Yoga is currently taking its final exam. Even though this science dates back many thousands of years, it has only recently come to the West. This is where Yoga is being empirically tested. The Western mind demands results and evidence, if none are produced, the system does not survive. This is a valuable approach and Yoga is currently being put ...
Dating Online - The new way to meet people
A lot has changed since the days of matchmaking and escorted evenings out. Dating in the 21st century has taken many turns, among these the emerging popularity of meeting partners online.
Online dating has many benefits. The shy dater can open up and get to know a person without having to deal with first-date jitters that often come from fear o...
Touring the white land
Alaska is the land of the Inuit, Inupiaq and Yupik Eskimos. It is where the world's highest mountain peaks are located. It is a land of glaciers and spectacular natural parks. Alaska for most people is the great last frontier on earth for exploration, travel and adventure.
Probably one of the best ways to view the whole Alaskan landscape is ...
Malaria Initiative Succeeding
Africa Malaria Day, April 25, is a reminder that Malaria is one the deadliest diseases in the world -- killing more than one million people per year, mostly poor women and young children in tropical countries. Because of this urgent need, in 2002, Freedom from Hunger, with help from the drug company GlaxoSmithKline, launched an anti-malaria pilot p...
Building your Self Esteem
A lot of people are hard on themselves. It is always good to hear people say that they do not compete with other people because they only have to outdo their selves. This is a good attitude because when you focus on yourself, you develop at your own pace and you don not see yourself at a loser.
There are times though when this becomes negati...
Acupuncture's Acceptance in America
Acupuncture has been used in China and Japan for centuries, and was introduced into Europe in the 1700s by Jesuit missionaries. However, it has been popular in the United States for only the past twenty or thirty years. Initially, its most dramatic and effective results here in America were to reduce or eliminate pain, where some patients undergoin...
Bringing My Remote Control Helicopters to Gaithersburg, MD
I recently took a job located in Gaithersburg, MD, and with that comes a pretty
sizeable move. I need to basically move across the country, and when I realized
that this job offer was finalized, I almost had a panic attack, because I didn’t
know how I would best transport my collection of remote control
helicopters.
What ended up hap...