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The Boston Globe recently ran an interesting interview with Stan Cox, the author of the new Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (and Finding New Ways to Get Through the Summer). Cox describes what in his view are the adverse effects air conditioning has had on the environment and buildings and suggests what he believes are greener ways to power air conditioning, such as solar energy, and talks about A/C alternatives like whole-house fans and evaporative swamp coolers. We don't necessarily agree with his views, but if you've got some time, give the interview a read.

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From an earlier poll I posted, it seemed many people were planning to stay home this weekend. That’s fine, but if you’ve changed your mind at the last minute, here are a few suggestions for last, last, last-minute getaways that don’t involve the beach. (We have an itinerary coming tomorrow for a weekend in Ocean City.):

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Building muscle in a healthy, efficient manner poses a formidable challenge to the busy people of today’s world. Unhealthy diet crazes, overpriced workout machines, and damaging diet pills have all skyrocketed in production because of this; sleazy businessmen everywhere aim to profit off of whatever is in high demand. Fitness, or at least the appearance of fitness, is in high demand. However, there are healthy, realistic ways to accomplish this: proper nutrition, ample exercise, and adequate sleep.

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Supplements are HUGE in the bodybuilding world. In the last 4 to 5 years supplements brands such as muscle tech and Optimum Nutrition have lead the new revolution of nutrition.

Supplements are spread threw thousands of pages in every fitness or muscle mag today. They are more in demand today then ever before. Beginners to advance gym users are all experimenting with all types of supplements.

Now I want to quickly discuss some of these supplements, and give my opinion on what are the best 5 supplements on the market for muscle growth.

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Many people do not understand the correct science behind building muscle. So many struggle to achieve results they would like. There are a few proper “techniques” that you can apply to your muscle building agenda that could change your results incredibly.

1) Compound movements

- They stimulate the most total muscle fiber at one time.

This means that you can work a wide range of muscles by performing only a small number of exercises. For example, the bench press is an awesome compound movement for the chest, but it also stimulates the shoulders and triceps at the same time.

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Being healthy is something that everyone should strive for. Sometimes it’s hard in this busy world to have time to eat healthy or workout, but it’s something that needs to be done in order for people to be in good general health. The goal for most people is to lose weight, but the problem is that a lot of people go about it the wrong way. Simply eating less is not the answer. Instead, people should focus on boosting their metabolism in order to achieve weight loss and good general health. This article will focus on some health nutrition tips for those wanting to lose weight the right way by boosting their metabolism.

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We just wrapped up our Live From the Labs video chat on grills and outdoor cooking. Thanks to everyone on who participated via Facebook, Twitter,
and Ustream. If you have any follow-up questions on grilling, send them to us via e-mail. And if you missed out on the chat, watch it on Ustream or below.

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It’s been a year since President Obama signed the credit card reform act into law, although most of the changes for consumers kicked in February. More changes are on the way later this summer, too.

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Memorial Day unofficially signals the start of summer and the many pleasures it offers. But the warm weather also brings some health issues you can't ignore, including pesky insects and exposure to the sun. Check out our latest review of insect repellents and new report on sunscreens to find the products that will protect you this summer. The video here details how our intrepid testers served up their forearms to swarms of hungry mosquitoes.

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Here’s a candidate for Naughty Business of the Week, just in under the wire:

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