July 13th, 2009
More Results with The Jump Manual

If you use any type of training for getting more height when you jump in your sport, then you should also be using the Jump Manual. Jacob Hiller has been working on vertical jump explosion techniques for ten years and has worked with athletes from college to NBA to the Olympics. His program has shown results in these individuals by giving them 10-25 additional inches on their vertical jump. The manual is multi-faceted and will give you a complete workout. Jacob helps with muscle recovery so you can train harder than before. You will really be able to focus on the areas that are needed for your best vertical explosion. 

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July 13th, 2009
I Absolutely Love Tutoring Junior High Kids in Reading

When I became a tutor, I had to decide which age group I would like to teach.  I found, after working with several different age groups, that tutoring junior high school kids with reading was the best.  These kids had such trouble learning to read, and then just struggled through each assignment.  Once I was done teaching them, they became so excited to read each new book.  I love the way they are happy to come to me each day to work on whatever their teacher gave them.  It always amazes me that they change so much in what seems like a very short time.

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July 8th, 2009
Curiosity from Autoclaves for Sale

The sign I saw caught my attention.  I had never heard the term used before and was not quite sure what they were referring to.  It read, autoclaves for sale.  Needless to say, this got my curiosity flowing.  The Internet is always a great tool when researching these types of things and I logged on as soon as I was in front of my computer.  Apparently, an autoclave is a strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, used for laboratory experiments, sterilization, or cooking.  Immediately the small oven looking appliance in my doctor’s office came to mind.  I always wondered what that thing was used for.

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June 15th, 2009
How Do They Create Area Codes?

Have you ever wonder how they come up with all the phone numbers in the world? That is a lot of numbers to come up with, and make it to where no one else has that same phone number. Another thing I wonder about is how do they come up with the area codes? Do they have a certain way of doing it, or did they just throw numbers together for each area? That would be some interesting information to learn about. I am probably the only one who thinks it would be interesting. Sometimes I get bored and wonder about things.

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June 13th, 2009
Tips on buying a FFXI guide

Have you finally decided to invest in a ffxi guide? Before you shell out some of your hard earned cash, here is some common sense advice on what to look for. One of the best tips is to look for guides that are published by vendors that have no association with the games publishers or developers. The benefit for you is that you will get cutting edge information that the developers might not have included. Another tip, especially if you’re using online resources, is to make sure that you will receive any future updates of the guide at no additional costs to you. Nothing worse than having to keep buying the same guide right ?

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June 12th, 2009
Child Wants to Learn Spanish

My ten year old son wants to learn Spanish. He has some friends that are from Mexico, and he thinks it would be cool to talk to them in their own language. His friends speak a little English but mostly Spanish. I’ve looked around and most of the Spanish courses I see are aimed toward adults. How can a child best learn to speak Spanish? Are there special programs and courses for teaching children the language? Someone told me to check the bookstore in town, because they stock a lot of Spanish books and CD’s. I hope I can find something that isn’t too advanced.

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June 2nd, 2009
Military Eulogy

I know that I should have learned a little more about what my brother did in the military but to be honest, the world was so strange to me that I could never catch on to the lingo. Now that my brother has been killed in action I am going to say something in the eulogy and I would like to incorporate his title and duties into the speech. What would be perfect is if I could have some help in this area so that I am confident in my speech and that everyone will know what I am talking about and my brother will have a good send off.

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May 18th, 2009
We All Have A Phone Book Online

The more I use the Internet the more I come to depend on it.  For the first two days of our trip I was calling home and asking our daughter to look up phone numbers for me of the people and places that we wanted to visit.  I thought she was going to my computer and checking my personal contact list.  finally she told me that she was enjoying talking to me every day but that I could probably get the information faster by using the phone book online.  I did not even know I had one until she gave me the website for it.

Filed under: Reference @ 5:18 am

May 12th, 2009
Just Like Dad

My father was a police officer for my town for over thirty years.  I had always admired him for his work and help towards the community. I wanted to follow his footsteps. When I turned eighteen, I told him that I wanted to be just like him. He explained to me the requirements to become a police officer as well as the time that I would have to put in.  This didn’t bother me at all. I started working out because I knew physical condition was a must. My father had a weight bench in the garage that he used. He helped me become the police officer I had always admired.

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May 9th, 2009
Getting Back In Touch

One night last week I was reminiscing about my college years and the antics my room mate in the dorm used to get into. We had so much fun together! She was always about fashion and appearances sometimes at the expense of what was practical. One night I remember she went out on a date in the dead of winter wearing tall heels. She could barely walk on the icy sidewalks and ended up in her stocking feet freezing her poor toes just to be able to walk. Telephone book search gave me her number in a matter of seconds and before long we were both laughing on the phone about that and more hilarious behavior from our youth.

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