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Answering a Bill Collector

I'm asked to reply to a bill collector's sadistic rantings

By: Dale Hartley

AAAGGGHHHH!!! Summertime Is Thrill Time For Coaster Enthusiasts

Get in line for the ride of your life!

By: Kevin Reed

Beating the DS9 Blues

Tips for beating back the DS9 blues.

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Early Outlook for Oscar 2000 Nominations

It's not too early to look at what films from the first part of 1999 stand a chance to be major Oscar contenders in March of 2000 at the next Academy Awards.

By: Nicholas Moreau

More Than Just a 'Bed of Roses'

'Bed of Roses' is more than just a romance; it is a story about reality that touches the viewers heart.

By: Candice Livingston

Sci-Fi TV News Update

News update and trivia question.

By: Tanya M. Blakeley

Scoop For The Week of August 13th

Planning on getting your favorite celebrity's autograph? Don't save a page in your autograph book just yet. Some of them aren't as social as you think. Better check out this week's Celebrity Scoop! Plus, tragedy strikes William Shatner. Janet Jackson's heading to court. Carnie's cutting the fat.

By: Apryl Duncan

TV Land Offers Hitchcock Marathon

Celebrate Friday the 13th with a Hitchcock marathon; a move is afoot to save the cancelled NBC HOMICIDE; Check out my television viewing recommendations for the week.

By: F. Colin Kingston

Static Change

Yet another "tale from the hallucinating mind". Static Change shows how fleeting and changing the mind of the affected person can be while the family sees no change in their condition and even sometimes thinks it may be worse. These experiences were very real to me at the time. My family and I think the whole ten day ordeal would have been much easier on all of us if we'd been able to read something like this before it all happened to us. Hallucinations may be all in the mind, but whether caused by a reaction to anesthesia, as in my case, or by some other factor, they are definitely very real to the hallucinating person.

By: Kathern Welsh

Tie-Dye Review

Here's a quick primer for those who want to expand their Tie-Dye experience.

By: Lili Pintea-Reed

Who's Got the Button?

Simple clothing repairs save you time and money.

By: Rachel Paxton

Luther's Sermon on Infant Baptism

This sermon is taken, in full, from Luther's Collection of Sermons on the Church, or Church Postil, the sermon for the third Sunday following Epiphany. The text for his message is Matthew 8:l. The sermon may be found in Martin Luther, Ausgewahlte Werke, Dritte Auflage (3rd printing), which is put out by the Chr. Kaiser Verlag Munchen, 1957; Vierter Band (4th Volume). The message was translated into English and published by Baker Books. The sermon is in the public domain. If the sermon seems long, well, in Luther's day they stood and listened to a sermon for a good 30-45 minutes.

By: John L. Hoh, Jr.

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi is famous for his special way with animals. Review a few of the legends and use the links for more indepth research about the Patron Saint of Ecology. St. Francis, pray for us.

By: Kathryn Morse

Symbols in Personality I : Temperament Sorters

A look at the symbology used in the Keirsey Personality Sorter.

By: Nancy Leigh Jobes

The Chaos of a Conspiracy

Government action betrays the truth. UFO's are here.

By: Lloyd Hanninen

The House of God

A discussion about the role of mosques in Islam and in the lives of Muslims.

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ATM's, Prison, Biometrics, and You.

The latest on the techno-biological front is called biometrics and you won't believe where you'll be seeing this. From automatic teller machines (ATM's) to state prison systems, biometrics is slowly making its way into our culture.

By: Shannon Makowski

Employing some good habits...

THis article describes some of the simple habits you should adopt when designing databases

By: Chris Cruickshank

Linux - Coupling Flexibility and Cost-Control

This article continues the series of pieces looking at operating systems for use by computational scientists and begins to look at how Linux is making waves in the industry.

By: Adam Hughes

The NSLP

Information as offerd by the Nebraska Student Loan Program (NSLP)

By: Shauna Zamarripa

Homestyle Chili

This recipe has been in my family for years. It is truly an all time favorite! The heartiness of this meal will fill at least 8 people easily! We always make a double batch for leftovers!

By: Amy Cordray

I Feel Like Chicken Tonight!

A delicious oven-fried chicken recipe that is one of our old family favorites. Also our vegetable of choice, green bean casserole.

By: Allison Huller McAlister

Nutritious Desserts

Delicious, old-fashioned desserts. No empty calories here!

By: Shawn Price

RINGS, RELISH, AND CHOW-CHOW

Grandma's Forgotten Homemade Goodies

By: Jerri Brooker

Vegetarian Sources for Key Vitamins - Part One

When choosing the vegetarian lifestyle, you must be careful to maintain your essential vitamin stores. Read on to find out where to get key vitamins from non-meat sources.

By: Tara Gillet-Liloia

Why Make Your Own Beer?

The author provides an introduction to homebrewing.

By: John Gorton

You Say Tomato, Part II

More about the vegetable fruit Americans consume by the pound.

By: Carey Draeger

EXPLORING KINDRED KONNECTIONS

a place to find cousins

By: Christine Sievers

Gender and Class in Victorian England, Part I

Part I of an extended book essay discussing the work that historians Anna Clark, Jane Lewis, Joan Perkin, and Judith Walkowitz have done on the twin issues of gender and class relations in Victorian England.

By: Joseph Sramek

The UMWA: Its Presidents in Historical Perspective -- Part IV

The final part of a four-part series about the past presidents of the United Mine Workers of America.

By: Mara Lou Hawse

Commercials Using 80s Songs

It's good to hear those '80s songs again on television.

