August 9, 2008 
Well, the 2008 Olympics have begun.
NBC is hosting the big show this year, with many other cable networks also involved, to bring you all of the action from China.
At presstime, China has grabbed its first two golds, and the US is about to win its first gold and silver in women's sabre fenci... continue reading...
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Do you have an iPod?
Are you interested in furthering your education? For FREE?
Then today's FamilyFirst pick is for you: iTunes U.
You see, an iPod is more than a music playing device.
It can also be used to help you learn!
Here's how they sum up what they have to offer here:
iTunes U puts the po... continue reading...
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Do you like bats?
Let me put it another way. Do you hate mosquitoes?
If the answer to the latter is yes, then your answer to the former should likewise be in the affirmative.
Did you know that one brown bat can (and frequently does) eat 1,200 mosquitoes in a SINGLE HOUR?
Hey, you can h... continue reading...
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skeeters August 6, 2008 
So what was life really like in the Roaring 20's?
It was fast, furious, and fun.
It was also tragic in many ways, long before antibiotics cured killer diseases.
Today's FamilyFirst pick is called The Roaring 20's. It's a fun look back at an era before movies had sounds, before cars had starter... continue reading...
August 5, 2008 
Ever heard of laminar reverse flow?
Don't feel too bad if you haven't. You'd need to be a slide-rule-carrying techno-geek to know about it.
But the fact is that it's a pretty amazing process, which is demonstrated in a short video seen at today's FamilyFirst pick.
Here's a summary of what... continue reading...
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So this all starts with me catching Charlie Chaplin's great silent movie Modern Times on TCM Saturday night.
The film, which will grab you like any great film, regardless of the fact that the majority of its dialog is in the form of cards flashed on the screen, has been exalted as one of teh ... continue reading...
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Nobody like taxes.
Nobody likes the wealthy.
When the wealthy get tax breaks, it causes protest that is loud and sustained.
But what does it all really mean? What happens when the wealthy don't get the tax breaks that the rest of taxpayers might receive?
It's all s... continue reading...
August 1, 2008 
Have you ever heard of Benford's Law?
I hadn't, and I thought I had at least a passing knowledge of all of them.
Well, I'll guarantee you that I'll never forget Benford's Law, and I'll bet you won't either, if you watch the video presented at today's FamilyFirst pick.
It's called Fun (and Fraud D... continue reading...
July 31, 2008 
Many of you run your own business. And many of you who do so have employees.
Then you know the Gordian knot that is labor legislation.
If an employer doesn't dot every i and cross every t, he or she can be liable to some pretty stiff penalties from the state lor the federal government.
So wh... continue reading...
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On October 4, 1957, Russia laid down the gauntlet to the rest of the world.
That;'s when Sputnik was launched, the first satellite.
Backyard stargazers watched the shiny little object orbit the earth, and amateur radio operators were able to listen to its beeping signal.
The US re... continue reading...
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