Helium.com | View Elizabeth M Young's articles http://www.helium.com/users/528715.xml View Elizabeth M Young's articles en-us Copyright Helium.com Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07:10 GMT Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07:10 GMT American retirees are in for some warnings about places that they may want to avoid. The good news is that retirees are getting some limited help ... http://www.helium.com/items/2292737-best-and-worst-states-for-retirees-in-2012best-cities-for-retirees-in-2012worst-retirement-cities Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07:10 The web holds a lot of news, forum discussion, and warning about vacation rental scams. The scams include fake setups and seem to be highly concen... http://www.helium.com/items/2292879-vacation-home-rental-scam-vacationers-pay-for-bogus-online-contracts Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:32:28 56 year old Yousuf Raza Gilani has been the 22nd Prime Minister of India since he took office in March 25, 2008. He comes from a politically ... http://www.helium.com/items/2292676-why-pakistan-pm-is-charged-with-contempt-reasons-for-contempt-charges-against-pakistan-pm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:48:59 To further confuse electronics customers who seek the perfect mobile computing device, there are rumors that Apple will be releasing a mini iPad w... http://www.helium.com/items/2292283-apple-7-in-mini-rumors-apple-mini-rumored-mini-apple-tablet-rumors Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:17:33 The Android operating system for smartphones evolves like any other operating system. Droid Life has a series of comparison charts that go back to... http://www.helium.com/items/2292490-understanding-android-upgrades Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:07:11 Hulu is a popular way to bring streaming television content to televisions and other devices. In 2012, Hulu customers will get the highly elu... http://www.helium.com/items/2292053-program-changes-for-hulu-in-2012 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:07:10 YouTube has some big changes coming in 2012. The changes are all over the map and will affect business marketing applications, personal use, viewi... http://www.helium.com/items/2292054-program-changes-for-youtube-in-2012 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:07:10 It has been 30 years since tensions between Argentina and the UK escalated to war in the Falklands. In 1982, Argentina made a claim on the archipe... http://www.helium.com/items/2291762-why-tensions-are-increasing-between-argentina-and-the-uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:28:49 The choices that smartphones, netbooks and tablets offer are amazing. The problem is not as much with the specifications that each device offers, ... http://www.helium.com/items/2292494-mobile-computing-netbooks-vs-tablets Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:07:11 The news media thrives by presenting visual images that speak more powerfully than words. Imagery is the one place where the news consumer can mak... http://www.helium.com/items/2291635-effects-of-photo-manipulation-in-the-media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:35:23 Two major organizations, Harakat Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda, are officially considered to be terrorist groups, and the group leaders have decide... http://www.helium.com/items/2291367-why-al-qaeda-merger-should-concern-the-west Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:59 One of the most popular ways to put on a scavenger hunt is to engage in geocaching games that test puzzle solving, navigational and geographical s... http://www.helium.com/items/2291212-geocaching-how-to-prepare-a-cache-for-hiding Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:07:20 Just when the iPhone is dominating the market, it is becoming obvious that the iPhone is bad news for carriers who may have to feature Apple'... http://www.helium.com/items/2290920-why-the-iphone-is-bad-business-for-carriers-smartphone-carriers-being-squeezed-by-apple Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:51:53 A geocache is a somewhat simple affair when the goal is to hide a sturdy container and some small tokens that are called SWAG. Geocachers take one... http://www.helium.com/items/2290575-how-to-maintain-a-geocache-geocache-maintenance-geocaching Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:07:20 Geocaching is becoming the world's most popular way to put on a scavenger hunt. With geocaching reaching a peak in the Summer months, the options ... http://www.helium.com/items/2290557-geocaching-guidelines-for-hiding-caches Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:07:20 It has been 30 years since a new nuclear power plant has been approved in the United States, which makes it major news that two new reactors will ... http://www.helium.com/items/2290542-new-nuclear-reactors-in-georgia-georgia-nuclear-power-plants-new-reactor-cores-in-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:30:23 Now that more people have easy to use Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems, the hobby of Summer Geocaching is taking off. Families, adv... http://www.helium.com/items/2291237-geocaching-fun-items-to-put-in-a-cache Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:07:20 This is a time in world history where there are