tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80797195488245411892024-03-05T01:30:15.130-08:00Much Ado About EverythingKarol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-66535031443710491812015-01-14T03:34:00.000-08:002015-01-14T03:34:37.157-08:00Can Love Be Defined By Science?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about the
scientific definition of LOVE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Some
people fear the scientific definition of love. They assume it will
take away all the magic and mystery. I suggest that there is
nothing to be scared about. Scientific definitions should they affect
the public will only help to put people in touch with more things to
wonder about. More commonly it gives people ways to be more accurate
about somethings most of us do not understand or comprehend. And with
that in mind let’s begin with the science and definition of love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Human
brains neurochemically and neuroelectrically compute everything that
we do including love. A large amount of evidence is slowly be built
which shows healthy real love creates all kinds of healthy
neurochemical and biological things to occur. There is also an
enormous amount of research showing the lack of real love in the
lives’ of creatures can cause serious dysfunction and at rare times
death. Not only this, we already know there are some things that are
connected with love that causes all kinds of different neurochemical
changes within a brain, which will then influence the biochemistry of
a persons body. All this says is that one day the brain and
biological sciences will be able to provide us something of a
physiologically based definition of love. Hopefully such a definition
will be understood by the masses, and maybe put to practical use with
relationships. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New
discoveries add to our understanding of love, and how it is processed
in the brain. This may also prove to be helpful medically. Currently
research is not sufficient to be able to describe, let alone define
love scientifically. In point of fact, we may never be able to do
this, due to the fact love could be a phenomenon which is processed
by the brain, but not however, created by it. But, every year several
scientific disciplines are constantly finding new things out which
relates to love. These discoveries offer us trend evidence as to
what love is all about, and these discoveries could be quite useful.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-50558212800390443582015-01-12T11:18:00.000-08:002015-01-12T11:18:11.063-08:00What Happened To The Dinosaurs?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out what exactly
happened to those Goliath all those decades ago</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For over
150 million years, those Goliath known as dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
They were so good at it, that other animal species, including
mammals, had very little chance of taking anything but a secondary
role on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Then,
suddenly nearly 65 million years ago, they all disappeared from the
face of the earth completely. Did they have a quick and painless
end?, or did this happen gradually?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With
their search for answers to what wiped dinosaurs out, scientists
looked beyond fossils. Geological evidence has some clues and
contributed to several hypotheses of how dinosaurs become extinct.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This
mystery is not a simple whodunit. The same evidence can sometimes be
subject to several interpretations. To date there is no piece of
evidence which can support only one hypothesis, above all others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scientific
evidence are the building blocks of all hypotheses. To begin with,
the same evidence can support multiple hypotheses. As more evidence
comes to light, some hypotheses are then substantiated, whilst others
are disproved, and eventually new ones are created.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="hypotheses"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hypothesis<br />Did
a colliding giant asteroid or comet manage to change the shape of
life on Earth?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It is
agreed that an object which is 10 kilometres across, hit just off the
coast of Yucatan peninsula over 65 million years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">According
to some that maintain dinosaurs became extinction over night, the
impact must have spelled a cataclysmic result.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For
months, scientists state, that thick clouds of dust closed off the
sun's rays, darkening and chilling the planet to dangerous levels for
many plant life and, in turn, a lot of animals. When the dust finally
lifted, greenhouse gases that were created by this impact made
temperatures sky-rocket rising above pre-impact levels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In only
a few years, these frigid and sweltering extremes were the cause of
the extinction of not only dinosaurs, but up to 70% of plants and
animal life that were around at the time.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-18787347272769368152015-01-07T08:45:00.001-08:002015-01-07T08:45:13.481-08:00What Is The Oldest Living Tree Species?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, hope you all had a good New Year? Today we
are going to learn about the Ginkgo tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This is
one late bloomer. Ginkgo, which is the oldest tree species, has been
used medicinally for around 4,000 years. However, it has only been
the last two decades that medical researchers discovered evidence
which could offer a glimmer of hope for a range of age-related
issues.<br /><br />Ginkgo trees, also referred to as maidenhairs, are
planted on city streets. The tree's fruit gives out an awful smell
when decomposing, and can sometimes cause skin irritations, however,
the almond shaped seeds found within is a prize indeed within Asian
markets. It is the pretty, fan-shaped leaf, not the fruit, which has
excited scientists lately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Although little known outside of
health food stores, a concentrated extract has been the number one
drug within Germany, where it is commonly used to aid asthma and
circulation issues. And, unlike most plant-based agents, ginkgo
preparations have been thoroughly tested on people, not just on
animals and laboratories.<br /><br />Powerful medicine<br />What's exactly
is in ginkgo extract, and what does it do?<br /><br />Gingko is said to
greatly improve tinnitus, which is ringing in the ears, relieve a few
Alzheimer's symptoms, decrease inflammation due to asthma and
allergies, combat stroke damage, reduce multiple sclerosis outbreaks
and decrease peripheral vascular disease.<br /><br />The active
ingredients include compounds known as ginkgolides. One of these, is
ginkgolide B, has been proved to suppress a clot promoting substance
found within the human body know as platelet activating factor, or
PAF for short. Since PAF is a main player in a body fighting against
allergic inflammation and asthma, the disease-fighting potential of
this plant is most intriguing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This and
other substances have shown numerous benefits for old age, especially
those resulting from a reduced blood supply to the brain. These
effects are said to come from the ginkgo's ability to be able to
dilate arteries and capillaries, which are the blood vessels which
nourishes a body's tissues. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-81131779609946804012015-01-05T04:26:00.001-08:002015-01-05T04:26:16.236-08:00What Is The Oldest Spoken Language In The World?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out about the
oldest language in the world today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">All
languages which are spoken today result from the slow and gradual
evolution spanning from the first grunts humans used. There is no
point where a language is not the same language, and should language
X still be referred to as X over 2,000 years later, it's only for
historical, cultural or other reasons, and not for linguistic ones.
