I sold my first painting on eBay for $4.75, ... On eBay, you don't have to have a lot of money to own original artwork. There are bidders who will get onto the site and bid on every single painting I put up. And sometimes the result is the joy of the lower-end buyer, folks who are thrilled when no one outbids them. They tell me they can't believe they've got a painting they wanted.

Online, ... if all your pieces look the same, collectors will buy one and move on. I never, ever paint the same thing twice.

As useful as it may be, in the end, I don't think technology can ever fully express what people are feeling in their hearts.

In the online world.

And every painting I put up.

I'd given up my idea of being a fine artist, ... The Internet, eBay, made this possible.

That river has a long way to go before we're out of this.

The demand for digital textbooks has increased since its introduction to the marketplace. As students become more familiar with them and computers get faster, larger and more portable, this product will gain in popularity.

Runoff from the rainfall this weekend combined with releases from reservoirs is going to keep that river and its tributaries at high levels.