Since 1762, Irish people around the world have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. The color green takes pride of place during this national festivity, which commemorates the Christianization...
One of the largest auto transport companies in the U.S., A1 Auto Transport has announced that all eligible students of Virginia can earn their way into...
Eliminating the penny from circulation would save everyone time and money, according to the Brookings Institute. As recently as the 1940s a penny had the purchasing...
Here’s a picture of the Morgan Duck Ranch which started operation in the late nineteenth century. Do you have pictures of Front Royal/Warren County to share? Let...
Safety training is no game, but game technology is the future in safety. Instead of watching a safety film, trainees will soon be part of the...
Very few amateur golfers would welcome the idea of creating a golf ball that would reduce the distance of their drives, but according to the Wall...
As innovation continues its march into the future, many wealthy individuals and professional investors are looking for ways to build a city from the ground up...
Would you like to throw a memorable party for your child’s upcoming birthday? For a snag-free celebration, don’t make these common party planning mistakes: 1. Inviting...
The average person deals with an incredible amount of email throughout their workday and having to deal with email spam and scammers can add further frustration...
The beautiful and endangered Puerto Rican parrot should begin nesting this month in tree cavities throughout the El Yunque National Forest. Except the forest is bare....
Suppose in one room we gathered Duffy, Kidd, Diego, Lutheran, Langereis, Vel, and Junior. This would constitute a most extraordinary meeting because these are the names...
The next time an acquaintance shares a shocking article on social media, prompting an almost instant flurry of scandalized comments and polarizing debates, step back for...
With self-improvement now a $10 billion annual industry and nearly half a million self-help books on the market, how do you select a book that will...
Born in France in 1809, Louis Braille, at age 3, was an inquisitive, perhaps precocious, kid who loved to work in his father’s horse tack workshop....
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to planet earth. Close, however, is relative, as this red dwarf — the term used by astronomers to designate smaller,...
The lights come up. Music from the orchestra swells and, as the curtain rises, an actor begins speaking as the epic Autobiography of You begins. Why...
Ten facts about snowflakes 1. The word snowflake is often used to refer to what’s technically a snow crystal. Snowflakes can be made up of hundreds,...
Here’s the list for January: 1 – New Year’s Day. 1 – ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA. 84th annual. Web: 98th annual 1...
Facing a day’s work or one big project can be daunting. With so much to accomplish in a limited time, the early plan is a vital...
You have a better chance of your plane arriving on time if you follow some simple rules of thumb in choosing your flight. – Choose a...
By the time you communicate with your 50 to 100 friends on social Web sites, there seems to be little opportunity to visit or telephone anyone...
In his latest book on finances, Ben Stein has a simple message for young people: You’ve been lied to and those lies are keeping you from...
Exchange students and host families can find a school year together enriching or challenging, and probably both. The phrase ‘exchange student’ is mostly a misnomer since...
We take for granted the orderly grid of streets and signs and numbers that locate us in the world. But what if there were no addresses?...
Don’t delay surgery after hip fracture Delaying surgery after a hip fracture can seriously delay recovery, according to Scientific American Consumer Health. Most surgeries to reposition...
The late-1700s was a time of conflict and the clash of civilizations. In the east, the American Revolution occupied colonists and, at the same time, some...
You might think that handing down family heirlooms is a problem for the distant future. But you never can tell. One thing you don’t want to...
According to Vice, this month marks the anniversary of William Gibson’s coining of the term “cyberspace” in his cult classic book Neuromancer. Released in 1984, his...
Bad decisions, poor work, bad results — That is the painful side of the picture we all want: Great decisions, great work and, of course, great...
Telemarketers have been a nuisance to phone owners for nearly as long as landlines have been in existence and today there are more than ever. According...