The actual answer to which is the oldest language, is there is none,
because all languages are nearly as old.<br /><br />But, should you ask
which languages have a slower rate of evolution, such as a modern
speaker could find texts comprehensible, then that's a whole
different kettle of fish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Firstly, there is virtually no way
of knowing the pronunciation of languages which are more than a
couple of centuries old. subsequently, even though modern Chinese
today, could read older Chinese, it's unlikely they could understand
anything should they hear it spoken today as it was then, so you have
to agree to rely on written texts solely, for a better
solution.<br /><br />Secondly, forget about the linguistic tags which are
attached to texts, such as Old Norse, this could be legible for
today's Scandinavian speaker, whilst Old English will be less
comprehensible for a person speaking today's English.<br /><br />Lastly,
it's hard to correctly understand the level of comprehension of an
average person, especially should you factor in cultural differences,
which could account for a population understanding older texts which
otherwise display a similar amount of variation. For example, should
a modern Arab speaker of a dialect would be able to understand texts
from the 8th century, it's only due to the fact these texts were part
of their education. Are Chinese children shown and taught ancient
dialects? Tamil speakers? Icelandic speakers? We have no idea,
however, it probably plays a serious role with their level of
understanding.</span><br />
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-60084058199324663882014-12-24T03:19:00.003-08:002014-12-24T03:19:49.436-08:00Who Founded Facebook?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about the
origins of facebook, and how it has been allegedly misused.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
beginning of Facebook have been disputed from the moment 19-year-old
Mark Zuckerberg created the site in February 4, 2004. it was
originally named thefacebook.com, and was an instant success.
However, 6 years later, the controversy which surrounds Facebook is
still ongoing. A week after it was launched, Mark was accused by 3
Harvard seniors of stealing the idea off them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br />This
soon became a lawsuit, as a competing company created by these
seniors sued Mark and Facebook for fraud and theft, beginning a legal
battle which still rages even today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New
information uncovered suggests some of the complaints against Mark
were infact valid. It also suggests that, on one occasion, Mark used
private login data obtained from Facebook's servers to enter members'
private email accounts, and read their emails, this is a gross misuse
of information. Also, it suggests he hacked into the competing
company's systems, and altered user information trying to make the
site less useful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The main
dispute surrounding Facebook's origins was whether Mark entered into
an agreement with the seniors, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya
Narendra, to create a similar site for them, and then, stalled their
project and taking their ideas to build his own site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In 2007,
Massachusetts Judge Douglas P. Woodlock said these allegations were
paper thin. Referring to the agreement which Mark allegedly
breached, Woodlock wrote also, that dorm room chat is not deemed an
actual contract. A year later, the judge ruled against Facebook's
move to dismiss, and later all parties agreed on a settlement.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-29590399017345569492014-12-22T09:21:00.004-08:002014-12-22T09:21:56.653-08:00Who Invented Billiards?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about the
history of billiards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
history of billiards is surprisingly long, it is a game that was
originally played by kings, then presidents, men and women, and even
hustler. It has its roots in a lawn game quite similar to croquet
played around the 15th century in Europe and France. However, it then
most indoors to wooden tables that had green cloth to mimic grass,
and a border was then installed around the edges. The balls back then
were shoved, not struck, with wooden sticks referred to as maces. The
word billiard is French, from the word billart, which was one of the
wooden sticks, or bille, meaning a ball.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Most of
the information regarding early billiards comes from royalty and
other nobles. It was known as the Noble Game of Billiards since the
1800’s, however, there is evidence that individuals from all walks
of life have played this game since its first began. In 1600, the
game was familiar enough that Shakespeare made a mention of it in
Anthony and Cleopatra. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The cue
was created in the late 1600’s, when the ball came close to the
rail, the mace was not convenient to use, due to the size of its
head. In these such cases, players would simply turn the mace around
and use the other way to hit the ball. This was called a queue, which
means tail, this is where the word originated from. For a long time
men were the only ones permitted to use the cue, women had to use
the mace in case they tore their clothes with the shaper cue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tables
originally came with flat walls for rails, and their only job was to
ensure the balls did not roll off. They looked similar to river
banks, and used to be referred to as banks. Players found out the
balls could be bounced off the rails, and started to deliberately aim
at them. Thus the bank shot was born, is when the ball rebounds from
a cushion as part of a shot.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-16023553956532036192014-12-17T05:04:00.001-08:002014-12-17T05:04:32.273-08:00What Is Tuberculosis?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about TB.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tuberculosis,
