Some of the things you see at the high school gym just make you scratch your head (a zero-rep exercise), like these favorites: designer dog trying keep up with its owner on a treadmill (true!); guy jumping up and down on one leg with a loaded barbell across his shoulders.
If you care about how you [...]
The cellphone industry has been doing its homework and has come up with a fun and functional way to boost the math skills of American students exponentially. How? Spend more time on cellphones in the classroom.
At the recent Mobile Learning 09 conference in Washington, a wireless industry trade group presented research—sponsored by cellphone chip maker [...]
The Little Engine That Could, also known as The Pony Engine, is an American classic children’s story. The book promotes the values of optimism and hard work, and some think of the book as a metaphor for the American dream and a story of self-discovery.
The story tells of a long train filled with toys [...]
The hour of the Oscars is soon upon us, and the entertainment world waits like a teenager at the highschool prom to bask in the Hollywood glow of a night of winning smiles.
Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award winning film star from the silent era. He made his first movie in 1914, and in a [...]
His stylish red scarf and orange-tinted hair blow in the breeze as Kim Rae-in, a member of the paparazzi posse, cruises his beat-up motorcycle through the mean streets of Seoul, South Korea on the prowl for the next Kodak moment.
Stalking starlets? Pop singers? Politicians? Not a chance. Kim’s out to get the serious money-makers—pictures [...]
Every teen knows that flirting can be great fun. But it’s a lot more than just playing games. It’s a universal, functional, and essential element of the survival of humanity as a whole. If not for flirting, we wouldn’t be here now, hanging around the locker, swapping notes on technique. So without further delay, let’s [...]
There are new reports that global warming will likely be much faster than previously estimated. The reason for this seems to be that there is more carbon dioxide going into the air; both man made and through natural processes.
“We are basically looking now at a future climate that’s beyond anything we’ve considered seriously in [...]
Stuck for a Valentine’s gift for that special someone? Forget about the reversible fur-lined leather thong—for him or for her. Any gift like that is just so gross, and it’s not even funny.
Keep in mind how long you’ve been seeing one another, and how far along you are in your relationship. Don’t let your gift [...]
Valentine’s Day has moved beyond a celebration for lovers, and now embraces anyone for whom we have affection. In an article titled “Valentines Day Beyond Lovers” on the website stvalentinesday.org , the author wrote:
“Valentine’s Day Festival has been associated with lovers since long ago but in present times the scope of the festival has [...]
“Ah, look at all the lonely people,” sang the Beatles in “Eleanor Rigby”.
In recent years, more Canadians are saying they have a maximum of two friends—no more than two. And people of all age groups, with the exception of women under 25, are saying this. Can it be true that working longer hours and [...]