Sizes and uses

Prunus laurocerasus is commonly known as the Cherry laurel or English laurel. It is quite often confused with Laurus noblis (bay laurel or Grecian laurel), which is the victory laurel of ancient Greece.

A hardy evergreen shrub native to Asia and Europe, It is often planted as a large ground cover or under-planting beneath forest trees. I once did some work for Newtown house in Abbeyknockmoy (an old estate house with a forest attached) and witnessed...

Doctors will use agrowth chartto track a child's growth and monitor how he or she is growing in relationship to other children. While every child is different, and has unique physical characteristics, major differences could be indicative of poor health. Evaluating agrowth chartis usually part of a regular check up.

A different growth chart must be used when examining girls instead of boys, since the rates and patterns of growth between genders are very different.

Most people are not aware that the correct term for a ringing in the ears is tinnitus which can be pronounced either as tin-night-is or tin-nit-is. Tinnitus is also called "ear ringing," others will describe it as soft buzzing sounds, humming bird noises, rushing noises like water, hissing, and or tapping like sounds. Not all people will describe their tinnitus noises equally - some hear screaming jet engines and others a gentle purr.

Tinnitus is a condition, not a...

With audio and video gear taking center stage in many households, it's bound to happen: You're relaxing to a classical CD when your kids start blasting MTV or a DVD movie. Rather than resorting to a duel of decibels, you can keep the peace by doling out headphones.

WHAT'S AVAILABLE

There are a few hundred different headphone models on the market. Sony is the market leader; other leading brands include Aiwa, Jensen, Koss, Panasonic, and Radio Shack.

Brinkman Smoker grills are marketed with the slogan of; "The Ultimate Grilling Experience." For those people who love to grill and smoke meats, Brinkman's slogan rings true. Think about late spring or summer and the smells of the grill, the sweet smell of smoke escaping the smoker and calling out to everyone hungry. Add some corn on the cob and coleslaw and heaven on earth has arrived. Brinkman makes grills and smokers that cover the full spectrum. There is a grill and smoker...

It is very common for all dogs to coughon an occasional basis, especially when they first wake up. However, allergic sneezing is typically a nonproductive sneeze that occurs in paroxysms and the infections will often produce puss. If you notice a bloody discharge from a single nostril then that is an indication of a tumor or a foreign object.
Acute Coughing

Although we have discussed the issue of your dog having a persistent and constant coughing problem, acute coughing...

What we normal folk (as we would like to believe that we are) call a sore throat is referred to in medical terms as pharyngitis. A sore throat can be quite painful when the patient attempts to swallow food or liquids, the soreness from this can be unbearable – so therefore the sufferer tends to go with out – due to their inability to eat – up to an extent where they starve themselves to avoid the discomfort. And if you enjoy getting up behind a microphone to give a...

Misconceptions, mistakes and myths about exercise can cause a lot of people to avoid exercise. The following are some tips to clear up any confusion and improve your work out routine. Don't let these misconceptions prevent you from getting the exercise you want and need.

Mistake: Failure to make goals. Many exercise without a goal of where they want to be. How can you track your progress if you don't have a goal? For example, if your goal is weight loss then by tracking your...

Shade trees do not all necessarily shed their leaves in the fall (deciduous), but some shade trees are evergreen, and others can be classified as flowering trees. The fact that shade trees can cool temperatures in the surrounding landscape and cool off houses during the heat of the summer is well known. Some evergreen trees also provide shade all year, a factor that may be undesirable in some cases during hard winter freezes, when an evergreen shade tree may block off the heat rays from...

Gun control is one of the most controversial topics being discussed today. Many people believe that it violates their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Others believe that it is essential to keep guns out of the hands of those who might use them for harm. Either way, every state now requires some sort of firearm background check before a gun can be sold.

The Brady Bill

This is a result of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, (The Brady Bill), which was enacted in...