Rainy days can be downers. But, believe me, they can be even more fun than a sunny one. Read on to flip your entire perspective on the rain. A light rain with no wind can be a great opportunity to get outside. Talk a walk with your dog, and just embrace the water. It is very refreshing! The air is fresh and crisp. Go play soccer with friends or go sit under an awning and eat brunch. It feels... read more »

Drawing the human form can be a daunting task for casual sketchers and advanced artists alike. Whether you are interested in fashion design, anatomy, or just enjoy drawing, understanding how to accurately depict human bodies can be quite helpful. A bit of practice and some general guidelines can greatly improve one's skills and turn a highly complex subject into something far more manageable.... read more »

We face stress in our daily life due to a variety of reasons like death, job loss or work-related tension, and its effect is sometimes devastating. The physical impact of stress can result in back or abdominal pain, heart attacks, diarrhea, blood pressure, hypertension, depression, ulcers, paralytic attacks, etc. Stress plays a major role in improving or decreasing productivity and accordin... read more »

If you look around your home, you will be sure to find at least ten articles that you do not really require. Many of us have the habit of stocking and storing things that do not serve their purpose anymore. We discard them either when we have the annual thorough cleanup or when its time to move. Here are a few ways to be creative with the things that are useless, instead of throwing them away or ... read more »

Whether you're studying Chinese or Japanese, you're going to have to learn Chinese characters, thousands of them. Many Chinese characters look alike because of the similar elements that they share. There's no way around learning these thousands of characters, but there are several ways to help you remember them. By Radical A single Chinese character can be broken down into sm... read more »

Left 4 Dead is an amazing shooter created by the same people who made Half-Life and the controls are very similar. The basic story is that you are part of a group of 4 survivors who are trying to escape from a zombie apocalypse. There are only a few basic weapons. All survivors get pistols and you can pick up a second pistol later, pistols never run out of ammo. The starting weapons are shotg... read more »

Rock climbing is an unique way to get outside--it is an exhilarating, athletic, and adventurous way to explore the wild. For many, though, the gear, techniques, and expertise needed to climb outdoors, as well as indoors, can be intimidating. This is a quick guide to get yourself out and moving in the vertical frontier. Getting started The easiest way to start rock climbing is at an indoor ... read more »

Get Saddled Up and Get Ready to Run Your Farm, City Boy! That's right! The extremely popular social networking site, Facebook, now offers applications for users to install to their profile and have fun on. One of these applications is called Farm Town. This application allows users to create their avatar (character) and let's them create their own free space to plow and harvest land,... read more »

Take a good look at the picture that goes along with this aticle. It is a picture of a small-sized inflatable whitewater raft that is being R-1'ed, e.g. manned by just one person. Taking a raft on the river with just one person at the helm is no easy task, but I will give advice on just how it can be done. The words that you are about to read can apply to most whitewater rafts, wheth... read more »

Travian is a real time military strategy browser game. There are many international servers world wide. This guide will be primarily geared towards a speed server, but the same principles apply on regular servers. When you start on Travian there are 3 races to choose from: Gaul, Roman and Teuton. Gaul: Have the fastest unit (Theutates Thunder), which are good for the game because your units tra... read more »