In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. We&rs...
Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect saddle curl,” the Lay’s potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But its maker. Frito...
Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with a...
Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to a green labeling” study published by Consumers Internation...
"Tear them apart!” Kill the fool!” Murder the referee (裁判)!" These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innoce...
Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANWR) to help secure America’s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR&rsq...
Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement "Oh no, this can't happen to me. " After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality o...
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, ho...
We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as regular” coffee, and it took several ...
Humanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural b...