What My Mother Taught Me My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done: "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside I just finished cleaning!" My mother taught me religion: "You'd better pr...
Nickelback Gets Its Start Brothers, Chad and Mike Kroeger formed Nickelback in Vancouver 1 in 1996 with their cousin Brandon (who is no longer in the band) and their buddy 2 Ryan Peake. Chad Kroeger w...
Angkor This ancient city is known to the world as Angkor Wat -- after its most beautiful temple, but the true wonder is the city itself, which is actually called Angkor. The first temples were complet...
The History of Mother's Day The earliest Mother's Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea 1 , the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England...
May 8 -- the Furry Dance Nothing whatsoever to do with fur, the name of the Furry Dance -- as practiced every May in Helston 1 , Cornwall 2 -- is likely derived from the old Cornish 3 word "fer," mean...
A Dream Bike and Mama’s Tithe 1 Box After starving as a barber during the Depression 2 , my father traded his straight razor 3 for a bench saw at the local lumberyard. His salary wasn't much, but it...
All You Remember All you remember about your child being an infant is the incredible awe you felt about the precious miracle you created. You remember having plenty of time to bestow all your wisdom a...
The Legend of Yennenga Stallion The story dates back to the beginning of the 12th century in the Mossi's 1 Dagomba Kingdom corresponding to 2 the northern part of modern Ghana. Its capital was Gambaga...
Charms and Symbols Color Color Colors can influence more than your mood. Each color has a special significance in attracting, or repelling 1 , the power of the planets. Black Saturn 2 is attracted by...
Pick What You Like E Huiyuan: What attracted you to come to China as a teacher of literature? Stephen Van Wyck : I first taught English in China in 1994, in Bengbu, Anhui Province. It was a summer j...