Archive for the 'Lifestyle' Category

Soccer Fitness

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

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All right! So soccer season is right around the corner and you want to make sure that you’re ready when try-outs roll around.
Sounds like fun!
Soccer is among the most notorious sports in history, and although it traveled to the United States from countries on the European continent (where it still holds the title of “football” rather than soccer, something that can be very disconcerting for those used to the term football referring to something played with a pigskin and slightly more violence than soccer) it has become one of the great American pastimes, along with baseball and basketball.
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Podcasting in Education

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Podcasting in Education

The initial appeal of ‘podcasting’ was for individuals to distribute their own radio shows. However, the times are changing. In lecture theatres around the world it wouldn’t be surprising to see the sign ‘Recording in Progress’. Many professors are starting to tap into the technology that their students are comfortable with, such as MP3 players. When you see a student sitting at a bus-stop with earphones stuck in their ears, they might just be revising for a test rather than listening to the Black Eyed Peas.
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Filmmaking - Start With a Good Story

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

To begin with, in a nutshell, filmmaking is broken down into three parts. Pre-production, Production, and Post-production. Distribution is the last part, way down on the timeline and doesn’t come into play until everything is in the can. However, if you are ever going to get to distribution you will need to spend a great deal of time in the Pre-production phase. There are times when you don’t have that luxury, especially if you are shooting on the fly, but more often than not a film can take years to make. This can keep it in the Pre-production process much longer.
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Getting Started in Beekeeping

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Getting Started in Beekeeping

If you are considering bees as a hobby or as a sideline business, there are things you will want to keep in mind before making that decision. Since there are many factors involved with making money with the honeybees produce, you might want to start doing it as a hobby. There is a significant amount of money in the start-up of beekeeping. Before investing any amount of money in your beekeeping project, you might want contact beekeepers in your area. As a rule, they will more than happy to share their experience with you. Most beekeepers love keeping bees and to them it is just a “hobby”, but they can give you some insight into beekeeping. Take plenty of notes. More likely than not you will need them.
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Law of Attraction

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Basic Law of Attraction Concepts

If there is a secret in the universe that can bring you good things, it could be the Law of Attraction. This can bring you happiness, wealth, and physical well-being. You only have to know how to apply it. A few basic concepts of the Law of Attraction can help you on your way.

One of the concepts central to the Law of Attraction is that the things you think become reality. The things you think are energy, just as the entire universe is energy. As you ponder your reality, or simply let thoughts run through your mind, you are shaping your reality. You do this by means of the Law of Attraction. The energy you send out collects with like energy. Then, the universe responds to your feelings by returning the energy back to you. This happens for good or bad feelings.
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The First Step

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
- Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher -

Think about that statement for a minute: why is that important in your “journey?”

Because if you think that just eating less and exercising you will lose 100 pounds in the next week…I am sorry to say, you are probably in for disappointment!
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