Did you ever consider that your great-great-grandfather may have fought in the civil war? Perhaps your great-great-great grandfather made his way here from the “old country” on a great old sailing ship with just a few pence in his pocket. What of your grandmother? Perhaps she was the local librarian in her town. Once they start a genealogy search most people find tracing their family history fascinating. What may start with the simple desire to know a few names and dates turn…
Read MoreAffirmative Action, Is It Good Or Bad?
This article does not discuss the legalities of affirmative action, I leave that to the courts. This article is solely about the philosophy of affirmative action.
Read MoreA better understanding of the arcade and flash games
A short overview of the history of arcade games and flash games will show that there is a huge connection between these two types of games. Arcade games have a long history and, even though the arcade games were not in the past what we know them to be today, the same concept is the main ingredient for the new ones as well. The arcade games are usually simple, have iconic characters, a certain number of levels with increasing difficulty and they do not require high skills or much learning time. I
Read MoreRelax- Watch Sunsets
Stress, the word that has become the enemy of millions around the world. So many of us are stressed all the while. Every small decision creates stress.
Read MoreHow To Diet For Lean Muscle Gains – Focus On Vegetables And High-Protein Foods
If you are wondering how to diet for lean muscle gains, the most important thing that you should keep in mind is that you should reduce your intake of fatty foods. This is not possible to do entirely, but if you are eating a lot of highly fatty foods, you should reduce them to be no more than 20% of your daily caloric intake. We also recommend that you limit your selection to healthy unsaturated fats. It is also interesting to note that people who severely restrict their fat …
Read MoreShould You Supplement Your Diet With Glyconutrients?
What are nutritional supplements? They are natural “medicines” that help us add essential nutrients to our bodies that we are not getting from the food we eat. Many supplements are not what they are meant to be and are just a waste of money. However some are good and really do what they say they will. Ambrotose is one of these nutritional supplements that does live up to its promise.
Read MoreCamping – do you have the skills to survive the outdoors?
As our society becomes more and more technological, cold and urban, ever more people are starting to feel the urge to get away from it all
Read MoreImmigrants: Legal, Illegal Or Just Human
Ever since Lucy and her band of our Homo Sapien ancestors left Africa some 70,000 years ago, our species has been migrating. From our savanna homeland, we have spread over the entire globe so that almost every nook and cranny of our planet has been populated with our species. There are some who even talk of colonizing Mars. While we are known as a tool-making primate, we should also be recognized as confirmed travelers.
Read MoreThe Amazing Origin Of Belly Dancing
The origin of belly dancing has been an issue that has been long debated by professionals because there is no clear answer to where the origin of belly dancing actually was born. Some professionals such as anthropologists believe that perhaps it was Egypt as there is evidence indicating this by the carvings left that seem to indicate the same movements and pictures that would be similar to belly dancing. Others believe that it originated from the Middle East and even Africa…
Read MoreThe History Of Rugs
The history of rugs is quite amazing. The weaving of rugs and carpets dates back to at least 500 BC. Rugs are made by weaving, at least this is how they started making rugs. Weaving is nothing new, our ancestors have been doing it for thousands of years. The first weaving that was done was to make baskets. They made baskets out of anything that was pliable, leaves, grass, twigs and whatever materials could be found at the time.
Read MoreUnderstanding Your Russian Women
Russian women, Russian woman, marriage agencies. Forget everything you learned from the dating site or marriage agency you signed up for. Know a little about her history.
Read MoreHow To Choose Unusual / Unique Baby Names
Nowadays, fewer parents are naming their kids with traditional and classic names, trying to find a different, refreshing name for their child. Because of this, finding a really Unique baby name is becoming much harder.
Read MoreIs There Going To Be An Asian Flu Pandemic?
The last Asian flu pandemic occurred in 1957. It is estimated that between 1 million people and 4 million people were killed by the virus. In 2004 3,700 samples were sent out to labs around the world in a ghastly mistake!
Read MoreA Good Jewelry Cleaner Brings Back The Shine
Jewelry shines if it is properly cleaned and polished. People have treasures at home in the form of diamonds, emeralds and sapphires. These are often set in gold, silver or platinum. Some of the jewels are antiques that have been handed down from ancestors from one generation to the next.
Read MoreUnderstanding your Metabolism
Our metabolic rate determines the rate at which we “burn up” our food, and by increasing this rate, we can lose weight more quickly, easily, and safely. nWhen we diet, by decreasing our calorie intake too drastically, we cause our metabolism to slow down, making it progressively more difficult for us to lose weight.
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