Mashaalah Rahnama-Moghadam is associate professor of economics at the Department of Economics dr Geography, Texas Tech University in Lubbock , Texas . David A. Dilts is professor of economics and labor relations at Indiana University in Fort Wayne , Indiana . He is an arbitrator and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. Hedayeh Samavati is associate professor of economics at Indiana University in Fort Wayne. read more>>

Coffee club membership is a joy for coffee lovers The coffee club concept is relatively new but is taking the world by storm. Reward yourself or your friends and relatives with coffee clubs by joining up and saving loads. Each month, you will get a shipment of coffee delivered direct to your door. This is a great way to taste new coffees, sample different varieties, find a brew that you really like and ultimately avoid a trip to the store to buy your favorite coffee. Automatic shipment is very convenient, especially if you like your coffee first thing in the morning because this means you will never run out when you read more>>

A 31-year-old woman with a 10-year history of chronic renal insufficiency secondary to bilateral obstructive hydronephrosis presented for evaluation of pain in the right hip. She had undergone bilateral ureterostomies, but her creatinine level remained chronically elevated. She had a type I renal tubular acidosis that required high doses of daily potassium. read more>>

Think of it as a thin layer of sponge covering your pastures, soaking up moisture and smothering the ground. Or, maybe it's like armor, plating large areas of rangelands across the West.

When precipitation events are mild, clubmoss tends to absorb and hold nearly all available water in its above-ground vegetative mat and extensive, fibrous root system - making nearly all accumulated precipitation unavailable read more>>

(1) The BMG Music Club offers the best deal you'll find online, which is receiving 11 CDs for the price of shipping ($2.79 each) when you buy one CD at full club price, which is typically about $15 plus shipping. However, the selection may not be as extensive as its chief competitor, Columbia House, which has many of its read more>>