The prices of new college textbooks haven?t ceased to rise in the last few years, forcing thousands of students nationwide to spend a small fortune on their education. For students confronted with scarce budget situations, the ongoing increase of college textbooks prices represents another serious impediment in continuing and completing their studies, the expensive nature of courseware materials requiring the average student to invest even more money in order to graduate from the educational institution of choice.

Wouldn?t it be revelatory if a helpful hand would came out of the clouds and give the human race a new work list? Given our present doings, we sure could use one. But, since the hand does not seem to be forthcoming, we decided to take the hint and do our best to help develop one. To get the new work list started, we present the following recap of our current work list and then our suggestions for inclusion in a new work list. First, let?s review the regrettable list hum...

Leading deadly duffers of Hezbollah and Hamas have finally surveyed the damage that their misjudgment has inflicted on their own people, perhaps partly out of fear that these long-suffering victims might decide to terrorize them. As a result of the self-imposed reality therapy, leaders of both organizations have expressed their regrets. In fact, all the better to wail, they have vowed to build their own Wailing Wall. The source of materials for the project will be the p...

The combative president of Iran continued to reject a resolution by Western nations that his nation stop its development of the atomic bomb for peaceful purposes, even though, through some fluke, inspectors from The International Atomic Energy Agency discovered new traces of highly enriched uranium at the bully mullah nation?s leading nuclear bomb factory. They also discovered traces of the potentially explosive material as the result of two previous flukes. But the curren...

Members of The Dramatists Guild of America, the organization of playwrights, of which I have been an active member for many years, was in an unusually feisty mood in a review they let howl at a theater critic in the Windy City. What was the occasion of the lambasting? A long-time critic for The Chicago Sun-Times reviewed some musicals that were works in progress at Theater Building Chicago, a venue that has been attempting to nourish the struggling art form for many years....

You?re moving away from home, maybe for the first time. Money is tight and your stomach is empty, and your parents aren?t even around to cook you dinner. Here are some hints on how to eat a diet that is healthy both for your body and for your wallet. 1. Eat at home. It might be exam time, you might be stressed, and you might not think that you have time to make dinner. However, eating out (particularly if you grab a bite to eat on campus) can be very expensive. So, ask ...

The Florida manatee has fooled us all for ages. We thought it was as slow to cogitate as its ?sweet potato? body is to move. Never did the clever "sea cow" let on that it?s actually as brainy as, or perhaps even brainier than, a somersaulting dolphin. But now its lethargic disguise has been penetrated, thanks to the researches of a neuroscientist at the University of Florida. Roger L. Reep, who, along with a small group of other researchers, has discovered that trichechus ...

It's not news to anyone that college costs are skyrocketing. The average cost of one year at a private college or university has risen to a shocking $31,465. It's no wonder that parents and students look at that number and wonder whether a college degree is in their reach at all. However, many families overlook the tremendous costs savings that could be achieved by attending a community college for two years. Tuition at community college is typically half that of a public ins...

Attending college does more for a person than give them a degree and a brighter future. In fact, it gives them a rich past. It gives people a past full of fond memories and joyful youth. College should be taken as an experience to enjoy not something that needs to be endured. There are some ways to make the most of your college days. First, stay in the dorms. This a great experience, most of the time. In fact, this is where you bond with your fellow students outside of the...

The SAT and ACT are the two major tests that most colleges use in the U.S. use to help determine whether or not students should be admitted. A brief discussion of each one follows. SAT The SAT is pronounced "S-A-T." It used to be known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, but is now referred to as the SAT Reasoning Test. This standardized test is developed, published and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). It is administered by th...