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Nine Hints For Taking Great Digital Photos

IntroductionModern cameras are highly automatic in operation. They have auto focus and auto exposure. The camera will focus on the subject - often identified by a small circle or square at the centre of the viewfinder - and calculate an appropriate...
Christopher ThomasFebruary 11, 2005

Holdem Poker hands explained

When playing hold'em poker the idea of the game is to make the best hand of 5 cards you can by using all of the cards that are available to you. There are ten different types of hands you can make; these "hands" are also the same for...
Andy FullardJune 16, 2007

College Basketball Milestones

Basketball is a favorite pastime of kids and adults alike. American kids grow up with dreams of earning scholarships and reaching fame in the college league.Basketball owes its origin to Dr. James Naismith, who invented the sport in 1892.
Daniel ThomasNovember 14, 2006

4 Surefire Ways NOT To Lose Weight At Your Health Club

Everyone has their own individual reason for joining a health club, lose a few pounds, tone up, lower your blood pressure, strengthen a bad back or shoulder, perform better in sports, or just keep in shape by playing some basketball or...
Dr Jeff BanasJune 15, 2004

The Best Golf Fitness Exercise to Improve the Power in Your Golf Swing

The game of professional golf has transformed over the years. Many spectators, journalists, and pros themselves state that golf is now a game of power.
Sean CochranDecember 21, 2005

Cricket Score: Your Assistant To A Match

Through out the world there are n number of sports that are played. However, the one game that has a huge fan following and people literally go crazy, is the game of cricket.
Ella WilsonDecember 06, 2007

5 Steps to Becoming a Pilot

Think you don’t have the money or the time to learn to fly? Training to be a pilot can mean expensive instruction fees, high gas prices and maintenance charges, and it can require many hours of flight time.
Steven StylesDecember 18, 2005

Wreck Diving in Thistlegorm

Thislegorm is among the top ten dives of the world and maybe occupies the first place in wreck diving. It is so amazing that divers need to dive many times and observe its different areas once a time in order to completely explore it.
Jakob JellingApril 09, 2005

Do Fish See in Color

Fish do indeed perceive color. Every fly fisher knows that or ought to know that. Like humans, the retina of a fish have rods and cones. Cones are used in the day and rods at night. Color vision evolved to help fish identify potential food.
Cameron LarsenNovember 08, 2004

Thoughts About The Liveaboard Lifestyle

Why are people drawn to the water?Maybe it has something to do with our naval heritage from years gone by or a way for us to co-exist with nature on a more personal level.
Martin ChineryApril 07, 2006