Most people are familiar with Ivy League universities and have a pretty good idea that it is extremely prestigious to attend one of them. There are many, many other universities that are very rigorous academically and difficult to get into. The term The Little Three, The Little Ivies, and The Hidden Ivies is sometimes confusing […]
Ginger is one of the most widely used spices in the world today. In addition to flavoring foods, ginger benefits the body in many ways, including improving mental performance. Ginger is available in different forms i.e. juice, powders, capsules and as fresh rhizomes. The enormous health benefits of ginger make it an excellent additive in […]
Play in space is the key term. We are not talking about playing football on the moon, zero gravity would force us all to rethink the game a bit. “In Space” means playing with the distance between your players and the other team. If your team is bigger and more athletic and can handle players […]
John 15:12-13 “My commandment is this: Love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down your life for your friends.” That was Jesus speaking. He gave his life for you and me. He says that it is the last act of love. This makes sense, because […]
Prolific authors write; They don’t just dream about it. A good example is Georges Simenon of Inspector Maigret fame. He writes a book quickly, in one sitting, so to speak. The first draft of each chapter is handwritten in a single afternoon. The next morning he types it out on his typewriter, revising and rewriting […]
Ideas, they say, come in moments of loneliness or seclusion. Volumes of books have been written by people while imprisoned by their fellow men, who lamented the inspiration gained by their enemies even while imprisoned. In 1963, from a Birmingham jail during the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King wrote several seminal letters. Not […]
Why is it common in the villages around Lake Lugu to see young men rather than old ones strolling at dawn, tired but looking content? They return from a zou hun, or traveling marriage, one of the most un-Chinese traditions you’ll find in China. Traveling marriage is a Mosuo custom, not Naxi, the predominant ethnic […]
Soccer camps for young soccer players We do a day camp in June or July. We have done one-week and three-day camps, but now we only do one-day camps. Our goals for these preseason camps are just to take a look at what we have in terms of talent, to get the kids to understand […]
“This notion that the United States is preparing to attack Iran is just ridiculous. […]. That said, all options are on the table.” (President George W. Bush, February 2005) Who would have imagined it? Forget the Prophet Mohammed, Islam, the Koran, President Ahmadinejad and his nuclear program, Islamofascism and the whole umpah-pah. The mullahs don’t […]
What is a good posture? Good posture means standing with your spine straight, your shoulders back, and your shoulder blades pulled down and in, with your weight evenly distributed between both feet and your chin at ground level. Your lower spine has a natural curve, so be careful not to overcorrect your posture. Standing up […]
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