also referred to as TB, is a bacterial infection which spreads
through the lymph nodes and bloodstream to organs within a persons
body. It is mostly seen in the lungs. Many people that are exposed to
TB don't develop symptoms, due to the fact the bacteria will sleep
within a persons body. However, should the immune system weaken, as
with the case with individuals suffering from HIV or the elderly, TB
bacteria can wake up. In its waking state, TB bacteria will cause the
death of healthy tissue of the organs they infect. Active TB is
deadly should it be left untreated. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Because
the bacteria which causes tuberculosis is airborne, this disease can
be highly contagious. Infection is occur should a person be exposed
to someone that has TB on a daily basis, like living or working with
someone in close quarters who has this active disease. Even then, the
bacteria usually stay inert, or inactive after it has invaded a body,
and only a small amount of people that are infected with TB will ever
have the disease active. The remaining few will have what's known as
a latent TB infection, this means they show no symptoms of infection,
and will not be able to spread the disease, unless theirs becomes
active.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However,
because these dormant infections can become active, even people that
show no signs of any symptoms should get medical attention.
Medication will get rid of any inactive bacteria before they wake up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">TB was
once an extremely virulent and widespread disease. It was however,
nearly wiped out with antibiotics that were developed in 1950,
however, the disease has reared its ugly head again in new and more
potent forms, multi drug-resistant TB and extensively drug-resistant
TB. Today, these new and dangerous forms of the disease -- resistant
to some of the commonly used drug treatments, have made a public
health crisis in several large cities around the world. Should you
have TB, whether in its active or dormant form, seek medical
treatment immediately. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-37949887860807849172014-12-15T02:12:00.000-08:002014-12-15T02:12:37.373-08:00What Causes A Tsunami?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out what causes a
Tsunami.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tsunami
are massage waves that are created by sudden movement of the ocean,
mostly because of such things as landslides and earthquakes on the
sea floor, land being dumped into the ocean, and volcanic eruptions
or meteorite impacts.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="heading-1"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Earthquakes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Most
tsunami are created by earthquakes on the sea floor, when rocks move
past one another suddenly, causing the water to move. The resulting
waves are pushed away from the earthquake event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Landslides</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Underwater
landslides and terrestrial land that falls into the ocean can cause a
tsunami. </span>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="heading-3"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Volcanic
eruptions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Less
common are tsunami as a direct cause of an volcanic eruption. These
happen in different ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1. The
collapse of coastal, island and underwater volcanoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2.
Pyroclastic flows, these are hot blocks, pumice, ash and gas, running
down volcanic slopes straight into the ocean and subsequently pushing
the water outwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3. A
caldera volcano that collapses after an eruption, which causing
overlying water to suddenly drop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What are
tsunamis?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
phrase tsunami, is the Japanese word tsu, which means harbour, and
nami, meaning wave. A tsunami are massive waves caused by underwater
disturbances, usually in connection with earthquakes which happen
beneath or near an ocean. Volcanic eruptions, landslides, and rock
falls will also create tsunamis, as will an asteroid hitting the
ocean. They begin from vertical movement on the sea floor, with the
resulting displacement of a water mass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In deep
oceans, waves have been documented to travel at around 800 km/h, and
are only a few centimetres high. In the ocean, waves are created by
the wind, and can be noted by their amplitude, this is the height of
the wave, and wavelength, this is the distance from crest to crest. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-29752026223399900292014-12-10T04:55:00.002-08:002014-12-10T04:55:55.058-08:00Myth Or Fact Cockroaches Will Survive A Nuclear Blast?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to see if it is true and
cockroaches will be the only living thing left standing after a
nuclear blast?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Myth -
Cockroaches can survive a nuclear fallout?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Most of
us have heard the saying, the only things to survive a nuclear war
would be cockroaches. However, this is not strictly true. It has even
be said cockroaches could survive ground zero radiation after a
nuclear explosion, though needless to say, not the actual explosion
they were next to it, all assuming of course they weren’t inside a
lead lined fridge, then of course they could survive. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In any
case, the latest research shows that, even though cockroaches are
capable of withstanding ionizing radiation bursts around 10 times
more than humans, they are in fact light weights within this arena.
