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Celebrities recommend books to help teens prepare for high school The leap from eighth grade to high school can be a difficult one, but it can be made easier with the help of a good book. We asked several notables to recommend a good summertime read for incoming high school freshmen. In an Instant- Book Excerpt: LeeOrlando, Florida, January 28, 2006

There is a ride at Disney World called the Tower of Terror, and on the weekend of January 28, 2006, my four children, even the twin five- year-olds, begged me to go on that ride over and over again.

Housed in a re-created aging Hollywood hotel, the ride begins where you climb into a creaky elevator that snakes its way through...

When one thinks of gold, the first thing that usually comes to mind is jewelry, generally followed by coinage, buried treasure and the recent upsurge in the recycling of the precious metal (not necessarily in that order). While these are all common uses, the possible applications are numerous. The potential that lies in gold owes itself in large part to the chemical properties than make the element so versatile and useful. Listed on the periodic table as Au (in honor of Aurora, the Greek goddess of the dawn), it is the most malleable and ductile metal on Earth. This particular property allows for the use of the metal in a highly visible and often overlooked purpose - the design and...

Meet the 2010 valedictorians and salutatorians from Land O'Lakes High Land O'Lakes High SchoolInternational Baccalaureate Valedictorian: Shaina MaldonadoGPA: 4.66 weighted [phpbay] Theater Made Knife , 40, 4719, ""[/phpbay]

If you're ready to study the martial arts, you have lots of choices. There are many traditional styles out there to choose from. If you choose a traditional martial art, you study one style where the techniques are taught in their original form. These arts are typically rooted in ancient traditions and include styles like Tae Kwon Do, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Aikido, Judo or Shotokan Karate. An eclectic martial art is a combination of several traditional martial arts. Some eclectic styles include body conditioning and even some military combat techniques. The main focus is not to study an art, but rather to learn practical self-defense. As someone who has studied both, I can offer you one...

It's no secret that metal lunch boxes are going to be a thing of the past soon. The cool bag versus the metal lunch box literally has no real competition at all. There are so many different products of this type. Lunch boxes are all made of metal and food can perish because they basically keep the temperature of the surrounding environment. However with a cool bag the food or contents inside stay at a much cooler temperature and the contents stay cool. Breaking a cool bag down would be much like as follows. The outer shell is made of nylon and PVC coating. The lining is of course made of PVC as well. And most of them have an adjustable strap or a handle of some type. If an individual...