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Freedom and Courage...

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  This Independence Day, my thoughts will be on you. When fireworks set the sky ablaze, I'll wish you the best Independence Day ever, and hope that you'll keep the spirit of freedom and courage alive in your heart forever. Many blessings to you and yours this Independence Day. Happy Independence Day!

Business Aims to Replace Diesel as Fuel for Trucking

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0 in New Fuels for Trucking: Big retail, communications and package delivery companies use an enormous amount of fuel to power their own fleets. Finding a low-carbon alternative fuel is key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices. Image: Ian Halsey/Flickr Through their control over transport and logistics operations, companies have the power to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but business leaders are being wary as they select from a wide array of alternative fuels and technologies. Big retail, communications and package delivery companies use an enormous amount of fuel to power their own fleets and indirectly through their suppliers. According to the Department of Energy, medium- and heavy-duty trucks consume 16 percent of energy used by all modes of transportation . Overall, energy consumption in the trucking sector is expected to continue growing as the U.S. economy expands. In this context, switching from high-cost diesel t...

Why Do Birds Live Longer Than Turtles?

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The key indicator for animals may be total energy expended over a lifetime Conventional wisdom in longevity studies used to be that the life span of a creature was roughly proportional to its body mass and heart rate—the big, slow elephant outlives the quick, small mouse. New research, however, presents a more complicated picture. Bats and birds, for instance, are small but tend to live longer than many larger creatures. Moreover, when scientists look within particular species, size does not correlate well with life span, although fast growth is often associated with reduced longevity. To some degree, resting metabolic rate does correlate, but for animals total energy expended over a lifetime may be the best indicator of all. Definitive answers in this field can be slow in coming, partly because the studies take a long time to do—a typical Galápagos tortoise, for instance, can outlast a scientist's career. And don't hold your breath for insights into the ex...

I AM WONDERFULLY MADE

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  It is the Lord doing,its marvellous in our sight. I AM WONDERFULLY MADE

Meet the gorgeous Miss world top ten Finalist!!

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PART 2: How To Make Your Partner Love You Forever [A Must Read] Trying to get pregnant All justin bieber songs Womens Reading games for kids Continuation from How To Make Your Partner Love You Forever PART 1.... Show appreciation towards each other, learn how to compromise and avoid being defensive all the time. Maintain the communication ; make sure you always check on one another throughout the day. Text your partner any simple message, (Hi love, Have you had launch? Are you okay darling? Goodnight, I miss you, Good morning ) it will show that you always think and care about him or her. If you have got sufficient credit then call on him or her. Trust one another, don’t listen to rumors, be creative in your relationship (once in a while surprise your partner) and be proud of one another. - See more at: http://www.gistpla...