Lara Tacita

Barack Obama showed his ignorance of the the majority of communities in the stats by suggesting that voters are clinging to guns, religion and anti-immigration sentiment.

The Scientologists may have all the cool celebrities, but the Mormons do have a few famous people in their ranks.

Many anime cartoons are filled with violence and questionable morals, but not Naruto shown on the cartoon network. In fact, it is almost the opposite.

These are vary basic tips on how to play a warlock, but will help a player just starting out with the class.

Undoubtedly, Goku and Gohan will prove successful on the silver screen, but was it really worth the effort to produce this film?

Helping out a developing child is a good thing, but clumsy people in Industrialized Nations would pay for a spill proof laptop.

This is the fourth part in a series of articles criticizing America's corporate culture for what I have called soul destroying behavior.

On a stroll through the local Borders, I found myself in the inspiration section by accident. What immediately caught my eye was the lack of non-Christian books in the section.

As a young child growing up in the Tacita household (and Tacita is not my real last name by the way for those who have not figured this out.), I always looked forward with great anticipation to Christ...

They are a popular method of treatment for the condition, but they may be no more effective than the placebo effect would indicate.

Every year in late July and Early August, the Mormon Church puts on the largest outdoor presentation in America.

The split for the Anglicans over gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues may have been avoided, but a split did occur amongst the more conservative Presbyterian congregations, according to The A...

CRACKPOT Ministries recently tried to raid the Washington, D.C. Temple in an attempt to remove and burn Mormon underwear. The attempt failed when security became suspicious of the lack of minivans po...

The Pennsylvania State Auctioneer's Society is currently pushing for legislation that would force Ebay sellers to undergo a years training program and require their licensing in the state

The concepts of Yin and Yang are often embraced by Westerners who see it as the struggle between good and evil, however, viewing this element of Chinese thought this way misses the point.

Teamwork is a concept that has been co-opted by America's corporate culture in order to let a large group of people other than the person ultimately responsible for failure take the blame

ENDA, the employment non-discrimination act is designed to protect the rights of a broad category of individuals. People who suffer from gender identity disorder apparently don't deserve the same pr...

An idea prevalent in Buddhism but not really popular in the West is the idea of the Middle Path.

Satanism, at least the variety founded by Anton LeVay, is in many ways a misunderstood philosophy. Please note that while I say it is misunderstood, it does not mean that I agree with its tenets

Pagans often try to point out misconceptions about their faith. Unfortunately, many Pagans themselves spread other misconceptions in an effort to promote their faith. To be wholly fair, pagans are not...

This question often gets asked unfairly by people attacking the faith, but the fact that there's more than one definition of worship muddles the issue.

This conspiracy continues to exist. Most of the theories sound reasonable and appear to be rooted in science. Unfortunately, the real science easily explains away many of the attempts to shoot the 19...

Someone once observed that trying to pin down Mormon doctrine is like trying to nail jello to a wall.

Mormons give Joseph Smith, Jr. supernatural powers that were due him as a prophet. Well, in order to say whether or not he had amazing prophetic powers we must first look at the prophecies delivered ...

Mormons will often tell you that an uneducated farm boy couldn't have written the Book of Mormon. Most Mormons probably have not read the text, however.

Send this and all of these articles to bosses and corporate executives everywhere. They aren't getting the message of what is wrong with what they are doing.

Intersex people are often grouped with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community, although somewhat unfairly.

What follows will be a series of articles on the problems with America's corporate culture.

Hydroelectric power typically relies on the gravity moving river water through a narrow channel in the damn to turn its turbines

Global warming causing the polar ice to retreat has given navigators a boon but has caused concern for scientists studying the phenomenon.

The small velociraptor dinosaur may have been made popular by the movie adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park. Recent scientific discoveries about them show that the velociratpor had...

Foot and Mouth disease may sound like a condition commonly contracted by politicians. If such an illness did exist it would be more appropriately called foot-in-mouth disease.

Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death in women after breast cancer. The disease is spread by certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV.)

Scientists in the United Kingdom surveyed 220 people who underwent a sex change operation.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints may be trying to distance itself from some of its horrific practices and attempts to cure homosexuality through the use of electroshock therapy in the p...

Skin patches are one way to reduce the needle, but they are not the only way to deliver a vaccine to those who suffer from a fear of having their skin pricked.

Solar Power is a clean, alternative energy source that does not produce any greenhouse gas emissions. Solar power, like the two other major environmentally friendly energy alternatives rely on ideal...

Christians are familiar with their trinity as a three in one concept. A similar although not identical concept exists in Hinduism

Wind farms are one of the few types of power plants that do not require water to generate electricity. As with any other activity of humanity, generating wind through the use of wind power has an impa...

