Reflexology is the physical act of applying pressure to the feet and hand with specific thumb, finger and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. it is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands with a premise that such work effects a physical change to the body. Click on the picture to view an interactive map showing areas of the feet that are believed to be “connected” to different body parts. Read more
What makes parents cringe and kids grin? Slime! Now you can make your very own super slippery slime right in your own kitchen. There is no need to go out and buy this gooey substance — save money by making your own. Plus you get to control what ingredients go into the mixture. Whether you make up a batch for Halloween, for a science project or just for fun, one thing is for certain — [you] will have a ball with slime.
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Visit the wonderful world of Roald Dahl, author of favorite children’s books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, and Matilda. Read more
Gianna Jessen, abortion survivor, speaks at Queen’s Hall, Parliament House, Victoria, Australia—on the eve of the debate to decriminalize abortion in Victoria. Gianna’s visit was sponsored by the Ad Hoc Interfaith Committee. Read more
The Virginian is the story of a quiet hero, “a courageous loner who follows his private code of honor while prevailing over the forces of evil.” In Owen Wister Out West, Owen Wister’s daughter captures the essence of the historical impact of The Virginian:
. . . For the first time, a cowboy was a gentleman and a hero, but nobody realized then that the book was the master design on which thousands of Westerns would be modeled. Its hero was the first cowboy to capture the public’s imagination, and hundreds of young girls fell in love with him . . . besides being handsome, he was humorous and human . . . The Virginian himself is the progenitor of the cowboy as folk figure. Because of him, little boys wear ten-gallon hats and carry toy pistols. This one novel set the tradition of the West permanently. We still have Western stories, Western movies, and Western radio and television drama in which the cowboy hero defends justice and his girl’s honor and shoots it out with the villain . . . It was written as fiction but has become history . . .
The novel was made into at least four movies and a television series. Before the first silent film was made, it was performed in theatres. . . Read more