For gamers around the world, the long-awaited newly developed Xbox One S is now on sale. For the more avid gamer who needs more space, the Xbox One S 2 TB Edition is available now. With a plethora of features designed to make this the best Xbox ever made, it is the most popular system on the market today to […]
It’s confusing, right? Dieting can be hard to lose weight, but then comes exercise. And you know you have to. If you think you can lose weight without exercising, you are fooling yourself! The question is, what plan? You watch videos … it doesn’t help! You read about it … you can also try reading Egyptian hieroglyphs. And yet without […]
The history of wine consumption in the United States has been spooked by starts, stops and inconsistencies. The American population has always had a love-hate relationship with alcohol. Historic prohibitionist attitudes among much of the American population have blurred the line between moderate wine consumption and harmful alcoholism. As a result, the regular and moderate consumption of wine by the […]
Do you remember the first boy you fell in love with? Close your eyes and think about him, just for a minute. What was your name? How old were you? Where were they when they first looked into each other and held hands? Remember how it felt to be with him. When they were together, time stopped. Even when you […]
My daughter is home from her vacations with her dad’s family, so today I took the day off from work and we looked at puppies. Just in case. She remained vehement about her desire to have a Yorkshire Terrier. I am adamant that 1) Yorkies are hyperactive and 2) are prohibitively expensive. So I took her to the puppy store […]
Real estate investors are aware of the powerful tax deferral opportunities of a 1031 exchange. By selling an existing investment or commercial property and then replacing it with a “similar” property, the capital gains tax can be deferred (in some cases undefined). But what happens when an investor finds the ideal replacement property before selling their existing investment property? Do […]
“If educational video games are well executed, they can provide a strong framework for research and project-based learning,” says Alan Gershenfeld, co-founder and president of E-Line Media, a computer and video game publisher and founding industry. Member of the Center for Games and Impact at Arizona State University. “Games are also particularly well suited to building the skills necessary to […]
Anyone could predict that Michael Jordan would be inducted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Fame, as he was this month. But could you guess who is the first person to whom he would attribute, outside of his family, the motivation that led him to his extraordinary career? Perhaps his college coach, the legendary Dean Smith of the […]
The correct location and reasonable room rates are once again the top two factors when selecting an event property, according to the latest survey of meeting planners by Destination Hotels & Resorts. It is closely followed by the desire for high-quality local cuisine. With its proximity to Los Angeles, affordable rates, and farm-fresh restaurant offerings, VenturaCountyWest meets all three criteria. […]
On August 24, 1974, Lennon was lying naked in bed in a New York penthouse on East 52nd Street. He wasn’t with Yoko Ono at the time, he was with his girlfriend May Pang. He was looking at mockups of his next album cover and waiting to take a shower. At 9 o’clock at night, he said that he “wanted” […]
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