Blog Category: News

Imagine that you are living in South Florida and you decide to get tested for Zika. The test comes back positive. How likely is it that you actually have Zika? You may initially think that this is a simple question to answer; if you tested positive then you must have Zika. Right? However, as you think about it more, you realize that there is a possibility that there might be a false alarm. So you realize that it isn’t a certainty that you have the disease, and y... Read More

April 6, 2016 - vCalc, the Internet-based software company, based in Frederick, MD, that provides hundreds of unique calculators for people all over the world, is incredibly excited to announce that Zeinab Bandpey has received an Award for Excellence for her contributions to the site. Her custom calculator helps the people of Iran calculate the Holiday Award they receive each year from their employer. In Iran, all employees receive a Holiday Bonus on No-Rooz, which ... Read More

Hurricane Matthew now looks like it's heading toward the U.S. East Coast. Furthermore, some of the East coast is already saturated in water from recent rains. This could be a serious flooding event. With the rains coming in only a few days, sandbagging in the next few days is probably the only feasible flooding prevention that can be done in so little time. Whether it's a few sandbags in your basement window-well or levee to keep the creek from flooding your yard,... Read More