In fact, it would only takes around 1,000 rads to interfere with
their ability to reproduce, which of course lead to the end of
cockroaches, should they be exposed to this level. For reference,
this is around the same level of radiation at 15 miles away Hiroshima
straight after the bomb exploded, this bomb was a 15 kiloton weapon,
which is nothing compared to the megaton bombs which are found in
nuclear stockpiles today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Further
more, at levels of only 6400 rads, approximately 95% of pubescent
cockroaches will die and at 10,000 rads, and most adult ones will not
survive also. While this impressive by human standards, as we are
only able to withstand 400 to 1000 rads before dying, it’s very
unimpressive by insect standards, as most will survive higher rates
than cockroaches, so says the United Nations Scientific Committee,
who, when they aren’t taking forever to say their name, apparently
get immense enjoy from zapping living things with ionizing radiation. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-88955987890220279672014-12-08T05:00:00.002-08:002014-12-08T05:00:52.747-08:00What Does Too Much Alcohol Do To A Body?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out what the
effects are of alcoholism. Drinking too much – on a single occasion
or over time – can take a serious toll on your health. Here’s
how alcohol can affect your body:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Brain<br />Alcohol
plays tricks with your brain’s communication pathways, and will
affect the way the a person behaves. These disruptions will affect
moods and behaviour, and will make it more difficult to think clearly
and movement is uncoordinated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Heart<br />Drinking
over a long period of time, or too much on one occasion will severely
damage a persons heart, creating issues such as.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Cardiomyopathy,
which is the stretching and drooping of the heart muscle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Arrhythmias,
which is an irregular heart beat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Stroke</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Elevated
blood pressure </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Research
has shown that drinking in moderation will protect healthy adults
from having coronary heart disease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Liver<br />Heavy
drinking will eventually take its toll on a persons liver, and will
cause various problems and inflammations such as.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Steatosis,
or better known as fatty liver</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Alcoholic
hepatitis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fibrosis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Cirrhosis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pancreas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Alcohol
will cause a persons pancreas to start to produce toxic substances,
which will eventually lead to pancreatitis, this is a dangerous
inflammation and swelling of blood vessels found within the pancreas,
thus preventing digestion properly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Cancer<br />Drinking
too much will increase a persons chances of developing cancer, such
as cancers of the mouth, throat, liver, breast, esophagus, and
breasts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Immunity
System<br />Drinking will weaken a persons immune system, thus making
your body an easier target for disease. Severe drinkers are more open
to diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. Drinking too much on
one occasion reduces your body’s ability to stave off infections,
even 24 hours after being drunk.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-48759694936499762252014-12-03T08:08:00.002-08:002014-12-03T08:08:43.679-08:00What is Coulrophobia?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out about peoples
irrational fear of clowns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Coulrophobia,
or the fear of clowns, is quite common. An Internet search showed
16,000 hits. There are websites which are dedicated to this subject,
where coulrophobes get to share their views. Clowns are common,
especially Halloween events, like Universal Orlando's Halloween
Horror Nights, that feature killer clowns as their icon for many
years. So clearly, this fear is very real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However,
little scientific research has been done on this subject, so it is
hard to say exactly how many people actually suffer from this fear.
