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• The Internet and Soccer -- A Double-Edged Sword?

  July 10, 2010

  • Matthew Bernstein has seen firsthand the promise of the Internet in attracting new American fans to soccer.The 43-year-old founder of the 500-member Hapoel Soccer Club in Maryland explains: "In the 1970s, when I watched the World Cup final on TV, I missed at least one goal due to commercial breaks. Four years later, it wasn't even televised. When the 'Wide World of Sports' opening ...
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• Secrets to a Long and Happy Marriage

  June 30, 2010

  • What are the secrets to a long and happy marriage? Well, it took me a while to find a dozen couples who have been married for 30 years or more who could answer that question, but once I did, their answers were surprisingly simple. Below are their top five rules for maintaining a joyful, lasting relationship: 1. An argument isn't a contest. In marriage there should never be a "winner" ...
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• A Boy, a Girl, and a Fountain

  June 24, 2010

  • The spring I turned twenty-two, I was desperately trying to recover from a ravaging love affair that had changed me from a girl who was somewhat confident for her age and mostly happy, to one who was completely demoralized. It was not only the relationship itself, but the reactions to the demise of the relationship by friends and family who I thought I knew that made me lose all trust in my ...
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