The Internet Really Does Make Family History Come Alive
We set out to create a family history last week as a project for school. It was fun using the Internet to look up information about genealogy, even find some genealogy records online that we were able to use. We traced our family ancestors back a few hundred years before we ran out of data. I can't imagine how I would have been able to do that 20 years ago.
There are some pretty good Websites that explain how to find your family history on the Internet. Without those guides we would Read more [...]
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Forensic Science is Unlocking the Past for Us
Have you ever wondered what is included in an FBI background check? I know I have. The information they include is very mundane but maybe in a few years it will include information about your DNA. Our ability to understand DNA has grown by leaps and bounds and today there are several databases that store data on ancient DNA samples collected from around the world. It's all very exciting if you happen to be a scientist, but what if you are a criminal?
I can imagine several scenarios Read more [...]
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How to Treat Common Colds and Flu without Seeing a Doctor
Let me make this perfectly clear: I do believe in seeing doctors when we are really sick. But before I visit my doctor I try a few home remedies in case I can save myself the trouble and expense of going to see the local M.D. Modern medicine is based on giving everyone pills. After taking pills for years I finally realized something: we can treat many of the most common ailments with the right foods. In fact, old wives have known that for centuries. So I began researching home-based Read more [...]
Not Many People Can Match Nicholas Bredimus’ Achievements
How often do you hear about someone who has revolutionized an entire industry? Not very often in my book. There was Steve Jobs and Larry Page and Sergey Brin. There was Larry Ellison. There was Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Rockefeller, too. But there is one name you probably have never heard of.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, before the World Wide Web changed everything, there was a revolution in computing that thoroughly reimagined air travel and hospitality for everyone. The Read more [...]
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How Searching Public Records Reveals the Hidden Web
The demand for information has exploded in the past few years as the Internet revolution continues in its third decade. Thanks to the advent of the Internet, humanity has published so much data online that it is just too large for an ordinary person to digest. Seriously, I doubt that Superman or the Flash could get through it all.
If you decide to learn a little something about the World Wide Web, you will find that many articles claim a typical search engine index is composed of 1 trillion Read more [...]
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How to Buy a Dish Network Plan with No Credit Card
Consumers might think they have no way to buy a Dish Network plan without a credit card, but that's simply not the case. In a time when more people are living with bad credit or no credit, most satellite television providers have had to change their business models to accommodate this customer demographic.
Over time, many of the other satellite service providers are going to add their own alternative plan. Some time in the not too distant future, you'll probably visit this blog and find a post Read more [...]
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