But, no January 2008 a report done by the BBC News stated that a
clown phobia could be more ingrained than was previously thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Why as a
society, we are afraid of clowns? In a 2004 an article by Trinity
University, Joseph Durwin stated there were two accepted schools of
thought. One being the fear is due to a bad personal experience with
clowns at a young age. The second, is mass media has fabricated so
much hype about evil clowns, that even children who are not normally
exposed to clowns are brainwashed into disliking and even fearing
them. But, neither of these thoughts are really satisfactory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
History of Clowns</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Durwin
has provided an impressive history on clowns, stretching as far back
as to the jester of ancient times. Back then, clowns were given
permission, and even expected, to show the more deviant side of human
nature, from defying the sexual norms, to mocking the gods at the
time. As time passed, jesters changed into tricksters, who were said
to a more sinister figure, that had less than honourable intentions.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The
modern day circus clown is a different version of a tramp from the
Depression era. Tramp clowns were members of the underbelly of
unsavoury classes, that entertained more privileged people with a
caricatured look at on daily life. Although tramp clowns were thought
to be quite harmless, a seedy underbelly did exist in the clown
circuit.</span></span><br />
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-45352751416057365352014-12-01T09:17:00.000-08:002014-12-01T09:17:04.067-08:00What Is The Connection Between Earthquakes And Gold Veins?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about the
connection between earthquakes and gold formations.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="ref-link-1"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scientists
have known for some time that reams of gold were created by mineral
deposits emanating from hot fluids which seeped through cracks in
Earth’s crust. However, a study in Nature Geoscience1 found this
process could happen nearly instantaneously, maybe as fast as a few
tenths of a second.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This
process happens along fault jogs, which as sideways zigzagged cracks
which connect main fault lines in rock, so says author Dion
Weatherley, who is a seismologist in the University of Queensland,
Australia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When
earthquakes happen, the sides of these fault lines slide along the
direction of a fault, thus rubbing against one another. However, the
fault jogs just open. Weatherley and geochemist Richard Henley who is
his co-author, contemplated what happened to fluids which circulated
through these jogs when an earthquake happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What
their calculations showed was surprising, a fast depressurization
which sees normal high-pressure conditions, drop to pressures close
to the surface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gradually,
more fluid spews out of the rocks surrounding the gap, thus restoring
the original pressure. However, this doesn’t happen immediately,
and in the meantime a single earthquake will produce an instant vein
of gold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Obviously,
the bigger the earthquake, the bigger the gold-vein formation. More
interestingly, Weatherley and Henley discovered that even smaller
earthquakes will create surprisingly large pressure drops on the
fault jogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So there
you have it folks, now we know how veins of gold are created,
however, to find those that have several veins, will take many many
years to create. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-75791933441305406732014-11-25T23:39:00.000-08:002014-11-25T23:39:00.872-08:00What Causes Leprosy And Can It Be Cured?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to talk about an ancient
disease which surprisingly is still around even today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Leprosy
is a highly infectious disease which causes severe disfiguring sores,
in addition to damage to nerves, arms and legs. This disease has been
around for decades, often surrounded by negative stigmas and tales of
people getting shunned as outcasts. Outbreaks of leprosy have been
heard about on every continent. The oldest civilizations in China,
Egypt, and India greatly fear leprosy as an incurable, mutilating,
and highly contagious disease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But,
contrary to popular belief, leprosy is not actually that contagious.
You will only catch it if you come into close and regular contact
with nose and mouth droplets by an individual that has untreated
leprosy. Children are more likely to get this over adults.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Even
today, approximately 180,000 people around the world have leprosy,
states the World Health Organization, an mostly within Africa and
Asia. Around 200 people are diagnosed within the U.S. yearly, mostly
in California, Hawaii.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What is
the Cause of Leprosy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Leprosy
is created by a type of bacteria known as Mycobacterium leprae. It is
also referred to as Hansen's disease, after the scientist who first
discovered it in 1873.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="2"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What
Are the Symptoms?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Leprosy
mainly affects the skin and nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
It can also hit the eyes and tissue on the inside of the nose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The main
symptom is disfiguring sores, lumps, and bumps which will not go away
even after many weeks or months. These are pale in color.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-76276893512981781332014-11-24T05:52:00.001-08:002014-11-24T05:52:10.817-08:00When Will There Be A Cure For Aids?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out more
regarding the lethal disease aids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Researchers
are still hopeful they're going in the right direction to locating a
cure for HIV and AIDS. Two babies that were treated when they were
infants for HIV lived for several years without developing any
symptoms of the virus. However, one is now positive for HIV again.
