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Food & Drink > Soft Drinks How to cut back on soft drink consumption: 1 of 17

With the increasing spotlight on the role of soft drinks in consumers' expanding waistlines and related health problems like Type 2 Diabetes and heart disease, many diehard soda fans like me have actually begun to do the unthinkable: cut back on soft drink consumption. As I once used to quote that a particular soda "was the ...
Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) How to know that a school is right for you: 1 of 17

You've been wading through piles of catalogues and reviewing college websites until your head hurts and your eyes are bloodshot, but you still don't know which school is THE ONE. Building up your GPA, participating in extra curricular activities, and learning leadership skills helped you anticipate this milestone, but someho...
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) An overview on teaching children how to play ten pin bowling: 1 of 5

It's official. Children love bowling! Having permission to throw a ball and send ten pins crashing noisily into one another is like a dream come true for most kids. They're supposed to smash something? Yes! This fun factor, along with easy-to-understand basic concepts, and the all season, family friendly environment make bow...
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Fun Halloween games for kids: 1 of 5

The joys of trick-or-treating, having family get-togethers, and attending Halloween events adds to the enchanting spell of the Halloween season. This year, make Halloween even more exciting by treating your kids to some entertainment beyond the usual Halloween puzzles or bobbing for apples at that Halloween party. Whether th...
Education > College Life What you should know about living off campus for the first time: 5 of 16

There should be a mandatory college course called, "Guidelines To Living Off Campus" that everyone has to pass before moving into off-campus housing for the first time. In fact, another course entitled, "How To Be A Good Roommate" should be required too. If my many housemates and I had taken those courses, we would have enjo...
Food & Drink > Soft Drinks How sports drinks are different from energy drinks: 2 of 5

To the average person, sports drinks and energy drinks seem to be nearly synonymous. Both types of beverages advertise under a healthy platform of increasing performance levels to some degree, and both consist of similar ingredients such as high sodium and carbohydrates. The targeted demographics for both drinks even overlap...
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) How to get spin on your ball while playing ten pin bowling: 3 of 6

Bowling seems like a deceptively easy sport sometimes. You've seen those spectacular bowlers who throw graceful, hooking shots that attack the pocket and knock the pins down with echoing action. When they release the bowling ball onto the lane, it seems like the gutter is calling, but then the ball curves and heads straight ...
Food & Drink > Drinks (Other) How to make Halloween punch with dry ice: 1 of 2

A killer Halloween party requires preparation and attention to detail. Along with the right decorations and music, making a great Halloween punch that is part of the spooky atmosphere is a central detail to enhance your thrilling and fun Halloween theme. Adding dry ice to the punch bowl to create that foreboding ghostly fog ...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Turning the other cheek: 4 of 7

“But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.” Matt 5:39 (NKJ) When Jesus spoke to the multitudes in what we refer to as the “Sermon on the Mount” he was illustrating how the new kingdom he brought differed from the religious and c...
Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) Fun gadgets and furniture to bring to school: 6 of 10

The time is nearing. You're about to move into your college dorm room and begin the experience that will create some of most pivotal opportunities, life lessons, and friendships in your life. You've been counting down the days since summer began, but now that it's almost moving day you've finally made yourself stop hypervent...