A Brief History of the Baseball Glove (Author: Jason Gluckman)

Baseball has long been praised as America's favorite pastime. Baseball gloves have been used for nearly as long as the baseball game has existed are a very integral part of the sport. The ...

A Brief History of Wado ryu Karate - Part I of III (Author: Owen Johnston)

Hironori Ohtsuka founded Wado-Ryu, the 1st Japanese form of Karate in 1938. It was the result of many years of training in various forms of Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Okinawan Karate, as well as Aikido, developed ...

A Brief Lesson In Child Motivation For Gymnastics Parents (Author: Murray Hughes)

Today I'm going to give you a few quick and easy tips forchild motivation - I didn't make these up, they are basedon psychological theory.When we think of motivation we think of ...

A Brief Overview Of Colitis (Author: Kirsten Whittaker)

Colitis, more formally known as Ulcerative Colitis, is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It can be difficult to diagnose because of the similarity of symptoms to other intestinal disorders and IBDs ...

A Brief Overview Of Crohn's Disease (Author: Kirsten Whittaker)

Crohn's Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract - from the mouth all the way through to the anus. As a disease, it can be difficult to diagnose due to ...

A Brief Overview Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Author: Kirsten Whittaker)

IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a condition effecting up to 20% of the population and the numbers are rising. There are more women sufferers than men and the age that it commonly starts is at around ...

A Casual Bystander's View of Sports (Author: Gene Simmons)

I've really never been a sports-minded person. Sure, I participated in a bit of basket shootin' and hittin' the ball around when I was in grade school but that's as far as it ever went. The reason may ...

A Chess Set Will Give You Many Years Of Enjoyment (Author: Rick Hendershot)

When you're ready to buy a chess set, make sure you get one you will be happy with. A chess set is a special kind of purchase. You should never go cheap. Having a chess set that you can be proud of and ...

A Choose Up Game - One of My Best Games (Author: Aron Wallad)

A Choose Up Game - One of My Best GamesThe teams were picked and the line ups were announced. I was batting third. I could not wait to hit. Hitting to me was like eating for a fat man with ...

A Classic World Series - 1975 (Author: Aron Wallad)

A Classic World Series - 1975 Cincinnati Reds Versus Boston Red Sox The 1975 World Series was anxiously anticipated as a battle between two of baseball's greatest teams. The Boston Red Sox featured ...

A Costume is a distinctive form of clothing. (Author: Mike Yeager)

Generally, a costume is a distinctive form of clothing whose purpose is to emphasize social position, to enhance attractiveness or to portray an alternate character. In the world of today it is usually ...

A Day At The Races (Author: Sharon Stajda)

The allure and the excitement of the race track.... I wanted to find out once and for all what separates the winners from the losers at the race track? When asking avid horse betters, ...

A Day in the Life of a Minor League Ice Hockey Player (Author: Johnny McKenzie)

In the Canadian junior ice hockey system almost every young player dreams about one day making it to the National Hockey League.When you do a fast count in your head you soon realize that ...

A Day of Cat Skiing (Author: Lockie Brown)

Snowcat skiing offers strong-intermediate and expert skiers full-service guided tours into remote high-mountain regions. Powder snow and "fresh tracks" are the norm. Uphill transportation is provided ...

A Day Out With The Deerness (Author: J.Darcy)

Andy and I were just performing a perfect backfill; the spoil was heaped up above the level of the surrounding soil to allow for slight settling. The scene of the dig was then covered with handfuls of ...