the multiverse view is not actually a theory, it is rather a consequence of our current understanding of theoretical physics.

This distinction is crucial. We have not waved our hands and said: “Let there be a multiverse.” Instead the idea that the universe is perhaps one of infinitely many is derived from current theories like quantum mechanics and string theory. Quantum Implications But it is entirely possible according to the strange rules of quantum mechanics. The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet. Dr. Joshua Levitt Special Report: 1 Sugar that Fights Disease, Chronic Conditions & Weight Gain. Consumed in moderation, sugar is a helpful source of energy. That is... provided you get it from the right sources. We humans evolved to get our sugar by eating whole foods like fruits, vegetables, and yes, even honey. Your body knows how to extract the maximum benefit from these whole foods. First, honey supports your immune system and fights off harmful bacteria.

As you know, your body is under constant assault by numerous viruses and bacteria that threaten to tire you out, make you sick, and even kill you. Fighting off this threat is key to staying healthy. One of the vital components in honey is an enzyme called glucose oxidase. This makes honey a powerful tool for fighting skin infections, healing wounds, and otherwise supporting your immune system.

Second, it supplies the "building blocks" for healthy cells. In addition to giving you sugars, honey equips your body with a complex array of proteins, enzymes, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutrients. Muslim Lolita Fashion Is A New Trend Inspired By Japan. In an awesome fashion mash-up that nobody could’ve foreseen, Muslim fans of the Japanese lolita fashion trend have begun pairing these sweet-as-candy outfits with their hijabs, creating a unique new style that Japanese lolita fans are falling in love with.

The lolita trend, at its most basic, involves wearing modernized Victorian- or Rococo-style dresses and outfits that are heavily accessorized and painstakingly coordinated into elaborate costumes. The trend’s fans (called ‘lolitas’) then meet up at various events to spend time together and appreciate each others’ outfits (or, as they call them, ‘coords’). Two Muslim lolitas, Noor and Alyssa, have pioneered the combination of lolita costumes with their Muslim hijabs. While fittingly stylish and flamboyant, their costumes still fully adhere to their religious principles. More info: Tumblr (Alyssa) | Tumblr (Noor) | Blogspot (Noor) (h/t: rocketnews, vice) Between God & The Devil. ACTUAL AUSTRALIAN COURT DOCKET 12659 -- from Joe Burton.

Smart tips to make life easier. Posted on February 24, 2012 in Humor If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Facebook or Twitter . Thanks for visiting! Rate this Post (16 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading... So... What do you think? 15 Astounding Facts. Funny This is a selection of some of the most astounding facts. For example, did you know that Starbuck spends more on health insurance for its employees than on coffee beans? Found this on Nedhardy. Share. Learn something new every day. 18 Amazing Facts About the Human Body - Infographic.