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Home & Garden > Weeds & Pests Queen bees and worker bees: 1 of 4
To begin with, the queen bee does not rule the hive. The same human logic, which once determined that the earth was the center of the solar system, was used, in prior times, to explain the relationships of bees in a hive. Considering that widespread formal education did not, at that time, yet exist, unlike the age of monarchs... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Top 5 must-have features for your hospital's website: 2 of 7
A Web site is the front door to a business or organization. Just like a brick-and-mortar building, it must be designed to encourage entry, as well as to direct visitors to a particular location within the building. By including certain features within a site, as part of its design, visitors will be encouraged to return again ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What would be the most dramatic difference, in terms of U.S. foreign policy, between a President John McCain and a President Barack Obama?: 18 of 52
It has been said that actions speak louder than words. In the 2008 Presidential Campaign, the American people have chosen two very different candidates, one, a man of action with a questionable sense of humor, the other, a man who has deliberately avoided action throughout his brief political career, who relies instead on his... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends How dial-up acceleration works: 2 of 5
Early dial-up Internet service required an Internet service Provider (ISP), a modem, and a dedicated telephone line. To use dial-up service, early or current, in order to connect to the ISP, and the Internet, communications software provided by the ISP would dial a local telephone number and establish a connection, via the mo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) Interesting Marine Corps facts: 3 of 7
Originally recruited as a team of sharpshooters fighting from the tops of men-of-war during the Revolutionary War, the United States Marine Corps still remains a separate part of the Department of the Navy. It is under the command of a Corps Commandant, a four-star general who is appointed by the President of the United State... More..
Sciences > Cellular Biology Bioengineering explained: 3 of 6
A Perspective on Bioengineering There is an expression, which is no longer commonly used, that states, "You can't see the forest for the trees". It means, of course, that by examining pieces of the larger whole exclusively, the meaning of the larger entity is lost. Genetics and bioengineering is, by design, the study and im... More..
Sciences > Cultural Anthropology The disappearance of the Anasazi: 1 of 1
According to researcher Jack Hartung, late in June, 1178, Gervase of Canterbury, an acquaintance of Archbishop Thomas Becket, and a chronicler, wrote the following tale about a meteor striking the moon:"From the midpoint of this division a flaming torch sprang up, spewing out, over a considerable distance, fire, hot coals, an... More..
Sciences > Earth Science (Other) Medieval science at its best: Tale of Gervase of Canterbury: 1 of 1
The Tale of Gervase of Canterbury "that orbed maiden, with white fire laden, whom mortals call the moon" - Percy Bysshe Shelley It was June 25, 1178. Henry II, the father of Richard the Lion-hearted and the first English king of the Plantagenets, ruled over England and northern France. Seven and one-half years earlier, in r... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) An overview of the U.S. State Department: 1 of 1
Like other bureaucratic institutions, the Department of State is a hierarchical organization. At the top sits the Secretary of State. After the Vice-President, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate, the Secretary of State is next in line to become President, in the event that something should happen to the... More..
Sciences > Astronomy The facts about the Tunguska event: 3 of 5
Tunguska As the anniversary of one hundred years approaches, a re-examination of the events of 1908 in the Tunguska region of Siberia may once again raise questions as to what occurred there in June of that year. Many explanations have been offered, but no definitive answer to the question of what happened there that year ha... More..