Gardening

Landscape Gardening 8 Tips To Wow Your Neighbors

1. Planning your landscape is like painting a picture on canvas. Just like your art teacher in high school told you – have a main point of interest and add several sub points to make your beautiful landscape more interesting. You imagine it in your mind, draw sketches and fill in all the details that you’ve dreamed of. Keep revising…

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History

Who Created The First Us Flag Of 50 Stars

Who designed our current US Flag with 50 stars? Robert Heft, a then 17 year-old high school sophomore from Ohio created our current American Flag of 50 stars. When was this flag created? Robert Heft created his 50 star, hand sewn, US flag in 1958 prior to Alaska and Hawaii being admitted to the Union. What drove Robert to create…

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Games

Paintball Basics

Paintball is a safe, simple yet challenging and strategic sport that is played usually by two teams, each with at least two players. Adults and kids alike enjoy this sport as they often refer to it as an advanced or improvised game of tag. Tournaments attract many spectators of all ages, as it is a very exciting game to watch.…

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History

History Of The American Flag Explained

It was on January 1, 1776 that the Continental army was restructured and adjusted according to a Congressional resolution which heralded American forces to the command of George Washington. On that day, the American Continental Army was blockading Boston which had been taken over by the British army. It has been said that the first American flag was made in…

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History

Bizarre Flag Facts Q As

Test your Patriotic Knowlege of the American Flag: Question: Is it ok to fly the American Flag upside down? Answer: The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. Question: My flag was accidentally dropped and got dirty. Does it have to be…

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Outdoors

Tips On Flying The American Flag

Traditionally a symbol of liberty, the American flag has carried the message of freedom to many parts of the world. Here in the United States, the flag is displayed daily in or near government buildings and schools and in many public areas. It is customary to fly the flag on Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and most…

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History

Secrets Behind Old Glory Revealed Part 2

The famous name of ‘Old Glory’ was originated in 1831 by Captain William Driver, a shipmaster from Salem, Massachusetts. As he was leaving on one of his many voyages aboard his ship the ‘Charles Doggett’, his friends presented him with a beautiful flag of twenty four stars. As the banner opened and waved in the ocean breeze for the first…

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Tennis

Flag Football Strategies Defense

Using flag football strategies to run your defense is a lot easier then using flag football strategies to run an offense. when creating your defense a couple of things to focus on are 1. not giving up the big play and 2. pulling the flag. When running a defense a simple formation is to have 2 Defensive Ends, 2 Defensive…

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Weather

American Flag Standing Proud

The American flag is a symbol of freedom and sacrifice for United States citizens. Although we typically picture cloth versions of this national emblem, it can be anything that the observer acknowledges. Therefore, a Christmas tree adorned in red, white, and blue could be considered an American flag. Examples can be made from any material or placed on any object.…

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