http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Michael+Sanford Computers and Technology Michael Sanford Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16332&ca=Computers+and+Technology A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR) is a digital radio that receives signals broadcast by communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical range than normal radio signals. SR functions anywhere where there is line of sight between the antenna and the satellite, given there a... Medicines and Remedies Michael Sanford Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16331&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies A hearing aid is an electronic, battery-operated device that amplifies and changes sound to allow for improved communication. Hearing aids receive sound through a microphone, which then converts the sound waves to electrical signals. The amplifier increases the loudness of the signals and then sends... Arts and Crafts Michael Sanford Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16330&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Tanning: The chemical and mechanical process used to treat hides and eliminate perishability. Tanning is the process of making leather from skin. This is commonly done with the acidic compound tannin, which prevents normal decomposition and often imparts color There are two types of skin tanning. Im... Recreation Michael Sanford Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16333&ca=Recreation It seems obvious how a sailboat sails downwind: It is pushed along by the wind in its sails. Less obvious is how it can sail upwind or how some sailboats can sail faster than the wind. Sir Isaac Newton formulated three basic laws that pertain to the motions and accelerations of all objects. Let us h... Arts and Crafts Michael Sanford Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15355&ca=Arts+and+Crafts A QUESTION which should be asked before many others of the art of any age (but people are too often shy of putting prosaic questions to something so sublime as art) runs: what is the position of the artist in society and for people of what position does he work? In our age of supreme individualistic... Arts and Crafts Michael Sanford Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15363&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Embroidery is an ancient variety of decorative needlework in which designs and pictures are created by stitching strands of some material on to a layer of another material. Most embroidery uses thread or wool stitched onto a woven fabric, but the stitches could be executed in, for example, wire or l... Gardening Michael Sanford Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15368&ca=Gardening Gardening is an activity—the art and craft of growing plants—with a goal of creating a beautiful environment. Gardening most often takes place in or about one's residence, in a space referred to as the garden. A garden that is in close proximity to one's residence is also known as a residential gard... Arts and Crafts Michael Sanford Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15390&ca=Arts+and+Crafts A candle is a light source usually consisting of an internal wick which rises through the center of a column of solid fuel. Typically the fuel is some form of wax with paraffin wax being the most common. Prior to the candle being ignited, the wick is saturated with the fuel in its solid form. The he... Computers and Technology Michael Sanford Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15226&ca=Computers+and+Technology DVD Player - This is a generic term, since there are DVD-Audio, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video players--while DVD-Recordable and DVD-RAM drives are not yet ready for the market. DVD-Video has complex hardware and firmware requirements on the player, and the DVD Player Reference Model specifies the capabilities... Arts and Crafts Michael Sanford Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15372&ca=Arts+and+Crafts A greeting card is an illustrated, folded card usually featuring a message of greeting or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, they are also sent on 'non-occasions' to say 'hello' or 'thank you'. Greeting card...