Create memorable settings using time, place and circumstance. Setting grounds your writing in the reality of place and depicts the theme of your story through powerful metaphor. Without setting, characters are simply there, in a vacuum, with no reason to act and most importantly, no reason to care. Without a place there is no story. MORE >>

A solar powered boat docked in Abu Dhabi just before the 2012 World Future Energy Summit has made a 48,000 kilometer voyage entirely on electrical power to get there. The boat wanted to prove that there were ways for the shipping industry to reduce the amount of green house gases that boats emit into the atmosphere. MORE >>

10 Recipes for Natural, Homemade Air Fresheners. Natural air fresheners. great scent can change the feel of a whole room, so it’s natural to want to use pleasant smells to create a warm, inviting home. So next time you’re looking to spruce up your home, skip the store and try out these ten natural air fresheners. Clear up odors the natural way: 1. MORE >>

For most of my life the biggest concern about my mattress was its comfort factor. comfortable mattress is a great mattress, right? Then I started hearing about the chemicals used in making conventional mattresses. don’t really want to sleep in a bed of formaldehyde, polyurethane, and various other chemicals. Here is a list of the top five. MORE >>

Novica is the unique eStore brought to us by National Geographic that allows us easy access to beautiful handmade products made by artisans from all around the world. Novica is the portal that brings customers to craftspeople and unique goods to us. With Gift Finder your search is narrowed by only what you want to see. MORE >>