Tonight is the start of the 2008 NFL season. The season begins with the Washington Redskins playing the defending Superbowl Champions, the New York Giants. Although I love the NFL, there is one thing I don’t like. I don’t enjoy press conferences. I don’t watch NFL press conferences because they look like political speeches. They never tell us anything we […]

If you are interested in becoming a nurse in New York, then you have some decisions and a lot of work ahead of you. Of course, with a secure and well-paying career just a few years away, it will definitely pay off. The first step to becoming a nurse is to find a nursing program in New York. Let us […]

Let me spare you the suspense. There are only 2 legitimate candidates within the next 15 years: CC Sabathia and Roy Halladay. Sabathia has more margin for error because he is younger. The key question for Halladay, injury aside, is whether he’s more Mike Mussina or Randy Johnson. Randy Johnson is 45 years old and had 70 wins to go […]

Have you heard someone say, “That was as easy as duck soup!” Where did that saying come from? It is attributed to one of the tens of thousands of gold prospectors who invaded Alaska (a district of the United States, not yet a territory) during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899. Alaska was (and still is) a wild and often […]

Spain is the current world champion, having won the 2010 FIFA World Cup by beating the Netherlands in the final. They have long been considered one of the best football-playing nations, but have underperformed internationally until recently. That being said, the game is extremely popular in the country and the fans of the game are the biggest inspiration for the […]

The silkworm is at the heart of silk production. Bombyx mori and Antheraea mylitta are the two species of moths that contribute to the production of the fiber, the latter producing a much thicker quality of silk. The larval stage of Bombyx mori, the silkworm, feeds mainly on mulberry leaves. If mulberry leaves are not available enough, fresh lettuce will […]

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome has been the home of the Minnesota Twins for the past two decades. After opening its doors in April 1982, it became the third vaulted facility in the sport of baseball. Construction began in the winter of 1979 and was completed at $68 million, under budget, with the approval of the state of Minnesota. The […]

Have you seen that movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”? The Greek father has the amusing compulsion to treat all human diseases with a spray of Windex! That’s right, the window cleaner. He’d never heard of using Windex for anything other than cleaning windows, but if it works, I’m guessing it’s the alcohol that did the trick, since alcohol is […]

Berkeley, California, is located in Alameda County, 11 miles NE of San Francisco, California. Berkeley is a vibrant and intellectually energetic city. with a population of 102,743. At its center is the World renowned University of California at Berkeley, home to current and future Nobel Prize winners, various cultural and art museums, performing arts and the Golden Bears football team. […]

Born on August 23, 1978, Kobe Bryant is a native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Lower Merion High School. Kobe, the son of former NBA player Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, had no trouble making a name for himself after being voted an All-Star starter in 1998 during his sophomore season, making him the oldest All-Star. young man in NBA history. […]