When it comes to outdoor living, the basics (shelter, water, food) are simple to cover, but knowing what else to bring can be a little more difficult.  The seasoned outdoorsman knows that there are a few tools that are invaluable outdoors.  For example, a hatchet is a useful tool for chopping wood (of course), stripping wood, and digging.  Multipurpose tool have hundreds of uses that are difficult to categorize.  You might need to thread a fishing line, make a splint, or pull a stubborn tent pole apart; a multi purpose tool can assist with all of this.  It’s also a good idea to have a flashlight and a lantern, as light can be scarce outdoors.  The flashlight is good for walking through the dark, and a lantern is great for setting up camp near dusk. 

Having this essential outdoor equipment in addition to the basics will make the outdoors an enjoyable experience.  Some of the most seasoned outdoorsmen might just take the essential outdoor equipment and find shelter, food, and water with it alone!

It would be helpful to know some of the basic micronized creatine facts that have created this supplement’s great success and popularity. Creatine is a natural substance consisting of 3 amino acids (arginine, glycine, and methionine). Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. The human body can get the creatine it requires from whole foods and/or dietary supplements.  Moderate amounts of creatine exist in red meats and many fish. However, cooking destroys some of the creatine that exists in these foods. Therefore, it is wise for athletes in particular, to use a creatine supplement. Chicken and turkey do not contain creatine.

Creatine increases the volume of muscle cells, serves as an energy reservoir and it also enhances protein synthesis. Protein synthesis is the body’s ability to make proteins within muscle fibers. Without adequate and regular protein synthesis, your muscle tissue gradually breaks down (catabolism).

Have you ever unplugged your computer to move it, and then not been able to sort out all the wires to plug it in again?  Well, here’s a guide to the standard wires and connectors in computers that should help you sort out the madness.

• Power Cord – these plug into both monitors and computer towers, one end will have a standard 3 prong plug and is intended for a power socket, the other end will look like a flattened 3 prong plug insert for the matching socket on the computer.
• Cat5e Patch Cable – this is the cable which hooks up to the internet through a router or modem, and looks like a larger, thicker version of a phone cable.  The standard color is blue, but it comes in different colors often.
• USB Cable – this cable is used for hundreds of different devices including external hard drives, digital cameras, IPods and IPhones, keyboards, and mice.  It has a flat socket about half an inch wide and a sixteenth of an inch thick.
• Monitor Cable – this cable travels from the monitor (screen) to the computer tower, and will have a trapezoid shaped socket with several pins in the middle.  It also often has hand screws on the side, and tends to be the largest cable.