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76Heroine of the Month (November): Maria Sibylla Merian, Scientist & Artist
Our heroine for November brought a larger world to scientists and students of botany and zoology, raising their base of knowledge. And she left works of enduring -- and scientifically accurate -- beauty for us to enjoy.
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80The Frugal Veggie Farm: Containers & Raised Beds for Small Spaces & Budgets
Dedicated to all the thrifty virtuous souls who, upon resolving to grow their own salads in the interest of self-sufficiency, marched to their local nursery, only to be cut down by sticker shock. To these -- our crestfallen Heroes -- we say, "Never give up, never surrender!"
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78How the President of The United States is Elected
This is, hopefully, a not-too-direly-doomed attempt to clarify a process that confuses U.S. citizens and fascinated foreigners alike.
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73Heroine of the Month (September): Queen Lili'uokalani, Last Monarch of Hawai'i
The story of the last reigning monarch on American soil.
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68Heroines of the Month (October): When African American Women Run For President
Decades before Senators Clinton and Obama, African American women have thrown their hats into the ring. In fact, there is an African American woman candidate running in 2008. Here is a brief overview.
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78Was Christopher Columbus Really the First to Discover America?
Who really did discover America?
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79The Flush Toilet: Time for IT to Go?
Our humble friend, the flush toilet, has been with us in some form or another ... though not always close or convenient ... since the ancient civilizations of the Indus Valley, Minos and Rome. Now interesting times are upon us, and conserve we must. But how? This particular water activity is, well, harder to hold back on than most. This Hub will delve into a couple of alternatives for relieving this dilemma.
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73How to Start Your Own Nonprofit or Charity Organization
Our old world is in desperate need of help. Here's one powerful way to get started.
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69The Frugal Bookworm: Get Books On the Cheap ... Or For Free!
Retail books are costly, especially if you add in the price of a latte at the bookstore cafe. Public libraries may not be open when you can get there Still, a person's gotta breathe, gotta eat, gotta read. (Not necessarily in that order.) So what's a frugal-minded bookworm to do?
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68Free WiFi in the San Francisco Bay Area
Bay Area access points are grouped by type of place (e.g., libraries, coffeehouses, parks). I'm fussy about writing environments, so I've looked but never found a list sorted by place, until I wrote this one.
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