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Business & Finance

How to Set Up Your Home Office Phone System

How to set up a start-up home communications system and expand it at low cost.

By: Bert Markgraf

Nobody Likes a Loser

If nobody in Afghanistan agreed with the Taleban, how were they able to rule that country so ruthlessly during the last five years? If the opposition to that rule was as widespread as the images of joyous people in the streets of liberated Afghan cities suggest, why were the Taleban not defeated during the first skirmishes of civil war that erupted after their creation?

By: Carey Goodman

Not Safe Enough Yet? Part 2

Okay, you have booked your travel online. You made sure that the booking form where you gave your credit card information was on a secure server and that the automail to the agent was sent encrypted. So you believe your information are safe now? Then it's reality time again... Part 2.

By: Arnvid Aakre

Film & TV

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Considered by many to be the greatest musician ever, Ludwig van Beethoven's early life was not so great. As an adult he was frequently ill; he began having periodic hearing problems when he was 28, and by the time he was 44 he was stone-deaf. He was embarrassed by his deafness, so kept himself socially confined; he never reconciled himself with the deafness. He had to quit directing an orchestra, and about the only musical avenue left open to him was composing. Because he could not perform his compositions he was not paid a great deal, and spent the last years of his life in poverty. He was often a quarrelsome man, at outs with family members and others, and this seemed to worsen in direct proportion to his growing deafness. It is amazing that someone who grew up in the home he did, who was personally slovenly, who was often angry and quarrelsome, could have ever written the beautiful compositions he did, even when he still had his hearing!

By: Mary Lou Derksen

Remade or Ripped Off?

Some recent and upcoming Hollywood features bear a striking resemblance to previous films from abroad. At least in the case of Vanilla Sky, the original is credited; as for the others... Well, see for yourself.

By: Craig Phillips

Home & Style

Loosing your youthful look? Think Collagen surgery is the way to go? Some things you might want to consider before you make that important decision.

By: Pamela Kay Conoly

Lavender: The Purple Peace Giver

Lavender has been around for ages since it was first seen growing on the hillsides of ancient Greece. A lot of literature talks about its use in bath water and for scenting laundry. It's long been used in fragrances, soaps, and potpourri.

By: Kim A. Draper

SANTA FACE SWEATER

Here is a sweater with a santa face on the front. The beard is attached fleece. Have fun!

By: Lili Pintea-Reed

The Frugal Feast

Eating great food for cheap; bringing common sense back to the dinner table.

By: Jill Florio

The Potteries of New England, Part IV: Grueby

The evolution of the famous Grueby matte glazed pottery, so often imitated but never matched!

By: Barbara Bell

Partners & Parents

This article will help you to understand the importance and care of a feeding tube.

By: Debbie M. Tipton

Politics & Society

Legislating Anti-terrorism

Six years ago, the Government purposely allowed the Terrorism and disruptive activities prevention act or TADA to lapse. Now the Government intends to legislate a similar act called Prevention of terrorism Act. Pending its passage, the same law has been implemented through an ordinance called POTO or the prevention of terrorism ordinance. Does the government plan to take advantage of the present anti-terrorist mode to enact a draconian law?

By: Dr. Anand Deep

The Recession has a Human Face

The economic downturn struck home recently when I loss my job. Here now is the human face of recession.

By: Vincent E. Martin

Sports

A Great Name Returns to Indy

The son of an Indy legend is returning as a team owner for the 2002 season. Find out what made the name Agajanian, a legend in Indy racing, and share some of Cary Agajanian's memories of his famous father.

By: Thomas M. Sampson

MLS Players Head Overseas

Several players from around the MLS are already overseas training with some great European clubs.

By: Corey Arnold

Perfect Endings

The career of modern day Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, has come to an end. He retired just how he always played the game - with modesty, generosity, and a world of class

By: Roy Pickering

Western Shooter New World Record

Western Shooter New World Record

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Travel

AN ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS

The northern half of Arkansas is mountainous. Snow is a rarity or at least a snow of significant inches. When it does arrive, it brings the world of the mountain people to a standstill.

By: Bertha Sutliff

For A Little Beauty

The call came in after 10 p.m., and though the temperature was in the low twenties, we couldn't stay inside. We had to go see it, and it was the most spectacular sight of them all!

By: Sandy McCollum

Holiday Shopping Time in Washington

My annual cavalcade of Washington State gift sites for your convenience. Visit them on the Internet or shop in person at several of them.

By: Jerri Brooker

Education & Career

25+ Gift Ideas for Your Child's Caregiver

Some gift idea suggestions for those who take care of your child from your babysitter, to your child's violin teacher.

By: Marie-Helen Goyetche

Pushing Our Kids

The pressure brought upon students in the classroom sometimes comes from the pressure to excel at all costs put on children by their parents.

By: Patricia C. Behnke

Health & Wellness

Information on heart attacks and strokes for women

By: Gretchen Malik

Fall Book Review: The Complete Incense Book

Interested in incense? Read this review before you buy the book.

By: Marie A. Miczak

Mind & Soul

Any effort to change goes through stages. What stage of change are you in?

By: Cherlene Pedrick

Relationship Between Knowledge & Love

The article tends to describe the relationship between knowledge and love

By: Kersten Rabia Dryden Cohen

Plants & Animals

Pimelodus Pictus Catfish

Sometimes even a sure thing can go wrong. Disaster and death within a tank.

By: Douglas DuHamel

The True Origin of Irish Dance!

Ever wondered about the true origins of Irish Dancing? Here's my theory...

By: Donna Eliassen

War Dobes, Part I

Learn about war Dobermans in this three-part series.

By: Deborah J. Myers

Science & Nature

Holiday Gift Ideas

Looking for the perfect gift gor the geologist in your life? Read on for some rockin' ideas.

By: Geoff Habiger

Technology

Buddy Brush and The Painted Playhouse by Ideas That Play

A review of a very unique, kid directed interactive software program by Ideas That Play

Writing & Publishing

17. ADDING EXTRA IMPACT

Suggests how to get extra impact from scenes when polishing and editing a novel

By: Sherry-Anne Jacobs

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