“El trampolino” was the Mexican word for “diving board”,
and one of the many words in common usage, which was once
actually trademarked as “trampoline”.
The first gold medal awarded in Olympic trampoline
competition, went to Irina Karavaeva, of Russia. The
event, which took place at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney,
Australia, was witnessed by George Nissen, the 86 year-old
inventor […]
To say that Americans are obsessed with dieting is an understatement! Pick up any magazine, tune-in or turn-on any source of advertising and you’re bombarded with the latest diet schemes and food fads. More often than not, they are endorsed by some familiar Hollywood celebrity, or promoted using some other cleaver technique.
It’s no mystery that […]
Susun Weed maintains: “Menopause is not a ‘pathology’, but a passage to power. Like puberty, menopause is a natural - and healthy - change. Wise women the world over herald menopause as a health-promoting event. They see hot flashes as ‘power surges’ and menopause as an intense spiritual journey. Most treatments - including ERT, HRT, […]
Conditional access (CA) lets viewers choose what to watch from thousands of programs at the touch of a button. This pay per view technology also lets parents block shows and games the don’t want their kids to watch. All thanks to the little top boxes that sit on their television sets. This non technical article […]
Forming a relationship when you’re a single mother or father can be a very hard and frustrating time, but why don’t you use the Internet to do most of the work for you?
The World Wide Web has thousands of other singles looking to form relationships, many which are single parents as yourself, so what’s stopping […]
In today’s constantly changing job market more and more well educated people with a wealth of experience are being laid off. Many of them try to find other jobs but with little or no success. Because of this many people are deciding to parlay their experience and know-how into a small consulting practice.
It sounds, easy, […]
Not trying to be pessimistic, but human being in general is an escapist in many situations. When a problem arises, his immediate reaction is not working towards a ‘Solution’, but a quick provocative thought hits him as to who is to be blamed for the actual problem. This is called ‘Escapism.’ How many times in […]
Stress: the state when the body is not functioning as a coherent and unified whole. Given this definition, when in a state of stress, the body’s physiological functions fail to meet the individual’s needs and desires. The individual and their body go out of alignment and fail to communicate and work together.
When infertility exists it’s […]
The latest shipwreck dive site in the Florida Keys for scuba divers is the USS Spiegel Grove. This is a former US Navy Landing Ship Dock that was sunk in 2002 to create an artificial reef in Key Largo, much like the Duane and Bibb ships were in the same general area. The […]
Those of us driving large, diesel-powered recreational vehicles will soon realize that many gas stations cannot accommodate us. Fueling up at truck stops is preferable for a number of reasons: they are easily accessible from interstates; the islands and driveways can accommodate the largest of RV’s; pump nozzles on both sides can fill two […]