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I grew up in Rumford, Maine, located in the good ol' River Valley. My parents owned and operated their own business, which led my brother and I to have an interesting upbringing surrounded by the ins and outs of business. Through my younger years I always

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game reviews: Spring Up: 1 of 13

Rating: 5/5 If you're looking for a relaxing game that will still challenge the mind, Spring Up! is exactly what you're looking for. A downloadable game from Frozax Games, Spring Up! is something new in the realm of "puzzle" games. While the "puzzle" is as simple as knocking spheres and bricks off the grid with a shooter bal...
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity The benefits of vitamins for the elderly: 1 of 12

As the body ages, it's needs change. This is something that humans have realized since the dawn of time. However, instead of ignoring those changes, there is now the ability to understand what those changes are and what is needed to help are bodies adjust to old age. One of the most important pieces in a diet are the vitamin...
Health & Fitness > Kidney & Urologic Diseases Tips for avoiding gallstones: 1 of 9

The first thing to understand is that gallstones, like any other ailment, are not 100% preventable. In fact, many doctors feel that it is impossible to always prevent gallstones, but that there are a handful of ways to lower the likelihood of dealing with the ailment. - Reducing your intake of saturated fats is kno...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations Should Christians be discouraged from celebrating Christmas publicly?: 5 of 35

Let us start by having a little bit of clarification: by celebrating a holiday publicly, that does not mean going out and making a fool of yourself by celebrating it as a holiday to be greedy and redeem presents from those that use it as an excuse not to be loving to you the rest of the year. Publicly celebrating a holiday m...
Education > Education (Other) An overview of educational options for your children: 8 of 51

For many parents the choice of what style school to place their child in seems to be an easy one. With all the availability of public schools staring them in the face, how can they possibly choose anything else? Parents should take pause and consider the various possibilities before enrolling their student in the default pub...
Entertainment > Movie Genres Classic fantasy films of the 80s: 2 of 12

The 1980s saw a burst in the fantasy movie business. No longer were movies based on comic books or dinosaurs roaming the earth. They no longer were based on light-hearted family adventures and the misadventures of children. Romantic comedies based in the fantasy realm were not often found. The 80s saw a large boom in fantasy...
Education > Secondary School Issues The case against cell phones in schools: 2 of 12

As a teacher, cell phones in schools are one of my biggest pet-peeves. Now, before I have parents down my back saying that their child "needs" their cell phone to get a hold of them to pick them up after school or from practice, let me point out that every school building has a plethora of phones, normally of which at least ...
Entertainment > Movie Genres Classic fantasy films of the 60s: 1 of 6

During the 1960s there was to much going on that anything that proved to be a distraction from daily life was well accepted. Amongst the political upheaval happening throughout the world, there was also a counter-culture and social revolution developing. JFK became president and was assassinated; Italy was forming a left-of-...
Health & Fitness > Dental Treatment What to eat after your wisdom teeth are extracted: 3 of 13

The throbbing pain. The metallic taste. The constant hunger for something other than ice chips. For most of us, we know what this is: this is the first moment that the anesthesia wears off. After having your wisdom teeth extracted, it's hard to think of what you can and can't have in your temporary diet of semi-solids. We te...
Food & Drink > Food & Drink (Other) Most popular Hanukkah foods and recipes: 1 of 4

Hanukkah, like most holidays, is laden with delicious treats for everyone to splurge on. Most notably during this celebration of light, foods are fried in oil to represent the oil that burned for eight days in the Temple at Judea. While some of us may cringe at the idea of the calories consumed, if we look beyond that to the...