Reflections
Bicycle Helmet Safety
With summer approaching more youngsters will be out every day riding their bicycles and it is imperative that they wear safety helmets to protect their heads in the event of a serious fall. Each year 1200 bicyclists are fatally injured and over ½ million bicycle-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency rooms. Of those involved [...]
Combat Forces In Danger from Bush Administration Caused Stress
The recent decision by the Pentagon to extend army combat time in Afghanistan and Iraq is an example of how our combat troops are being continually put under increasing stress. According to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, this extended time is necessary to allow troops already stateside to have the needed time to recuperate and retrain [...]
Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose
Karen Rose’s Have You Seen Her? offers heart-racing thrills, both in the bedroom and the forensics lab, making this second romantic intrigue from Rose a showcase for her growing talent. In this work of fiction Rose has created complex and realistic characters in high school teacher Jenna Marshall and Special Agent Steven Thatcher but using [...]
What is Arbor Day and Why Do We Observe It?
Arbor Day is the brainchild of pioneer J. Sterling Morton who, with his wife, moved into the Nebraska Territory in 1854 from Detroit, MI. Since the 1800s saw a shortage of trees in Nebraska Morton, a journalist and editor of Nebraska’s first newspaper used this forum to share his love for trees, shrubs and flowers [...]
Microsoft Finds Home For Its Colored Barcode Technology
Thanks to a deal with ISAN International, Microsoft’s colorful barcode technology — that was shelved two years ago — will begin appearing on DVD and video game cases later this year. ISAN, a Geneva-based company, assigns codes to movies, keeping a database of not only the movie but also of the director, cast members, and [...]
I'm Watching You by Karen Rose
Karen Rose author of I’m Watching You delivers a phenomenal romantic story and crime drama plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat until late into the night. However, don’t expect to be hooked by Rose’s trademark tentacles of fear since they never fully extend but sit back and enjoy the developing [...]
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Before submitting The Secret for publication, Rhonda Byrne had brought together this supposedly life-changing information for her movie, The Secret, which has proven to be a phenomenon in its own right. However, I found nothing new in the secret since the central idea expressed in The Secret is reminiscent of the belief in The Power [...]
Pharmaceutical Giants Offer Solid Stock Investments
While some biotechnology companies are busy developing tomorrow’s blockbuster medications biotech stocks can be volatile. The Fidelity Select Biotechnology mutual fund, for example, lost 41 percent in 2002 and then gained 33 percent in 2003. It gained only 4 percent in 2006, vs. nearly 16 percent for the S&P 500. Therefore, while the promise of [...]
Adobe Designers Beware: Microsoft Is Ready To Launch New Web Designer Software
As Microsoft is preparing to release its own line of designer tools for use on the Web, it may find that it won’t be that easy to cash in on this portion of the market since many of the Web’s coolest sites use Flash and other design programs created by Adobe Systems, Incorporated. Additionally, with [...]
Responsibilities of Those Included in the Wedding Party
Maid of Honor/Personal Attendant: Helps bride with shopping, invitations and other details as requested. Attends all pre-wedding events Pays for own wedding attire Attends rehearsal and rehearsal dinner Takes charge of groom’s ring during ceremony Witnesses, signs wedding certificate Helps bride in arranging veil and dress at ceremony and reception Returns bride’s gown to designated place [...]
