August 5 -- Grasmere Rushbearing The floors of old stone churches can get pretty cold, a fact well known among churchgoers obliged to kneel upon them. Several centuries ago, the sensible Britons hit u...
Dad ' s Blessings A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he...
Attitude The 92-year-old, petite 1 , well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed 2 and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is...
A Dream of Coffee E Huiyuan: Ten years ago, you opened the company with your friends, which once aroused certain interest of some Chinese media. It is not so easy for a foreigner to start his own busi...
Sarah Brightman : Angel of the Music Born August 14, 1960 in Berkhampstead, England, Sarah Brightman stepped into the world of performing arts at the early age of thirteen. She made her theatrical d...
The Puppy Express Once back in Fort Wayne, the Topps found a mobile home to rent, one of Joe's brothers gave them his old car, sisters in law provided pots and pans and bed linens, the children return...
Unable To Fall Asleep Though Tired Why is it so difficult to fall asleep when you are overtired? There is no one answer that applies to every individual. But many people fail to note the distinction b...
Train with Your Brain You've been working out regularly for quite a while, but you're nowhere near 1 your fitness goals. So now it's time to bring in your ultimate weapon -- your mind. Rather than thi...
NASA Successfully Tests Hypersonic 1 Jet Three years after its first test flight ended in an explosion, NASA on March 27 successfully launched an experimental jet that the agency believes reached a re...
Autobiography of Nobel Prize Winner: Jean-Marie Lehn I was born on September 30 1939 in Rosheim, a small medieval city of Alsace in France. My father, Pierre Lehn, then a baker, was very interested in...