Is the 4th of July losing its meaning? Does Independence Day mean the same as it used to, as a celebration of freedom from tyranny? 4th July just sounds like cinco de mayo or mayday, or Christmas and Easter, without knowing the real significance behind the holiday. Now it seems to be just another day off, a long weekend, to get

Read More...

Former US Senator Jesse Helms died with a long heritage of controversy. He irritated many with his conservative stance on politics and social issues, but stuck to his guns and was quick to criticize and condemn liberals. He had no praise for Clinton and liberal elites. Even his home state of NC was not a strong supporter of him

Read More...

Looking for energy from a bottle? You wouldn’t be alone. So-called energy drinks have become the fastest selling category in the beverage industry. We’ve spent 50% of our pennies on these beverages from June 2006 to June 2007—a whopping 34% increase in spending over the previous year.
Energy drinks are quite popular among coll

Read More...

The Corvette has always been a performance and technology leader, from the fuel-injected racers pioneered by the likes of Zora Arkus-Duntov and the ground-shaking L88 big-blocks of the late 1960s, to the first ZR-1 supercar that was introduced in 1990 and the track-dominating C5R and C6R racecars. The new ZR1 is the culmination

Read More...

us navy would be friggin' stupid if there were no limits. The thing which concerns me is that a top notch source for us navy that provides less protection. How can you make sure that if you used us navy to become a practical alternative to guerilla warfare. I wish everyone was a quick learner about us navy and the related to-i

Read More...

How many of you physically read a newspaper or a magazine daily or atleast read in the recent past?Whichever part of the world you live in, from this September you will be able to read your favorite mags online......

Imagine sitting in some place with no access to newspapers and magazines, Maghound will surely come in handy.

Read More...

'A Defence of Poetry’ is the only finished prose work Shelley left. Shelley wrote this essay as a response to Thomas Love Peacock’s essay ‘Four Ages of Poetry’. He says, Poetry in the general sense may be defined to be “the expression of imagination:” and poetry is connate with the origin of man. Shelley’s use of poetry is inc

Read More...

It has been very long since I first read this poem 'God's Footprints' by Ken Brown. But I have never been able to forget it ever since. So I wanted to share it with my readers.

One night in deepest sleep, I dreamed,

Upon the beach I walked.


The Lord was by my side each step


As quietly we talked.

Read More...

When you were younger and could take the back-crushing weight of a camping backpack, you woke up a bit stiff, stretched for a few seconds, and headed back to the trail. Today, though wiser in years but still hankering for adventure, you may consider moving from that cramped tent to a classy RV on your next camping holiday. Here

Read More...

Squidoo.com also uses modules to promote lens pages. Modules are nothing more than information boxes with content in them you add to your lens page. Typically you include modules after your introduction.

There are many customized modules you can add, including those offered by Amazon and eBay, promoting products listed on t

Read More...

Salads can get pretty boring, and this time of year is when we try and grow as much of our salad bowl as we can, right here in our back yard. So we have salad every night with dinner. Even though the garden timing doesn't always go according to plan we have ways to spruce up a salad and give it that extra zing to ease the sala

Read More...

Here is a very delicious recipe that you'll want to use over and over again!
Ingredients :
5-8 Lb. Beef Brisket
1 tablespoon meat tenderizer
2 tablespoon liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon onion salt
2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 C. brown sugar

Read More...

will show you have you can create a slideshow with captured frames from a movie. First we need to capture video frames from the movie and then we will create the actual slideshow. I will use two different programs for this tutorial. Both are available as either free software or fully functional trials. I will use Fast video ind

Read More...

Profitable businesses stay afloat by providing constant profits. In order for any business to survive it has to be profitable. This is why businesses resort to having affiliate programs in the first place. If a business has to constantly finance their own advertising budget, their room for growth becomes narrow. It takes money

Read More...

Independence Day is meant to be a time when we all remember the struggles and triumphs of our founding fathers. Where better to rediscover the history of the United States than a bed and breakfast. Here are some locations that offer both historic ambiance, romance and plenty of Fourth of July fun.

Boston, Concord Bed and Bre

Read More...