Spring practices are already in the books and fall camps will be here before you know it, which means you’ll have an early jump into the 2006 NCAA football season. Knowing the teams now will save you time. in August and Matt Fargo is here to help you understand what to expect this coming year. We go from worst to […]

“COUNT THE MAPUCHE PEOPLE” (The Mapuche people tell stories) by Bertha Koessler born Ilg Published by Mare Nostrum Ltda., Santiago – Chile, 2006 Edited by Rolf Foerster González Translated by Lieselotte Schwarzenberg M., Ph.D. ISBN, complete edition: 978-84-96391-10-9 ISBN, first volume: 978-84-96391-11-6 Printed in Chile Although the translation of these books from German into Spanish had been requested and completed […]

Families seem to be in the middle of a perfect storm as they look to send their sons and daughters to college. The stock market has wiped out a lot of the savings people thought they had; college tuition is up; the economy has wiped out millions of jobs; house prices have collapsed and equity destroyed; and more kids than […]

The early days of basketball often saw slow, fan-unfriendly games that often left viewers bored. Games often only reached 40 and many top players averaged less than 15 points per game. Many early basketball games were more like a glorified version of the children’s game of keep away than an action-packed professional sport. This style of play culminated in a […]

Americans avoid Columbia for good reasons. A virtual civil war has been raging for almost 40 years. Crime and violence rates are among the highest in the world. And then there is the “drug problem.” Why would anyone consider coming here to teach English? “I came here because a friend who was working in Cali liked it and recommended it […]

As a land owner, knowing the location of your property lines is one of the best ways to avoid disputes with your neighbors. Property lines, or boundary lines, are the defined points where one owner’s land ends and the neighboring property begins. A property owner uses boundary lines to determine where he can legally place items like fences, driveways, outbuildings […]

Coaching for me is more of a passion than a job. There are countless number of experienced trainers in the world who I look up to and model my training methods. Some of these coaches are Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr, and John Calipari. Like I said, there are several coaches in the game of basketball that I admire, but these […]

In a great example of too little too late, there were 4 AP Top 25 upsets in Week 12 of college football and none of them made any real impact. On the other hand, two favorites won big road games with big implications as Ohio State buried Michigan 21-10, and Oregon beat a very upset Arizona team, 44-41. Last week, […]

Rough hitting has two main pitfalls. First, the batter is not hitting pitches that are positioned where he hits most effectively, resulting in weak or fly balls and easy outs. Second, a team of undisciplined hitters will never (and I mean NEVER!) pressure an opposing pitcher to the point of breaking him. The bottom line is that the pitcher will […]

I recently received a question from a woman asking if pH test strips can tell if she is pregnant or not. I also wanted to know if these work better or sooner than the pregnancy tests you can get at any pharmacy or supermarket. I will address these concerns in the next article. What are pH test strips used for […]