However, the treatments held back the virus for a short while, and
this can lead to changes with treatments for individuals only
recently infected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Where
HIV is found</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Usually,
babies who could be HIV positive receive medication to stop the
virus. Only when the two tests show positive are they then changed to
drugs which treat HIV. By this time, an infant could be over 2 weeks
old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However,
at times doctors use a different approach. An infant from Mississippi
was given treatment just 30 hours after it was born, and another
baby was treated when it was 4 hours old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
second baby is still HIV-negative after nearly a year. The
Mississippi one tested was HIV free for over 2 years, however, is now
HIV positive once again. The baby's mother stopped giving the baby
medication when it was 18 months old. Scientists thought that giving
strong medications after birth would remove the HIV gene within the
baby's body, or stop it from forming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Having
HIV is the same as AIDS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">False</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">HIV is a
virus which destroys a body's CD4 immune cells, these help fight
against disease. With the proper medications, a person can have HIV
for years without it progressing to full blown AIDS. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">True</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It is
not possible to catch or spread HIV simply by hugging someone,
sharing a towel, or the same glass. It's extremely rare to contract
HIV from a blood transfusion, the U.S. blood supply carefully tests
against this. But, you can spread the disease by having sex
unprotected, sharing needles, or having a tattoo using unsterilised
equipment. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-4037657552174307882014-11-19T07:22:00.001-08:002014-11-19T07:22:18.852-08:00Are Oysters Really An Aphrodisiac?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out if oysters
really are a turn on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ever
since Casanova spilled his secrets of seductive prowess over 200
years ago, lovers have consumed vast amounts of oysters in hopes of
imitating the infamous lothario.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However,
is there any scientific proof that eating oysters raises a person
libido?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Despite
ongoing news reports stating the contrary, right now there is very
little evidence to proof oysters can spark desire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Oysters
are very high in zinc, this is very important to raising testosterone
levels within men, even though it's highly unlikely any
testosterone-raising is immediate. However oysters contain different
levels of dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter which stimulates the
arousal part of a persons brain, this governs amongst other things,
arousal, and this action may feasibly happen straight away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When a
person eats oysters, they actually increase the level of a certain
chemical within our body. So there is the potential for men, that
eating oysters will aid with sexual arousal. Perhaps when eaten in
the the same amounts as Casanova, which was up to five dozen per day,
there would be an effect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Other
aphrodisiacs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However,
the real story behind certain foods which are famed for lifting
libidos is much more complex. There are various factors which may
contribute to a food's aphrodisiac potential. It's not only jut the
food in itself, it is also the texture, shape, taste, and smell, in
addition to the way it is eaten.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In these
cases, parsley and truffles are effective for women who are looking
for an aphrodisiac. These have an aroma which is similar to
androsterone, a pheromone which is responsible for men's musky body
smell, and is thought to influence a females desire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
smell of ginger, garlic, and cayenne pepper are also thought to
stimulate the arousal sections within the brain, and garlic's
anti-clotting attributes also affect libido by increasing the blood
flow to the brain and organs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">More
well known is the smooth texture of chocolate's in the mouth,
combined with the effects of cocoa's serotonin, tryptophan, has long
been said to be a reputed aphrodisiac.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-36646039514833833422014-11-17T10:59:00.003-08:002014-11-17T10:59:32.913-08:00Is There A Cure For Asthma?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners. Today we are going to find out if there is a
natural cure for asthma.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With all
the new methods regarding alternative medicine and natural remedies,
some wonder if there’s one for asthma. Sadly, right at this moment
there are no cure for asthma. In fact, it’s recommended that people
suffering from it stay clear from any treatment or product, in
material if it is natural or not. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Do
Natural Remedies Help Manage Asthma?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Some
natural therapies could help manage the symptoms of asthma. For
example, a negative response to stress will bring on an asthma
attack. Many natural relaxation techniques such as deep abdominal
breathing, muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and biofeedback all can
help reduce stress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Others
suggest diet does play a big role with alleviating asthma symptoms.
For instance, it’s said that an omega 3 fatty acids which are
found in fish like salmon, mackerel, or cod allow a persons body to
create more enzymes which reduce inflammation. Whether this is
beneficial to people that suffer with asthma still has to be proved.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="2"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Disadvantages
and Advantages of Natural Asthma Remedies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When you
begin to consider the different kinds of natural asthma remedies that
are available today, it’s important to balance your desire to
breathe, with the possible hazards of any such treatments, which
could not be known. Never use a natural dietary supplement without
first checking it out with your doctor, or asthma specialist. Some
products, like bee pollen, could very well trigger an asthma attack,
should you find you are allergic to that plant. Plus, never stop
using your asthma medicine without first informing your doctor. The
result of not adhering to your doctors advise with treating your
asthma can be deadly.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-90297106436858531582014-11-12T00:32:00.000-08:002014-11-12T00:32:19.959-08:00What Will Happen When The Oil Runs Dry<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn what happens
when oil resources run dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What
will happen when we eventually run out of oil?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This is
the big question, that is brought up daily in newspapers, and was
raised recently by Gary Mason from the Mail and Globe. He stated that
“should you believe that today's economy is structured in a way it
needs to grow to be able to survive, then it could take an endless
supply of energy in order to feed it, he carries on with, “how,
will an economy continue to grow if the one thing it requires more
than anything to survive is contracting with time?” Statements such
as this, represent a misunderstanding of resource economics, growth
and energy intensity of the today's economy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Will we
actually run out of oil? Surely it cannot be that simple, however,
the plain fact is, it is that simple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">People
can only pay for a barrel of oil so long as it performs valuable
work, and as long as that work is not done more cost effectively
using an alternative source of energy. The price is capped, not just
by a product’s usefulness, but by its costs of alternative ones.