more women regents, presidents, chancellors, governors and prime ministers than at any other time ... http://www.helium.com/items/2291349-an-overview-of-current-female-rulers Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:07:25 Researchers at Virginia Tech have completed a study about business meetings. The headlines about the study say that business meetings are making t... http://www.helium.com/items/2290192-business-meeting-hierarcy-affects-iq-small-group-ranking-affects-iq-meetings-make-you-stupid-iq Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:38 British foreign secretary William Hague has made the most telling statement to the British House of Commons about the level of mayhem in Syria, "&... http://www.helium.com/items/2289698-us-closes-american-embassy-in-damascus Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:46:22 Community gardens come under the umbrella of "alternative farming" ventures, and they are wonderful ways to bring neighbors or groups together. It... http://www.helium.com/items/2291155-the-benefits-of-a-community-garden Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:08:10 Henry VI (1421-1471) was the grandson of King Henry IV. Henry VI lived a relatively long and pious life, but was plagued by insanity, his nature, ... http://www.helium.com/items/2289324-why-henry-vi-was-briefly-restored-to-the-throne-in-1470 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:07:29 One would think that wind farms are the most desirable way to produce clean energy. A massive amount of power can be produced by just one wind tur... http://www.helium.com/items/2289254-why-british-prime-minister-is-urged-to-cut-wind-farm-subsidy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:56:26 The world realizes that energy is expensive to produce, is mostly based on problematic fossil fuels and coal, and does not come in unlimited quant... http://www.helium.com/items/2290151-conservation-the-basis-for-a-sound-energy-policy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:07:19 The recent advancements in NASA solar observation satellites have greatly improved mankind's ability to find out more about what happens when Coro... http://www.helium.com/items/2288767-how-a-coronal-mass-ejection-cme-affects-earth Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:07:29 A mobile phone will lead the way to a new life of communication, direction, organization and information. These small devices can be full sized co... http://www.helium.com/items/2288755-how-to-live-with-your-mobile-phone-in-2012 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:33 When snow piles up, it piles up either directly on the ground or in layers that form over time. When the snow builds up on a slope that is about 3... http://www.helium.com/items/2288489-how-avalanches-are-triggered Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:07:17 Intertidal organisms must adapt to a variety of conditions that are very threatening to life where land meets sea. The intertidal zone is a very h... http://www.helium.com/items/2288470-adaptations-of-intertidal-organisms Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:07:21 Tensions between Iran and Israel have been aggravated to the point of grave concern for the rest of the world. While there have always been hatred... http://www.helium.com/items/2288444-httpwwwheliumcomitemsnewid608198 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:18:21 Deflation is a drop in the price that can be gained for the goods and services that are produced by an economy. All of the prices in the whole eco... http://www.helium.com/items/2289552-will-austerity-measures-cause-deflation-in-europe Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:17 In California, which is one of the richest growing regions of the world, the decline in honeybee populations has been going on for two decades. Ho... http://www.helium.com/items/2288296-the-decline-of-the-honey-bee Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:07:14 Don Cornelius was born on September 27, 1936 and died on February 1, 2012. He led the life of a U.S. Marine in 1954, serving for 18 mont... http://www.helium.com/items/2288026-obituary-don-cornelius Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:46:58 Awarding a knighthood is no small matter. The Queen, King, or a member of the Royal Family acting on the sovereign's behalf, awards the knighthood... http://www.helium.com/items/2287761-should-rbs-boss-fred-goodwin-have-been-stripped-of-his-knighthood Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:04:48 Cyber bullying has ended in some events that have dominated the mainstream media feed for days. Cyber bullying is on the minds of many who have vu... http://www.helium.com/items/2289724-social-media-understanding-the-epidemic-of-cyber-bullying Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:20 John Muir (1838-1914) is called the "Father of our national park system". He is so highly revered that his birthday, April 21, was chosen for the ... http://www.helium.com/items/2289244-what-part-did-john-muir-play-in-the-us-park-system Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:07:19 Straight perspective is a mathematical and logical way to make fences, walls, a line of trees, and other structures look right as they go off into... http://www.helium.com/items/2288633-what-is-anamorphic-perspective-in-art Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:07:19