Jul
14
2008
Before I answer the question, I would first like to point out who Lady Bird Johnson was. Although I could write a full report on Lady Bird Johnson, the short version is that she was the First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Her husband was President Lyndon Johnson.
Despite her claim as [...]
Jul
07
2008
In today’s world with acronyms for just about everything from MP3’s to EOD (end of day) to PMB (personal mailbox), is it any wonder that half the conversations that we have are done with confused glints in our eye and a slight nod as we agree to the current FYI (for your information).Â
Sometimes, acronyms seem [...]
Jun
23
2008

Although it is often a big mystery as to what an antioxidant is specifically, it may be surprising to know that we consume antioxidants in many of the foods that we eat, especially if we are following a balanced diet.
With this knowledge, it is important to understand that antioxidants are vitamins, phytochemicals and some nutrients [...]
Jun
16
2008

If you have even been a child, you have probably held a snail in your hand as you tried to figure out if there was some way to smuggle the snail into your house without your mom finding out. I know I did and I loved the designs that I could find on the shells [...]
Jun
10
2008
Although this question could be very difficult to answer, especially if you want to look at history, political geography and everything else that goes into explaining a country, for the purpose of this post, I will keep the explanation very short.
The Czech Republic is found in Central Europe and is a very unique country with [...]
Nov
30
2007
In Spanish and Portuguese, amigos translates to “friends.” The feminine form of the word is amigas.
So, an amigo is a male friend and an amiga is a female friend.
Etymology: amigos is derived from the Latin amicus.
Nov
30
2007
“Más” means more (or sometimes most) in Spanish.
Examples:
Más fina translates to “best” (”most fine”).
Una más means “one more.”
Más que nada means “more than anything” (literally, “more than nothing” but “more than anything” is a more accurate translation).
In Portuguese “mas” means “but.”
Nov
27
2007
Although it is not the planet closest to the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System - it is so hot because of its thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide.
You can read more on the hottest planet at PhysLink.
Nov
26
2007
Typically, Pluto was the farthest planet from the sun (when it moved past Neptune, that is), but now Pluto’s been booted from our Solar System’s lineup of planets, making Neptune the farthest planet from the sun.