Morris Villarroel is a life-logger. For six years he has been recording his life in minute detail using a log-book, a camera and a fitness tracker. Gordon Bell, one of the first people to chronicle his existence digitally, explains how it has changed his life and the potential pitfalls. Imagine…
Smith published the first edition of the translation in March 1830 as the Book of Mormon, with a print run of 5,000 copies at a production cost of $3,000 (or 60 cents per book). Smith eventually obtained testimonies from 11 men who said that they had seen the plates, known…
Most cases of cancer are detected and diagnosed after a tumor can be felt or when other symptoms develop. In a few cases, cancer is diagnosed incidentally as a result of evaluating or treating other medical conditions. Cancer diagnosis begins with a thorough physical exam and a complete medical history.…
The Indiana Hoosiers were a fearsome team in the 1975-76 season. They remained undefeated at 32-0 and managed to win the national championship title, unlike in their previous season. They were the last team to go unbeaten through the entire season. UCLA is the only team with multiple perfect national…
American Pickers is Back, But Fans Still Aren’t Over Frank Fritz’s Firing. Mike Wolfe is back on the air without Frank Fritz. American Pickers kicked off a Frank-less Season 23 at the beginning of 2022, but there still seems to be a subset of fans who are really unhappy with…
Simon Bamberger (February 27, 1845 – October 6, 1926) was the fourth Governor of Utah (1917–1921) after it achieved statehood from territorial status in 1896. Bamberger retains the distinction of being the first non-Mormon, the first Democrat, as well as the first, and to date only, Jewish Governor of Utah.…
Soil and Sod Gardening Supplies has a vision of helping every American learn how to grow their own food. Its management team recently unveiled the mission statement “A garden at every home.” What is wrong with this mission statement? It does not indicate how the company will accomplish its goals.…
The “official” number of fatalities involved in building Hoover Dam is 96. These were men who died at the dam site (classified as “industrial fatalities”) from such causes as drowning, blasting, falling rocks or slides, falls from the canyon walls, being struck by heavy equipment, truck accidents, etc. The last…
Einstein made three basic mistakes in his interpretation of the E=MC2 equation. Einstein’s first mistake with E=MC2 was to take a simple equation and then try to interpret it with two contradictory and paradoxical ideas of mass and energy. It’s taken more than a century, but Einstein’s celebrated formula e=mc2…
Paul and Linda never divorced. In fact, the two were happily married until Linda died of breast cancer at age 56 on April 17, 1998. In addition to raising a large family together, the pair shared a love of vegetarian food, animal rights and environmental issues. Paul McCartney and Nancy…