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Ron lives in a Geodesic Dome that he and his wife built with lots of help from family, friends and a few contractors in the early 1980's. Their O'Fallon, Illinois home is almost in the country, although the subdivisions have certainly gotten close to the

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Arts & Humanities > Photography Improve your digital photos by understanding your camera's ISO settings: 1 of 5

Take Better Pictures with Digital Camera ISO Pro Tips. Think of the ISO as the "speed" setting on your digital SLR. 1600 is a fast ISO, 100 is normal on many cameras. Unlike shutter speeds or lens settings, ISO changes will affect the texture or graininess of you photos. Higher ISO's allow sharp photographs of moving objects...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Global warming: How to reduce your impact on the road: 4 of 12

Chevy Volt Jump-Starts GM Toward Green Cars General Motor's Chevy Volt represents more than an environmentally friendly, responsible, sustainable, practical plug-in hybrid car. Chevy's green entry into the scramble to replace our family transports is a big step towards weening America from foreign oil. With GM's internationa...
Autos > Hybrids Overview of hybrid cars: 4 of 12

Hybrid cars are NOT the answer to America's energy problems. Today's cars, including hybrids, are TOO EXPENSIVE for drivers, for America, and for earth! Most of the machines we love so much have an internal combustion engine, known in environmental circles as ICE. No matter how clean technology makes them, and even though th...
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) New fad: Lawn chair balloon rides: 8 of 23

On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters answered a question the balloon lady at Disneyland inspired in him as a child. "How many balloons would it take to lift me?" Larry is one of three little boys who dreamed of flight - without wings. Their separate stories tell us about the very extreme sport of floating like a cloud. Forty-two h...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms The effects of media on American society: 11 of 19

"I swear, I'm gonna get on top of your building with an AK-47 and just start picking people off," ranted a local radio talk show bad boy after his power failed during the Super Bowl. He was threatening the power company! This was the first of two bizarre incidents Saint Louis residents experienced in the same week. While the...
Autos > Fuel Economy How to increase gas mileage: 19 of 22

Save dollars on gasoline with greener driving habits without spending a dime! Cheap gas spoiled us, but changing how we drive the cars we have can save real cash and carbon dioxide emissions. 1. Go easy between stoplights. Hitting the gas hard when the light changes may actually slow you down! Many cities are installing syst...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Raising good writers regardless of schools: 2 of 2

Our kids can't WRITE! Even students in excellent schools aren't getting it. When my junior high school daughter (let's call her Julie) came to me for help with an important paper, I made a discovery. She could write, but she didn't re-write. Composition teachers had taught her how to count long, medium and short sentences to...