It takes brute force to wrest natural gas from the earth. Millions of gallons of chemical-laden water mixed with sand — under enough pressure to peel paint from a car — are pumped into the ground, pulverizing a layer of rock that holds billions of small bubbles of gas. The chemicals transform the fluid into […]
Is Social Media Helping or Hurting California Politics?
The following is a three part series funded by Spot.Us, written by Jackson West with editorial support from SFAppeal.com. The content is Creative Commons, but all three parties must be given attribution. Social Media Meets Politics: Pols Chasing Publicity Find Web Waters Welcoming Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other popular sites for publishing online have […]
Medical Tourism
MEDICAL TOURISM INTRODUCTION Medical Tourism, a very old concept dating back to thousands of years, is where people who live in one country travel to another country to receive medical, dental and surgical care at a significant savings while at the same time receiving equal to or greater care than they would have in their […]
New Profile Of The Black Man
PROFILE OF THE NEGRO Race is deeper than physique. It is more profound than the surface characteristics of the major species of humankind. In my study and observation of the intelligence, character and temperament (ICT) of black people, better the zoologic or anthropologic nomenclature: NEGRO people, I once thought that the Negro is […]
Russia under Barrage of Criticism by World Leaders
In the beginning it seemed as though only France and the United States were going to stand up and be critical of Russia in its handling of the Georgian situation. However, it seems that as many as seven of the world’s super powers are now criticizing Russia and calling for tough sanctions. Much of this […]
Health Tips on Cutting Your Exposure to Pesticide Residues Found in Produce
A portion of a recent news report by the New York Times regarding the stoppage by US food inspectors of import shipments of contaminated or defective foods from China, Denmark, and Mexico reads: "Produce from the Dominican Republic was stopped 817 times last year, usually for containing traces of illegal pesticides." At one point a […]