By: Chad Bowar

Elvis by E-mail

Elvis greeting cards

By: June Moore

NIN Notes/Living La Vida Video in Mexico

New rumors, new video info, and adventures in photography at the Reznor residence

By: Carolyn S. Hillard

Ras Shiloh Catches Hell in rec.music.reggae

Former member of Ras Shiloh's management team goes ballistic on the Usenet.

By: Ryan A. MacMichael

Good Advice.

advice on running form

By: Lynn Seely

What keeps you going?

comments from ultra runners

By: John Seeley

Doing it without Losing it

Dealing with Depression as a single parent. Realizing that we are not alone, help is available.

By: Mike Gowen

Look Ma, Isnt He Cute?

lets look at how our boys act toward one another. What kind of relationship do they have and what seems important to them? I look at my sons and see alot of friendship there.

By: Amy B. Jeanroy

PowerPuff Girls

PowerPuff girls is a very funny action cartoon about three little girls with super powers. It seems strange at first that they were created by a professor in his lab, not born like everyone else.

By: Nicholas Bittner

STEPPARENTS AND ADULT CHILDREN

A remarriage when the children are grown can be a wonderful experience for all concerned, with both families enjoying the stepparent and possibly some stepsiblings. Sometimes, however, the children object, and there are various reasons why that might be.

By: Judi Chapman

A Chance to Start Over

The silver lining in this cloudless time of drought - we now have a chance to correct old mistakes and plant things that will do well for us and look great.

By: Carol Wallace

A New Wrinkle in Iris Borer Control

An overview of the Iris borer problem in species and hybrids with surface rhizomes along with the accepted treatments and the latest research on a safe, biological method of controlling the pest.

By: Mary Henry

August Rat Tat Review

Introducing a new category of reviews - rat tat! For the curious, tat is British for junk/kitsch. I've read/watched/suffered through these painful works so that you don't have to (and now I know a bit of what it must feel like to be a lab rat...) This week it's Andrzej Zaniewski's Rat: A Novel

By: Karen Yang

Bible Flowers Concluded

This concludes several weeks of discussing Bible flowers and plants.

By: Diana Pederson

Despite low numbers, Norwegian whaling continues

Norway's 175 or so whale hunters say they have had a tough season at sea, with choppy water camouflaging their prey and anti-whaling protests marked by gunfire and boat collisions. But according to a report published this week in The New York Times, their biggest problem, may be the low consumption of whale meat by their countrymen.

By: Matt Villano

Easy Summer Cuttings

Easy to root cuttings to take this summer

By: Jane Hollis

Japanese Beetle

Japanese beetles are very pretty, but also very annoying to gardeners. Check out this article on this bad bug before your crops sucumb to it's dinner time.

By: Carla Goodloe

On Strange Ground

When "pretty" is not enough -- make your garden design irresistable. Use a simple underlying design technique to make your garden uniquely memorable and satisfying.

By: Barbara M. Martin

Oregano

Oregano's aroma could be described as spicy, deep warm, and complex.

By: Laurel Morris

Perennials for Moist Soil H to Peltandra

The second in a series about moist soil.

By: Jojo Sigurgeirson

Product Review: The Jar Sprouter

This article is a review of the Jar Sprouter by Sprout-Ease.

By: Veronica Armstrong

Yellow Leaves on My Roses - Part 2

Too many and too few nutrients can also cause yellow leaves.

By: Mark Whitelaw

The End of the Mustache Petes

Review of the plots and counter-plots related to the efforts of Maranzano and Luciano to gain control of the Mafia Families.

By: Ron Lombard

Tribal Identity and Loss of Self

The loss of a tribal identity for modern people has resulted in a loss of personal identity, loss of stability and sense of well-being that can be directly contributable to all our modern neurosis.

By: Andy Thomason

Dark Fantasy

This is about the fantasy sub-genre of Dark Fantasy.

By: Debbie Ledesma

Hums in the Valley

The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia rings with historical folklore.

By: Larry Low

Russian Folktales

Folktales a popular part of folklore. Learn about it in Russia Culture.

By: Gail Giordano

Spawn Movie Returns

A new "Spawn 3" movie is released direct to video. It follows the success of Spawn and Spawn 2. Possilbe movie Deal for Marvel's Inhumans and Acclaim's Shadowman.

By: Robert Smithers

Parasites to the Rescue

We usually think of parasitic infections as being bad. However, in this case, an infection may help certain patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.

By: Neal Rolfe Chamberlain

The Fish, Part I

The fish are our earliest vertebrate animals. Learn more about the many different types of fish.

By: Beverly Eschberger

The Sixth Great Mass Extinction

A poll conducted by the American Museum of Natural of Natural History and the Louis Harris survey research firm found that 70 percent of the biologists polled believe that within 30 years up to one-fifth of the species on earth will become extinct. A third of those polled are more pessimistic. They think up to half the species on Earth will be gone. Where is Noah when you need him!

By: Kenneth Friedman

Arab Americans: Past and Present

Some brief facts about Arab Americans, including early immigration, ancestry and population centers of Americans of Arab heritage.

By: Aida Hasan

The Belgrave Hall Investigation

Derek Acorah found Belgrave Hall to be a unique experience. Read his account this week.

By: Elizabeth Batt

Star Struck

A student's commentary on the media's obsession with celebrity.

By: Kim Imdieke

Two Sites Focus on Unusual Freelance Opportunities

Reviews of two freelance writing sites, by Marcia Yudkin and Herman Holtz.

By: Deb Jones