http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Going green and saving money go hand-in-hand. When you cut energy costs, you're saving money as well as the natural resources that create that energy. In fact, the US Department of Energy reports that the home sector uses approximately 66% of the electric energy in this country. What's more, ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~688886.aspx11/18/2009 12:42:28 PMJeff Belk * Keep Foods in the Refrigerator Covered - Keeping refrigerated foods covered limits moisture evaporation in the air, which reduces power consumption. It takes more to cool moist air than dry air, which will make your air conditioner work harder than necessary. * Reset Your Refrigerato...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~688875.aspx11/18/2009 12:32:32 PMJeff Belk Here is a quick cheat sheet for some simple tips to being more green: 1. Read and research green issues that you are passionate about 2. Cut back on excessive consumerism and skip your trip to the shopping mall this week 3. If you can, make it instead of buying it 4. Cook at home, and avoid fa...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~685716.aspx11/11/2009 1:10:26 PMJeff Belk There is now GREEN software available to help reduce energy emitted by your computer screen. The GREEN software detects whether or not you are looking at your computer, and then switches off the display if you are not looking. This can help cut your energy bills, as well as significantly re...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~685715.aspx11/11/2009 12:58:43 PMJeff Belk Wow, on my post last week things were looking up. This week I'm looking up to where I was at last week, but still looking up. Not wanting to go to the doctor, the typical man attitude, I figured things would improve, they always do. Wrong! The doctor told me that the pneumonia could be coming o...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~683386.aspx11/8/2009 7:49:28 PMGary Livingston What is the swine flu? - The swine flu is a type of influenza virus, which is usually found in pigs. The current strand of the virus causing concern is a new variation of the virus. While swine flu does not normally pass to humans, such transmission can occur. The current strand of the virus is ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682796.aspx11/6/2009 8:14:45 AMJeff Belk The latest technology to hit the world of grilling is the Blue Ember iQue grill. This grill is complete with an integrated computer for precision control, to get your meat just perfect. The iQue even allows you to set the time and temperature for cooking, as well as selecting the type of mea...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682792.aspx11/6/2009 8:01:59 AMJeff Belk One question in particular, when asked over and over again, can dramatically improve your company"s long-term profitability. That question is: How can I improve my service? I am talking about service in a general sense and not just customer service or product support. If a washing machine...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682333.aspx11/5/2009 12:14:08 PMJohn Knox Many business owners don't know what they are "really" selling. Once you understand what your customers are "actually" buying, you have a much better chance of selling them. People never buy your product or service When it comes to writing advertising content that sells there is a sayin...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682302.aspx11/5/2009 11:40:38 AMJohn Knox 1. Radiant Heated Floors - Radiant heat is unique because it first warms the coldest objects closest to the source.Thus, radiant heat is commonly installed under the floor. This means you can walk on your hard floors barefoot year round, and feel heat radiating at your feet.Radiant heat can be...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~681738.aspx11/4/2009 10:16:10 AMJeff Belk Well today is the 28th of October three days before the little ghouls and goblins, one day after the premier of the Michael Jackson over hyped (son and I went to the 10:00 pm showing) "This is It" movie, two days after not having a fever over 100 degrees in a week and finally, Twenty Eight days...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~678792.aspx10/28/2009 10:26:00 PMGary Livingston As we move slowly through the limbo known as autumn and the snow season comes closer and closer, my nerves start to tingle. If you find yourself in my same predicament and can't wait until the first good blizzard in the mountains bringing powder so deep it buries you, here are some ideas for st...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~663219.aspx10/6/2009 4:39:26 PMJoseph Mark What's skiing to me? I think the coolest part of that question is that it's different for every one. To me it's artistic, peaceful, extreme, stylish, fast, passionate, and many more feelingsthat I can not regenerate by solely sitting here day-dreaming. This time of year it also becomes a longi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~660473.aspx9/28/2009 10:09:47 PMJoseph Mark Annoyance 1 - The H1N1 hit our household last weekend which has made for a long week. Missed school, throbbing heads, if the temperature has been above 50 degrees the wind was over 30 mph. Results I feel miserable and not a single ride nor mile added to my summer totals. Annoyance 2 - While s...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~662903.aspx10/5/2009 8:01:56 PMGary Livingston I had a difficult customer experience today and it got me thinking about the different stores that I've stopped shopping at based on my customer experience. Right off the top of my head, without having to think long at all, I recalled three different stores that have lost my business due to poor ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Local-Business/Blog~662767.aspx10/5/2009 3:13:28 PMAngel Tuccy I was a guest at a networking leads group and was enjoying the commentary going around the room as each person recited whom they had referred and done business with recently. It was inspiring to hear so many people add value to the others in the room by being walking testimonials for each other. