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Batter Up: 2 Sites for Lesser-Known Baseball Coverage

April 22, 2014 by

True baseball fanatics are interested in all aspects of the game, not just the Major League. If you follow Minor League Baseball, high school baseball, college baseball, and even international leagues, you're likely looking for reliable online sources to help keep all your stats and scores straight. These two websites are ideal for those who just can’t get enough of America’s pastime.

Minor League Baseball
Keep up with the Minor Leagues with this easy-to-navigate, detailed website. The Minor League Baseball site is full of scores and game highlights from your favorite smaller teams, as well as information about promising young players. The top headlines fill you in on the latest baseball news as soon as you visit the site, complete with high-quality photos and a summary of scores. There’s also a section for top prospects and trending topics that other baseball fans are talking about, providing you with enough baseball information to last all day.

Baseball America
With detailed information about college, high school, and international baseball teams and players, Baseball America is great online resource for lesser-known baseball coverage. It also offers the usual major and minor league coverage, but with the addition of the thoughtful, expert opinions of the site’s baseball-fanatic writers.

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Healthy Grain Recipes

March 25, 2014 by

Though you should only eat them in moderation, grains are a necessary part of any nutritious diet. These simple, creative recipes will show you how to prepare healthy grains and properly incorporate them into your daily meal plan.

Quinoa-Stuffed Tomatoes
A unique take on traditional stuffed peppers, these quinoa-stuffed tomatoes combine the health benefits of quinoa with a serving of vegetables. By hollowing out a tomato and filling it with quinoa, mixed veggies, and a few simple spices, this makes a fun meal that even young children will enjoy.

Roasted Red Pepper and Toasted Orzo
Enhance the flavor of orzo with the addition of sweet roasted red peppers, chicken broth, and zesty spices. This delicious side dish pairs perfectly with a variety of meats or other main courses, and at just around 200 calories, it won’t ruin your diet.

Wow-y Maui Pasta Salad
Full of fresh island flavor, this Hawaiian-style pasta salad uses cucumbers, carrots, snow peas and pineapple in whole-wheat rotini pasta. It is ideal for a summer cookout side dish or as a light, warm-weather lunch, and its whole-wheat pasta base gives it a full 10 grams of protein.

For more healthy grain recipes, visit the NIH website here.

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Find Nearby Bicycling Routes with These Online Tools

February 18, 2014 by

Whether you're an avid cyclist or a relative newcomer to riding, these online tools make it easy to find places to bike nearby. These three sites feature biking routes shared by other users, including maps, mileage, details, and sometimes even photographs.

(If your favorite route's missing, you can sign up and share it with other cyclists!)

Bikely
A popular bike route mapping website, Bikely has a large number of active users. On the site, you'll find bike maps uploaded from users' GPS devices. Although these maps often don't include any additional info, they can help give you ideas for interesting nearby rides.

Map My Ride
The website for a popular cycling smartphone app, Map My Ride offers users an online interface to see maps and statistics for their bike rides. In addition, Map My Ride lists great riding routes all over the country and offers a fun "Route Genius" feature that can recommend a ride based on your location and desired biking distance.

MTBR Trails
For mountain bikers, MTBR's Trails page catalogues mountain biking trails all over the country. Browse through to find your state, then you can see trails organized by nearest town. The database also enables mountain bikers to rate and review trails!

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Find Nearby Bicycling Routes with These Online Tools

February 18, 2014 by

Whether you're an avid cyclist or a relative newcomer to riding, these online tools make it easy to find places to bike nearby. These three sites feature biking routes shared by other users, including maps, mileage, details, and sometimes even photographs.

(If your favorite route's missing, you can sign up and share it with other cyclists!)

Bikely
A popular bike route mapping website, Bikely has a large number of active users. On the site, you'll find bike maps uploaded from users' GPS devices. Although these maps often don't include any additional info, they can help give you ideas for interesting nearby rides.

Map My Ride
The website for a popular cycling smartphone app, Map My Ride offers users an online interface to see maps and statistics for their bike rides. In addition, Map My Ride lists great riding routes all over the country and offers a fun "Route Genius" feature that can recommend a ride based on your location and desired biking distance.

MTBR Trails
For mountain bikers, MTBR's Trails page catalogues mountain biking trails all over the country. Browse through to find your state, then you can see trails organized by nearest town. The database also enables mountain bikers to rate and review trails!

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Resources for Entrepreneurs from the Small Business Administration

February 4, 2014 by

You’ve always dreamed of owning your own business, but becoming an entrepreneur is a huge undertaking! These helpful articles from the U.S. Small Business Administration can help you figure out whether and how to start your own business.

Is Entrepreneurship for You?
This SBA article discusses both the benefits and pitfalls of becoming your own boss, and it paints a realistic picture of what it’s like to be an entrepreneur. Read the list of character traits necessary to become a successful entrepreneur, like independence, risk taking and creativity, to determine whether or not you would make a good business owner.

20 Questions Before Starting
These 20 questions will help you decide if you have all of the necessary tools to get your new enterprise up and running. On topics ranging from market research and customer service to sales, pricing, and financing strategies, this list of questions can help you think about the realities of running a business.

10 Steps to Starting a Business
A great deal of planning goes into starting a successful business, and the Small Business Association offers these 10 important steps to take to get your new company off the ground. Including everything from choosing a location to writing a business plan, these informative steps will help you become more prepared.

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See The American Folklife Center’s Quilts and Quiltmaking Collection Online!

January 28, 2014 by

If you’re interested in sewing, fashion, textiles, or quiltmaking in specific, you’re sure to love the American Folklife Center’s beautifully curated Quilts and Quiltmaking Collection. This collection features the history of quiltmaking in America from 1978 to 1996, with a more modern exploration of this intricate craft.

This collection combines material from The Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project and the Land’s End Collection, both parts of the American Folklife Center. The Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project told a narrative about historic and newly made quilts over the years in and around the border of North Carolina and Virginia, using six quiltmakers and their work to epitomize the history of the craft. The Land’s End Collection features 181 winners of state and national quilting competitions in 1992, 1994, and 1996 and represents excellent design and skill during that period. Combined, these two collections form one beautiful, historical representation of American quiltmaking and the people behind it.

This collection is incredibly vast, with historical items that tell the story of American quiltmaking in a variety of different formats. It includes 410 photos, 181 audio files, and a number of well-written articles and essays that history buffs and quilters alike will love. And you can see it all online!

Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978 – 1996 [Library of Congress]

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Learn the Difference Between ‘Dice’ and ‘Julienne’ with This Helpful Glossary

January 15, 2014 by

Recipes often use fancy words like “dice”, “julienne”, or “mince” to describe how to prepare ingredients, without explaining the differences. Knowing proper food preparation techniques can greatly improve your cooking, and this informative guide from the NIH can help.

The NIH's Food Preparation Glossary defines common food prep terms, illustrating them with helpful photos. The Cutting section includes techniques that produce smaller, more irregular pieces, like mincing and chopping, as well as longer, thinner pieces, like julienning and slicing.

The Cooking section of the glossary describes cooking terms that use the stovetop or oven to prepare foods like meats or vegetables. For example, did you know that stir frying, pan frying, and sautéing a recipe essentially means exactly the same thing? This section also describes the differences between terms like “boil”, “simmer”, “brown”, and “grill” to help you follow recipes more precisely.

Food Preparation Glossary [National Heart, Lungs and Blood Institute]

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November 8, 2013 by

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