There are always going to be barrels of oil that are simply too deep
to extract, or never discovered because it’s not worth checking
areas which are too expensive to develop given the current market for
oil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However,
right now the boffins are experimenting with alternative fuel
sources, which the hierarchy are back burning. And why is that I hear
you ask, well the answer is as old as time itself, MONEY. Should
people begin to use an alternative fuel source, the oil profiteers
will stand to lose millions. So it is more cost effective for them to
actually buy a persons invention and mothball it, than bring it to
fruition. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-62627151639737440082014-11-10T06:44:00.002-08:002014-11-10T06:44:53.683-08:00Are Fog And Clouds Made Up Of The Same Material?<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to find out the
differences between fog and clouds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Both fog
and clouds are created when water vapour condenses or to form minute
droplets or crystals within the air. So why I hear you ask, are they
so different? Well read on, and you will find the answer to your
question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fog can
only be created at low altitudes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Clouds
on the other hand can be created at any altitude. They can be seen as
high as 12 miles rising above the sea level, or even as low as the
ground. Fog is a type of cloud which creeps along the ground. Fog is
formed when air close to the ground gets cool enough to turn to water
vapour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There
are various different kinds of fog, also. Ice fog is created when air
close to the ground gets cold enough to turn water in fog into ice.
Ice fog is formed at extremely cold temperatures. And is a common
sight in the likes of Canada and Alaska.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Another
type of fog is the freezing kind. Ice crystals are formed within the
air when it gets cold enough, and particles such as smoke or dust
within the air provide a type of seed for the crystals to be formed
around. Sometimes it can get cold enough, however, the air has no
particles in it. With this case, water within the air get
supercooled. This supercooled water is in liquid form, however, it is
colder than freezing point. When it comes into direct contact with
other cold surfaces like sidewalks or roads, it immediately forms a
hazardous icy top layer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One of
the worse types of fog is known as super fog. This is created when
smoke being emitted from wildfires and water vapour clash to form a
very dense fog. The smoke offers particles for water vapour to
condense around. This combination is extremely dangerous. A super fog
is so thick that a person cannot even see their own hand when placed
in front of their face. Super fog create extreme driving conditions,
so it is advisable to stay off the roads when this occurs. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-14252489334853193312014-11-05T11:06:00.002-08:002014-11-05T11:06:15.161-08:00The History Of Super Glue<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to separate fact from
fiction regarding why super glue was invented, and for what.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Super
Glue, also referred to as cyanoacrylate, was discovered by Dr. Harry
Coover in 1942, who sadly passed away on March 26th, 2011. Harry was
trying to create clear plastic gun sights to be used on guns by
Allied soldiers in World War 2. One formulation he created didn’t
work for gun sights, but worked as an quick bonding adhesive.
Surprisingly, despite the potential of this product, Harry abandoned
this completely, as it wasn’t suitable for his current project</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Nine
years passed, Harry now working at Eastman Kodak in 1951, was the
supervisor of a project developing heat resistant acrylate polymer
for canopies for jet. Fred Joyner was also on that project, and used
the rediscovered Super Glue, and tested it by spreading ethyl
cyanoacrylate in between 2 refractometer prisms. To his amazement,
the prisms became stuck together. This time, Harry ran with his once
abandoned project, and he realized the potential of such a product
which quickly bonded various materials, and only required very little
water to activate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Super
Glue was put on the market in 1958 by Eastman Kodak, and was then
known as Eastman 910, however, they re-named it later as super glue.
