Roundup’s active ingredient, Glyphosate, is the most popular pesticide in the United States, partially because of the persistent rumor that it is benign. Roundup is relatively safe – it’s not as bad as, say, depleted uranium – but that doesn’t mean you want to go pouring it on your pancakes. Roundup was found on lettuce […] Read more

Someone coming toward her. It was going to happen again. Helpless. Helpless. Helpless. The scream that tore from Melis’s throat jarred her awake. She jerked upright in bed. She was shaking, her T-shirt soaked with sweat. Only a dream. She wasn’t helpless. She’d never be helpless again. She was strong now […] Read more

Thomas “Fats” Waller began his jazz career early, learned fast, rose quickly, lived hard, and died young. A child prodigy, who was playing piano at age six, his life was a furious burst of energy –and it was all reflected in his music. Welcome to the world of Fats Waller: Joe Louis, Legs Diamond, George […] Read more

Telephone networks are duplex analog lines and were originally designed to carry only voice signals. But computer data is digital and must be converted to an analog signal by a modem. The sending modem converts the digital data to analog, and then sends the signal to the receiving modem which converts it back to digital. […] Read more

Although many agencies of the Federal government have responsibilities of varying degrees relating to disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is the central point of contact within the Federal government for a wide range of emergency management activities in both peace and war. Simply stated, FEMA exists to save lives and property. FEMA’s […] Read more

Feed the Beast You’re a cog in the wheel of a Corporate world. An expendable, replaceable Valueless tool. Go to work. Grease the wheel. Never let it stop. Production is our God And before it you must kneel. We offer you a living and pay you with a promise. and when you tire out we’ll […] Read more

“Fibromyalgia syndrome, or F-M-S, is a chronic disorder affecting millions of people causing widespread pain in joints, tendons and muscles.” “Patients feel pain in as many as 18 specific “tender points,” small areas on the body less than an inch across. Even the slightest pressure on a tender point can cause excruciating pain.” “Sufferers may […] Read more

Travelers are again coming to Fiji after the instability of the late 1980s, and for good reason. Fiji is beautiful, it has a pleasant tropical climate, the diving and snorkeling are superb and it has excellent facilities for tourists, whether they are on a tight budget or indulging in the luxuries of a plush resort […] Read more

Traditional film cameras still hold many advantages over digital cameras, starting with their lower average cost. If you plan to travel, you may not want to spend your time worrying about memory cards and batteries. Film cameras use film that is readily available around the globe, and their batteries tend to last exponentially longer than […] Read more