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Local-Business/Blog~662760.aspx10/5/2009 3:09:05 PMAngel Tuccy Sometimes, I sound like a broken record. Write thank you notes, write thank you notes, hand-write thank you notes. This is the most important piece of literature you can mail out to your customers, and yet everyone tells me that they don't do it. A hand-written thank you note is guaranteed to be ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Local-Business/Blog~662757.aspx10/5/2009 3:06:18 PMAngel Tuccy Dear Centennial Voters, As an active Centennial resident, I have been involved in what is going on in our community for many years. I have attended more council meetings within the past 6 years than some of the current city council members. It was also an honor to be elected to the Centennial C...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~662551.aspx10/4/2009 8:59:35 PMRhonda LivingstonVorry Moon is one of several candidates running for a two year term for Centennial's District 1 City Council seat. Vorry is the only candidate with experience in this role. In fact, he has already served a 4 year term in this role andasked voters to re-elect him when someone else won the election...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~662543.aspx10/4/2009 8:10:18 PMRhonda LivingstonAs I have been getting back into my riding routine this month, I'm sitting at 180 miles, I have made some pleasant observations. Riders are talking to each other, that is good for all of us. The matching spandex wrapped, go fast guys, (I do envy you) are saying, on your left as they blow by, wi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~657784.aspx9/20/2009 9:52:43 PMGary Livingston For those of you that did not read my last post, the definition of S.W.A.G. is Scientific Wild A_ _ Guess. That is my training bible that allows me to listen, read and glean from this and that to make my body work better. The key to this plan is, My Body. Again, if you have been reading my mixe...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~653558.aspx9/6/2009 8:52:23 PMGary Livingston One man's opinion here on the health care reform debate - or is it health insurance reform? Whatever your conclusion, you must have been impressed with the rancor and inexplicable hostility in some of the recent town meeting debates. The claims of dismantling Medicare to pay for reform, wild a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~652135.aspx9/2/2009 10:36:37 AMDaniel SmithWell summer is turning to fall and you have been riding, hopefully, consistently 15 -20 miles a ride. You should be feeling good, you have lost some weight, or more importantly your clothes are now fitting better or too big. You have learned to adjust your riding to improve your skills but work w...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~651168.aspx8/30/2009 6:34:36 PMGary Livingston I only made a single blog entry once in July, WOW. I did ride 355 miles with an average of 24 miles a ride. My smart-alecky fifteen year old now needs to wait for me again so he had to rub it in with some extra rides to total 387 miles, oh to be fifteen again. It is half way through Augus...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~647013.aspx8/16/2009 4:09:46 PMGary Livingston Planning for college can be majorly stressful. There's a lot you have to do: find the right school, get in, figure out how to pay for it. But you don't have to sweat it when you use websites like www.studentedge.com. Peterson's StudentEdge is a free online college and career planning resour...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/High-School/Blog~641925.aspx7/30/2009 10:44:10 AMDirk Weed Sounds simple right? How many people have lost money on everything from diets to exercise plans to exercise gimmicks? Very few people are comfortable with their body and most would like to change something about themselves. What is sad is that, it is highly likely, it is unnecessary. You know yo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~634827.aspx7/9/2009 9:03:11 PMGary Livingston Total Health and Exercise continues to grow as a business in theEnglewood / Greenwood Villagearea. My goal as a personal trainer and personal training studio owner is to continue it's growth, contribute to community activities, and impact peoples lives. I find this to be a great opportunity to w...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Blog~634818.aspx7/9/2009 8:01:35 PMMark Schmukal I am proud to announce that Total Health and Exercise,a private personal training studio, is now officially open for business. This has been an amazing experience to open a training studio such as Total Health and Exercise (T.H.E.) I worked extremely hard to make this placeand its equipment aest...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Blog~634816.aspx7/9/2009 7:58:46 PMMark Schmukal I started doing this for all of us beginning bicyclists out there that needed a realistic point to start and in some ways I have varied from that. Today I hope to strike a chord with everyone. As I observe other bicyclists while I'm on a ride or in my car, I have noticed a generation differen...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~630966.aspx6/28/2009 8:46:40 PMGary Livingston Well we completed our first organized ride, WOW! Now 'first' was the key word here so I don't have a base to compare the quality of the ride to. I do have my opinions which I will share with you, no big surprise there, right? Not being sure of what to expect we arrived about 45 minutes before...http://denver.yourhub.com/Centennial/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~628709.aspx6/21/2009 11:57:52 AMGary Livingston