Pole Vaulting is a skill that has been around since the Greeks started the Olympics. Until recently, it was regarded as only an event that boys could do. This was because of the arm and shoulder strength that was required. Pole Vaulting is an event that is expensive and dangerous. In recent years, schools, federations, … Read more

Pole Vault

How to Grow Pickling Cucumbers

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If you thought pickling cucumbers, sometimes referred to as picklers, were just for those who make bushels of homemade pickles, you are mistaken. Young pickling cucumbers are crisp and tender making them the ideal cucumber for slicing or serving in salads. These little beauties grow quickly and bear fruit in as little as 55 days … Read more

Cucumbers, Homemade Pickles, Pickling

Drugs & Medications

The Dangers of Taking Methadone

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Have you been prescribed methadone? You may want to take a closer look into what it is and what it does to your body before you allow your doctor to prescribe you such a medicine. Methadone, in a nutshell is basically legal heroin. Although, not literally…it just gives you the same feeling as heroin does. … Read more

SPORTS

A Guide to Olympic Sports: Team Handball

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The sport known as team handball is known simply as handball in most of the rest of the world. What Americans recognize as handball is a significantly different from the Olympic sport of the same name. The history of Olympic handball traces back to a commingling of games from Germany called raffball and torball and … Read more