And for once stunted growth means physical height, not psychological damage normally caused by having an older brother

The task of removing chewing gum has plagued scientists and janitors for years. Making it less sticky is a unique solution

When it comes to sea power during the classical era, the version of the role that the aircraft carrier would take would be the trireme. The trireme was a large warship that consisted of three rows of ...

Wind power may get more attention but another form of environmentally friendly power is available in areas that have access to a suitable body of water. Water is used to power all electric power plant...

Google Docs and Google Spreadsheets have already been utilized by many users. A new addition of the online office suite provided by the search engine giant will soon be available to users who choose t...

Its beliefs are outside of standard Jewish mysticism, but the question is, is the group led by Rabbi Phillip Berg dangerous or just a way to sucker in celebrities?

Dark matter is a word that those who follow science may hear about, but what you will not hear defined is exactly what dark matter is. It is not because scientists and the intellectuals who follow the...

Lazy eye or amplyobia is a condition common in children where the brain does not interpret the signals from one eye properly that results in reduced visual acuity.

The tale of Jason and the Argonauts has been told roughly since the time of Homer. The myth itself comes out of Thessaly where a tradition of Greek Epic Poetry began in about 800 BCE.

I do not travel by plane enough to have ever used Rule 240, but knowing about it can be the stranded airline traveler's friend. For those who do not know about airline rule 240.

Today the Pith helmet conjures up images of Steve Irwin and the crocodile hunter. Those of us old enough to remember the Tennessee Tuxedo cartoon will remember the Pith helmet worn by Commander McBrag...

Software to block ads such as the popular Mozilla Firefox ad on, Adblocker Plus lets users block out unwanted ads that may or may not be of interest to them. As banners specifically tend to be a hot s...

Much buzz exists on the Internet elsewhere about the casting for the next Star Trek movie. The new Hollywood offering which will focus on the original series before.

The Guillotine developed as a method of human execution reached the peak of its fame as an instrument of terror during the French Revolution

The Recovery from Mormonism web site is one of the most daily hit Mormon sites on the web, but while it is a useful place to vent and stay up to date on Mormon issues, is Recovery from Mormonism reall...

A new method of delivering many commonly injected medications may reduce the need for needles

A study that followed 253 children from pregnancy to 8 years of age found that the higher the levels of male sex hormones in the womb, the more likely the child was to develop autistic traits or have ...

Cults are often confused with unpopular religions. Some unpopular religions may be cults, but most people use a theological definition

The Philly Phanatic is one of Major League Baseballs most colorful mascots.

Can men become gods? It seems that the leader of the Mormon church was ignorant of this Mormon doctrine when interviewed for Time Magazine

The idea may seem a bit strange to most people, but one of the latest efforts to combat poverty in third world nations is giving the people of the regions cell phones.

When carrying the flag it is important not to dip it to any person or thing, and it should only be flown upside down as a signal of distress.

The 2004 Warning was the result of legal pressures. New studies suggest that the early stages of depression when people are just starting to take the drug is the most vulnerable time

Microwave popcorn is a fast and tasty treat enjoyed by millions of people everyday. It is quick and tasty and as long as it is not overcooked, the smell of the bags of the stuff creates a pleasant aro...

Windows network operating systems since NT onward have used NTFS, the desktop versions caught on a little later but XP and up support it. If you format your Windows partition using NTFS, it may not b...

Depression is the most common form of mental illness in the world. By itself it can be bad enough but, it is worsened for people with chronic conditions and worse can lead to poor physical health if ...

Beekeepers are faced with a new threat to their hives. The mysterious ailment first appeared in 2006 and has been dubbed collapsible colony disorder. The phrase collapsible colony disorder is a long p...

The debate over net neutrality has been around for a while. The term net neutrality, according to Wikipedia refers to a principle that applies to residential broadband networks and potentially to all ...

Many people who, like me, only have a cursory knowledge of the Jehovah's Witnesses often wonder why they do not celebrate holidays

Like many people raised in a Christian background, I used to think Jewish theology was pretty much like Christian theology except without Jesus....

Hoodia Power pops are a diet candy and its advertiser claims that it is Hollywood's latest secreted to losing weight.

Choosing a soul mate has been a cliché for a long time. Cynics have long pointed out that choosing a soul mate has more to do with the desires and in some cases lusts of the person picking a pote...

As if there were not enough reasons to quit smoking already a new study revealed that smokers may be more likely to develop dementia.

Whether or not fibromyalgia exists has been debated by doctors, but for a disease the may not exist, it seems the FDA is ready to approve Lyrica for people who suffer from the affliction.

