There is one sure fire way to burn more calories by playing golf: If the course will allow it‚ forgo a cart in favor of walking. In 2010‚ sports scientist Neil Wolkodoff conducted a study using a group of amateur golfers‚ and found they burned over 700 calories per 9 holes when they walked the course versus just over 400 when they rode in a cart. This means you could burn about a Big Mac’s worth of extra calories by walking an 18-hole round instead of riding. Now that the obvious is out of the way
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characters in the novels they so desperately want their children to avoid! Parents claim that YA literature contains material that is inappropriate for their children‚ and may give them negative ideas about how to behave‚ yet their kids already know all about this provocative‚ controversial world because they live it everyday‚ proving that the content reflected in YA literature is not so unfamiliar for adolescent readers. Crank appeared on the Banned Books List of 2010‚ citing reasons of drug use‚
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My aspiration is to design aircraft that don’t use fuel and have no tendencies of crash-landing‚ this would make air travel safer‚ more reliable and environmental friendly. My friend‚ Michael and I were playing with my favorite electrical toy (helicopter) but it didn’t take long before it crash landed‚ this resulted in the breaking apart of the propellers and some wires were cutoff‚ I had to fix it before my mom gets back‚ I put it back together but it wasn’t as perfect as it used to. Fixing
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sparking speculations that Pakistan is going to accord recognition to Israel‚ a state whose existence Pakistan has denied up till now. This move triggered a nationwide debate - with some people in favor of the decision‚ arguing that Pakistan has no dispute with Israel and there are numerous benefits of recognizing the Jewish state‚ while others fiercely opposing the move. The Pakistani government ’s stance is that the decision to "engage" with Israel was taken in appreciation of Israel ’s recent withdrawal
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William Shakespeare is the greatest artist of the English language‚ and perhaps even the greatest artist of all time. But‚ what if William Shakespeare wasn’t who we think at all? What if he was in-fact‚ a front for another man or another group of men‚ looking to hide themselves from the public. There are many details about the past of William Shakespeare that we know‚ which point themselves towards this theory. His upbringing‚ his lack of a higher education‚ his penmanship‚ and many other factors lead
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A hurricane is a huge storm known as a “tropical cyclone”. These can also be identified as typhoons.The tropical storms winds must reach at least 74 mph to be considered a hurricane. Anything below this is just considered a tropical depression or a tropical storm. Hurricanes usually only occur in the Atlantic Hurricane season (June 1-November 30). Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. They use the warm moist air as fuel at the bottom of the hurricane. As the huge storm produces high wind speeds
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Studies have shown that teenagers don’t get enough sleep to go a full school day while staying concentrated. The average teen in the United States gets about seven hours of sleep. This is not enough for a student to stay focused the whole day. Doctors suggest that students get at least eight hours of sleep a night. This will ensure that the student will be more alert and focused during the school day. First‚ one of the biggest factors in students not getting enough sleep is that they go to sleep
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Why Kids Should Shoot Guns “When I shoot I think it’s so much more fun than playing with anything else that’s in my room.” Said 7 year old Vanessa Aguilar. People claim that kids shouldn’t shoot guns‚ and that learning young isn’t helping at all. But actually kids who learn younger are actually more responsible and respectful with and towards guns. I believe kids who learn younger actually keep their learnings with them‚ if I’m honest I probably shot my first gun when I was 5‚ I had my father
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As Miles Halter or “Pudge” craves for “the Great Perhaps”‚ he heads to the world of Culver Creek Boarding School‚ wherein he met the beautiful‚ mysterious and emotionally confused Alaska Young and in his life nothing is ever the same again. John Green is a bestselling author of Young Adult fictions‚ vlogger‚ writer‚ producer‚ actor and editor. His first novel‚ Looking for Alaska‚ published in 2005‚ is a school story and teen romance inspired by his experiences at Indian Springs‚ fictionalized as
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accountancy is something dead‚ old and boring. Yet accountancy is not a boring‚ nor dead subject – in fact‚ it is one of the most exciting and challenging subject. Why should you choose accountancy? Good career prospects‚ stable (excellent) job market‚ short academic preparations and an excellent salary are just a few of the reasons why many people choose a career in accounting. Accounting careers have got a lot to offer in terms of career prospects. Accountants are always on demand and the fields
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