Ever since Socrates received the death penalty in Greece, 400 years before the Common Era, and probably long before that, people have been complaining and depending on lawyers. In fact, Socrates himself held the law in such high esteem that when given the opportunity to go into exile instead of executing the sentence (which was suicide), he went ahead and […]
One of the main obstacles to quitting smoking is dealing with withdrawal cravings. I want to make a bold statement and declare that I don’t believe in these cravings and I’ll tell you why. Typical reported cravings are feeling grumpy or angry, headaches, poor concentration, shaky hands, and an empty feeling in the chest and stomach. I have seen tough […]
I once read a column in my local newspaper about the experience of a person adopting a kitten. The theme of the column seemed to be that it was difficult to get exactly the kitten I wanted due to what the columnist argued was the lack of unwanted kittens in our province, British Columbia. The columnist ended up buying her […]
So you have heard about the extraordinary Xbox 360 Slim and its exceptional reviews and a good price. The new Xbox 360 is here today and will NOT go away tomorrow with a whole new look. This game console has a much slimmer look with a new glossy black finish. Wi-Fi is built in for an easier connection to Xbox […]
You want to win your fantasy baseball league and tell me you’ve never heard of Jeff Sagarin? Well, listen: Sagarin’s ravings are part of the holy grail of sabermetry. Sagrin’s RPG metric for hitters calculates the runs per game generated by a particular player if there is a full roster made up of that individual. For pitchers, the metric it […]
A mix of antique shops and specialty stores draws visitors to Newberry, South Carolina. The renovated buildings in the historic downtown district are home to a variety of interesting shops to explore. Downtown Memorial Park is a great place to take a break from shopping, and there are plenty of restaurants nearby when shoppers are ready for lunch or dinner. […]
The Internet began in the 1980s and became popular in the 1990s when companies like Yahoo!, Amazon, eBay, and Google started their empires. By the mid-2000s, when YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter opened their doors for the masses to come in, the world had become a huge crushed global village. Today we are the citizens of the world. George Orwell’s Nineteen […]
It wasn’t until I moved to the US that I started drinking coffee regularly and became what they call in the Netherlands a ‘koffieleut’, which literally translates to ‘coffee socialite’. Although the average European drinks more coffee per year than the average American, the cultural importance and its effects on the average European seem to me less than on the […]
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, went on a 9-week severe diet and managed to shed 54 pounds from his body to play the role of a cancer patient in his upcoming movie “Things Fall Apart.” The diet consists of pure liquids only, also known as a liquid diet, as well as a three-hour walk on the […]
Online Sports Betting Market The sports betting world has changed drastically since the internet was introduced. Traditional bookmakers suddenly found themselves at a severe disadvantage as online sports betting grew in popularity. As traditional bookmakers found their business model falling apart, many of them were forced to start selling gambling machines instead of betting on sports. This meant that Illinois […]
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