The Heckler Family

Books or eBooks?

Andrea — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:10:11 +0000

Amazon's Kindle, Sony's Reader, Barnes and Noble's Nook – all are competing devices in the industry of e-readers; even the upcoming Apple iPad can display eBooks. While the market for digital books is continually growing, some consider the advantages of paper books impossible for technology to digitally simulate.

2010

Andrea — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:03:42 +0000

Happy New Year!!!

What matters the most?

Andrea — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:13:36 +0000

I loaded the page www.yahoo.com. Right at the top center of the page was a box that had links to the latest news all over the country. Scrolling through, I noticed links such as "Celebrity couple splits," "TV's newest hunk," and "___'s fashion mistake." Interspersed between these "riveting" news pieces were stories about a young boy who saved his brother's life, an ancient relic that was recovered, and a two-legged dog inspiring injured soldiers. Let's stop and think about that: which story would you click on?

Fun fact #13

Andrea — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:37:07 +0000

Fun fact #13: Edgar Allan Poe was actually born Edgar Poe, but he grew up under the care of a family with the surname Allan.

Fun fact #12

Andrea — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:52:59 +0000

Fun fact #12: The holes in Swiss cheese (called “eyes”) are made as the cheese is ripening, caused by the expansion of gas in the cheese curd.

10 Fun Things To Do This Halloween

Andrea — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:56:46 +0000

Here's a checklist of 10 fun things that you can do to make the most out of this Halloween!

Fun fact #11

Andrea — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:08:50 +0000

Fun fact #11: The shoe company Converse was founded in 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts, when Marquis M. Converse opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company.

Fun fact #10

Andrea — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:20:25 +0000

Fun fact #10: Facebook was founded by a student at Harvard University, Mark Zuckerberg, and some of his roommates and friends; originally membership was only available to students of the university.

Get Motivated

Andrea — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:52:45 +0000

One of the biggest problems that people have with accomplishing their goals is finding the motivation to do so....Everybody has hopes and ambitions -- the one thing that sets apart those who reach their dreams and those who don't is motivation.

Fun fact #9

Andrea — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:39:03 +0000

Fun fact #9: In 2006, about 12% of children ages 6-11 participated in sports, lessons, or clubs after school or on weekends.