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Michael Krebs splits his time unevenly between playing with his two children, tinkering on a first novel, working in Manhattan, and bicycling throughout New Jersey. His writing has been published in The Courier News, Yankee Magazine, Onionhead, Pudding, Crazy

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Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes How the power ballad destroyed metal music in the late '80s: 2 of 47
To comprehend how the power ballad diluted and ultimately undermined metal music in the late 80's, an understanding on the variety of influences in music and in economics that shaped the period needs to be achieved. Since the 70's were heavy metal's embryonic years, the examination should begin in that tumultuous decade.Led Z... More..
Sports & Recreation > Biking Bicycle riding laws in the US: 1 of 4
Governor Corzine's Pedestrian Safety Initiative Not EnoughNew Jersey's roads are among the most deadly for pedestrians and bicyclists in the country a blemish that the New Jersey Department of Transportation would like us to believe is being erased. In early June, the NJDOT published its first newsletter on bicycle and pedest... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environment (Other) Human development and the destruction of the environment: 5 of 19
When I was in high school, I worked for a local environmental advocacy group canvassing throughout a warren of suburban neighborhoods on the issue of polluted underground aquifers that ran below those neighborhoods. While it was the kind of door to door work usually relegated to impressionable high-energy high school kids, ou... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Why or why not vote in elections: 13 of 40
The Birth of Direct Democracy is Founded in Internet VotingAs municipalities and telecommunications providers partner on WiFi and WiMax infrastructures and as debate still rages along the many ridges of the digital divide the promise this broader web access can bring to the public with respect to digital democracy is said to ... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Homemade cures for a hangover: 9 of 18
The hangover remedy is perhaps the one subject that invites the most derelict among us to confidently assess both the biology and chemistry at work in the act of poisoning the self - for the express purpose of creating a master potion that can be admired and remarked upon by the evening's survivors. Since the act of consuming... More..
Business > Entrepreneurial Spirit Attributes you need to be successful as an entrepreneur: 3 of 6
The successful entrepreneur has to be willing to alter the initial business vision and evolve - taking advantage of unseen opportunities that present themselves and abandoning loss-making products or services along the way. This kind of decision-making can be compared to the ying/yang of resolve and direction change found in ... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips There ultimate time to walk: 2 of 4
According to marathon coach, Wendy Bumgardner, "research on lung function, body rhythms, temperature, and hormone levels says one thing - to exercise around 6pm. Surveys on exercise habits say another - to exercise in the morning before other commitments distract you, or during the day when you have a free period of time." Ou... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Media coverage of bed bug population growth: 1 of 1
Bed bugs have received a lot of publicity in recent months an increasing cacophony of concern over their rising numbers throughout the United States. While bed bug population growth can certainly be described as alarming particularly in North America, Europe, and Australia the sweeping recommendations for broad pesticide usag... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Easy-to-read poetry: 25 of 47
adult swimthis blue morning the small school alightsin the machination of its long branded lanesand it is lavish in its whitewater and inconstantand easing in its effortless cutting it iscleansed and this is the intent of the mediumbut the water does not neutralize their signaturesas these are film that is discarded in the ar... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Journalism: Craft or profession?: 8 of 13
The question of how societies should pay for their journalism - or at least to compensate professional journalists and eradicate the credibility concerns - was addressed very recently by Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times. He was speaking in London and said that the greatest threat that independent writers an... More..