By Alan Donahue If you are interested in making a switch from cable to satellite TV, or want to move your current DirecTV setup, you can actually do it on your own without having to pay the potentially expensive installation…
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By Keri Honea Great Britain taxed their thirteen colonies of America for purposes of fund-raising to help replenish their national wealth. The taxes were simple in the mind of Parliament, and something that they practiced within their own country. The…
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By Kenneth Black It may seem obvious that the nation responsible for building the Great Wall felt like it wants to be cut off from the rest of the world. But at times, China also feels like it needs the…
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By April Sanders The world’s heaviest snake is known to be the Green Anaconda. Very large and dense, it spends most of its time in the water and can eat animals as large as a deer. Stories abound as to…
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By Michael Straessle Adding a deck to the back or front of the house will add value to your home. Whatever your desire is in deck design, getting all the facts will be crucial to the life of your deck….
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March 9, 2015 Culture & Society
Throughout the ages people have gazed upward at the celestial abode and charted the stars to find guidance for human affairs. Astrology is based on the belief that the celestial heavens govern earthly affairs. As the people of long ago…
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By Laura Reynolds The surge protector has become a permanent feature of homes, offices and anywhere else electronic equipment is used. It may be a strip unit, as illustrated by the image, or be built into individual large electronics. The…
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Including fish regularly in their diet helped reduce the risk of heart disease for women with type 2 diabetes. That research is consistent with other studies that show the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish reduce the risk of heart…
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Food is a source of energy for the body. Through the process of digestion, most of the food that we consume is eventually broken down, or converted, into a simple sugar called glucose. Glucose then passes into the bloodstream where…
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Brown Spotting During Pregnancy Brown spotting is one of the common problems which a pregnant woman would experience during the pregnancy. This is normally considered as signs of miscarriage especially when it is linked with cramping, spotting and abdominal pain….
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by Erin Kurdyla, Fresh Fitness Tips, SELF Magazine michelle621 says: I was just wondering if you could recommend any good sports bras that are really supportive for class like kickboxing where there is a lot of jumping around. Thanks! Answer:…
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I’m really digging the moves from Self’s “Slim down this weekend” workout in the November issue (p.154). Today I created a great workout by incorporating the Sunday tone up moves and a few moves of my own. And since the moves were fun, I was able…
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by Erin Kurdyla, Fresh Fitness Tips, SELF Magazine Sirenjess wrote: What causes muscle soreness? Is it okay to work through muscle soreness? Answer: The pain and discomfort you experience 24-48 hours after exercise (called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, or DOMS)…
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by Erin Kurdyla— Questions answered by expert Basketkam11 says: Can you recommend a good pair of ear buds/ head phones for my ipod? I’ve been using the typical ear buds that come with an ipod, but I find that they…
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Finally, an apparatus that might sneak past the ban on scales in my house. It’s not that I am opposed to everyone using scales to gauge their weight loss or gain. That’s great for some people, especially those people who…
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When we recently took a poll on how you were feeling about your body, the results were at first saddening. In the comments, the stories you shared were unbelievable: How could so many young women so clearly not overweight feel…
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Overview Whether you piece together a first aid kit or buy one fully assembled, the American Red Cross advises you to keep one at home and another in your car. Inspect each kit on a regular basis to make sure…
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By Carissa Wright Living with psoriasis can be difficult and even discouraging at times. Commonly, people who suffer from this affliction may feel trapped in their bodies and find it difficult to rev up the nerve to do a lot…
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By Brandi Koskie If you’re one of the millions who seeks anti-aging remedies, you need to look no further than your own diet. Healthy skin is younger-looking skin, and that healthy glow is attainable by watching what you eat. If…
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We eat at the types of places we never, ever (e-vah!) pictured ourselves dining at. You can too! Here’s my handy guide.We were at Rainforest Café a couple nights ago. Having a kid will do that to you. As The…
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I wonder what an astrological or biorhythm expert would say about me this week. It’s been such an emotional week. Regular readers of this space will know that at the beginning of the school year I was filled with doubts…
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A new University of Montreal study suggests only about 30 percent of kids walk or bike to school. Now, I say “suggests” because they taught me in journalism school to say that. A study can never “show” or “prove” anything,…
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It was probably the funniest storyline in last year’s Sex and the City movie when uptight Charlotte, after spending an entire week in Mexico eating only pudding cups from home and drinking bottled water, let her guard down in the…
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You can go on a trip, but you can’t leave your family behind “Hey, I could buy this for Arborio Rice,” said my friend, “Deny-la,” who shall remain unnamed as she’s “hiding” her very visible pregnancy from her colleagues for…
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Love Advice from a Love Buffoon I did it. I found the courage to talk to the red-haired girl in the computer center. Sort of. I took a seat in the swivel chair across from her desk, and stammered my…
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A few weeks ago I ran into an old girlfriend of mine at a pub in downtown Ann Arbor .She was nestled into a booth with her new man, sipping a martini and socializing with another couple across the table.She…
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A few years back on a flight to Phoenix , I was seated next to a beautiful, sweet-looking girl who smiled at me as I stowed my backpack in the overhead bin. After one enchanted look I was in love,…
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I was 12 years old when I went with Jasmine Lowell from my 8th grade class to see The Princess Bride, and I knew right away that I was in trouble. We watched young Wesley scale cliffs, brave the fire…
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A big part of my life (and consequently my love life) is the fact that I have to travel – sometimes for months at a time. I’ve logged a lot of hours behind the wheel over the years, and while…
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One day during college, my buddy Leon and I went to the $2 cinema to see Before Sunrise. It’s a great movie about two young travelers who meet on a European train and fall in love over the course of…
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