Dates: a wonderful fruit from Arabia

Dates are the fruits of the date palm which is a highly nutritious food. They are worn abundantly in the month of Ramadan when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. The sweetness of dates quenches hunger and this is another reason why fasts are opened with dates. This prevents a person from overeating after they have opened their fast. Dates […]

Memorizing the Planets of the Solar System

When I was a student, I had a hard time memorizing the planets in order. I would like to share an effective method to memorize nine planets from the book ‘Master Your Memory’ by Tony Buzan. First write the names of all the Planets in our Solar System on a piece of paper. Now check with the order I have […]

Fantasy Hockey Rising Stars for 2011–12

You won’t get very far in fantasy hockey by selecting just last season’s stats. For one thing, you’re bound to miss out on a key segment of the fantasy world: the rising star. These are the guys trending up, who will see a significant increase in their fantasy value from previous seasons. We have targeted a number of players with […]

Steam Cooking Principles

Fine cuisine has been an integral part of China’s brilliant ancient culture since the beginning, but has only recently been recognized outside of China as one of the world’s three great “original” cuisines. Steaming is a very commonly used cooking method in China and almost all ingredients including meats, chicken, fish, vegetables, eggs, dumplings, rice and even cakes are they […]

iPad – Genius or copycat?

I have some good feelings about the iPad that Apple just introduced. I guess I’ll start with those first ones, just to keep people reading what I don’t like. 1. I think the new email feature is great, especially for my company. We get hundreds of emails a day from clients, prospects, people from India (it goes straight in the […]