Christian Reading Always Carefully Keeps People Off Things (CRACKPOT) Ministries member Andrea Johnson has launched a new ministry to reach out to underprivileged Christian Women. Johnson,

Paintball for Jesus struck me as an odd combination when I first heard of it. I read into the story that introduced it with my usual appetite for the strange and unusual

People accustomed to owning their software or as the software companies like to put it in their legal documentation "owning a license to use the code" may not like the latest trend in software develop...

Parents asking their children to control the amount of time they spend on the phone is not exactly new. It's been around probably as long as the telephone bill if not the telephone itself.

Cyber crime and cyber criminals by their very nature have always been on the cutting edge of technology.

The chupacrabra is the subject of many urban legends. Conspiracy theorists, many of whom also believe in UFOs complete visitors from other worlds believe this creature is part of a government conspira...

Same-sex marriages have been debated hotly lately. In most of the United States, they are currently illegal in all but a few states, with Massachusetts being the only one allowing them.

Garden tractors are often thought of as a device used simply for mowing the lawn or occasionally towing things from one location to the yard to another.

Asteroid collisions such as the one that killed the Dinosaurs 65 million years ago occur periodically and cause mass extinctions. Can we stop the next one and if so, how?

The dangers of smoking and other forms of tobacco addiction have long been known. Cancer, high blood pressure, emphysema and an increased risk of heart disease top the list

Scientists and environmentalists have long warned of the flooding dangers climate changes might pose to low-lying coastal areas.

UFO researchers have often criticized Project Blue Book as an attempt at a government cover up. Despite the temptation to believe that there is life out there, it seems more likely that it would not b...

Apple's iPod may still be King of the Hill when it comes to downloading music or watching back episodes of the show King of the Hill on an electronic hand-held device, but it is by no means the only d...

As a young Mormon attending Sunday School, the teachers often had a quite a lot to say about the times of Brigham Young and what he did. Strangely, they never seemed to want to quote the second Mormon...

Old school teachers may not exactly be pleased to here this but chewing gum has been around for a lot longer than previously thought.

It may be good news for people whose doctors constantly harp on them about being overweight. In fact, it is almost better than the idea that cravings for junk food may be programmed by the mother whil...

The choice is up to you, but realtors have been known to engage in anti-competitive practices against sellers who list their home with a discount broker.

Breast cancer and hypnosis may seem like an unlikely combination and hypnosis has had many things attributed to it over the centuries that it is not actually capable of.

Doctors have found injuries among young athletes are on the rise. The reasons behind it are not new as young children and teens are often placed under pressure from their coaches or parents to succeed...

Maryland students may soon have a new option rather than pass a series of standardized exit tests to get their diploma

Those who want the powers of Marvel Comic's books web-slinging hero Spider-Man may not have to wait to be bit by a dangerous radioactive spider to achieve their goal.

The skin condition known as eczema or dermatitis can have a number of causes, but the symptoms of the disease in mild cases are dry, hot and itchy skin. Severe forms of the disease can cause broken or...

The declining number of people volunteering for the armed services has forced the military to offer new incentives to get people to enlist.

Many solutions have been considered when fighting the Battle of the Bulge. Many more than were likely considered by the World War II generals who fought the battle of the same name that took place in ...

Microsoft's Genuine Advantage software has often been criticized for its "spyware" like behavior which includes forcing computer users to call home just to see if their software is still legitimate.

Users of Skype may have had some problems accessing the poplar VoIP network earlier this month but the service is back on its feet

President Bush and and some Evangelical Christian groups may object to stem cell research on moral grounds, but the objection extends only to stem cells that were obtained as the result of an abortion...

Scientists for the most part still think that the Earth may not have cooled sufficiently for form a crust 4.25 billion years ago.

Praying for the persecution of your enemies is not a tactic used or even recommended by Jesus or any Christian theologian. Imprecatory prayer however, or praying for the destruction of god's enemies h...

Astronomers have recently been able to capture on film an event that only happens every forty-two years or so. The rings of the planet Uranus are now directly perpendicular to the Earth.

A recent study that involved a Pac-Man like game delved into the process the mind goes through in panic situations and gave researchers further insight into the mechanisms that cause fear and the body...

It may seem a little strange but scientists have confirmed an area of space that contains - wait for it - nothing. Most people may not be taken aback by the idea that scientists have found nothing

The Wonder Drug of the Nineteenth century derived from the bark of a Willow tree continues to amaze modern science. In addition to the many household uses of aspirin

New Writers often do not or misunderstand the rights sold to the places they sell their work to. A first time writer is often more thrilled about making a first sale and gaining validation in their pr...