Eastman 910 was eventually licensed to Loctite, who in turn
re-branded it to Loctite Quick Set 404. Although, at a later date
they developed their own formula, naming it Super Bonder. By the time
the 70s round around, several manufactures of cyanoacrylate glue had
cropped up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now, to
put to bed the urban legend that super glue was originally invented
accidentally by soldiers in World War 2, who subsequently started
using it to close battle wounds. This is completely false, it was
discovered as stated above, and didn’t hit the market until after
the war was over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However,
according to Dr. Harry Coover, Super Glue was actually used in the
Vietnam to help seal wounds while soldiers were being taken to
hospital. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-8093904095696717632014-11-03T09:31:00.001-08:002014-11-03T09:31:21.655-08:00How A Cat Sees The World<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about how a cats
eye works.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">No one
ever makes the statement about what the world would look like should
you be a cat. Instead, we talk about a bird’s-eye view, and make
use of fish-eye lenses to distort the way things look. However, we
rarely think about how the Internet’s favourite animal sees the
world the live in. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To begin
with, a cats’ visual field is much wider than ours, spanning
approximately 200 degrees instead of 180, and their visual acuity
isn’t great. So, things people will see sharply, resolve at
distances of 100-200 feet appear blurred to cats, which will see
these objects at distances of 20 feet. That might not sound great,
however, there’s always a trade-off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Due to
the various photoreceptors within a cats’ retina, they leave us
standing when it comes to seeing clearly in dim light. Instead of the
colour-resolving, and detail cone cells which are found in the center
of a persons retinas, cats come with several more rod cells, these
excel in dim light, and are responsible for a felines excellent night
vision. The rod cells refresh quicker, this permits cats to see rapid
movements, such as the rapidly shifting path a laser dot may trace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Finally,
cats see colours far differently than us, which is why cat versions
of what we see are less vibrant than ours. Scientists originally
though cats were dichromats, only able to see in two colour
spectrum's, however, this is proved not to be the case. While a cats
photoreceptors are sensitive to wavelengths found within the blue
violet and green yellow ranges, it seems that they could also see
some green also. In layman's terms, cats are nearly red and green
colour blind, as are most of us.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-89815700017805904662014-10-29T00:19:00.000-07:002014-10-29T00:19:35.110-07:00Why We Should All Have Solar Panels<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners. Today we are going to learn about solar
panels and why they should be the wave of the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Every
hour our sun shines down onto Mother Earth, more than enough energy
is provided to meet global energy requirements for the whole entire
year. Solar energy is technology which harness the sun's rays, and
make it more user friendly. Today, this technology provides less than
a tenth of one percent of the entire global energy demand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Most
people are familiar with photovoltaic cells, or solar panels. As they
are usually seen on such things as rooftops, spacecraft, and even
calculators. The cells are created from a semiconductor material
similar to those in computer chips. When direct sunlight hits the
cells, it knocks off electrons from their atoms. As these go through
the cell, they in turn produce electricity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On a
larger scales, solar thermal power plants use numerous methods to
harness the sun's energy as a source of heat. This is used to boil
water to power steam turbines which produces electricity in a
similar fashion as coal and nuclear power plants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With one
method, troughs of U-shaped mirrors point sunlight onto a pipe of oil
which runs through the center. This then boils water to produce
electricity. Another way uses mirrors to point the sun's rays to a
collector tower, where a receiver stands. Molten salt which flows
through this is heated to power a generator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Other
methods are static. For instance, large windows installed on the
sunny side of a structure allow sunlight to heat materials on floors
and walls. These then release the heat in the night to ensure a
building is kept warm. Similarly, plates on a roof will heat liquid
found in tubes which supply hot water to a house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Solar
energy is an inexhaustible fuel source, which is pollution and mainly
noise free. The technology is extremely versatile. For instance,
solar cells produce energy for the likes of satellites orbiting the
Earth, and cabins located deep within the mountains, as easily as
they power buildings and cars.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-49653262631749419992014-10-27T09:35:00.002-07:002014-10-27T09:35:49.829-07:00What Is The Cause Of Tornadoes And Hurricanes?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about how mother
nature creates tornadoes and hurricane's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A
tornado is a fast spinning pocket of air which comes from
thunderstorms, and begins from the ground. The makings of a tornado
is mainly a thunderstorm, changing speeds in the wind and fast air
rising. Should you watch a thunderstorm start, you will see the
clouds start to build upward. This rising air causes the rain and
hail to be formed out of the water within the air. Throw in rapidly
changing wind speed, and the direction with the height creates the
rapidly rising air to start to spin. The principle is the same with a
toy spinning top. You use your fingers to spin it in opposing
directions enabling the top to spin. This is similar to the wind
which comes from different directions. Many thunderstorms do not
create tornadoes due to the fact the spin cannot be balanced with the
rising air from the surface. However, when the balance is right
between rising air which comes into a thunderstorm, and the winds
change height, then a tornado will be created. Tornadoes come in
different categories, can can last a few seconds to several
minutes.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5lBlHOYMRVuBfsdeLBzAu95TujhSG4IjS45J2nIbFrkNjdB5TJ2pa4ExLPKMT3n2U_7pN89IPTT7ZuoDRlUVAjWViNYShZboKBL3Ke4i2oOWH-8IiP4WcZbQuwknvdvik3JChHmIWmnh/s1600/tornado.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5lBlHOYMRVuBfsdeLBzAu95TujhSG4IjS45J2nIbFrkNjdB5TJ2pa4ExLPKMT3n2U_7pN89IPTT7ZuoDRlUVAjWViNYShZboKBL3Ke4i2oOWH-8IiP4WcZbQuwknvdvik3JChHmIWmnh/s1600/tornado.jpg" height="320" width="291" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A hurricane is a large thunderstorm which starts over
the ocean. The mixture of warm ocean water, level winds, and low
pressure will create one. The warm ocean will supply the moisture
needed for a hurricane. The upper levels winds permit the developing
hurricane to be cohesive, and the low pressure lets thunderstorms
develop. As they develop, they are influenced over several hours and
days by the rotation of the earth. This allows thunderstorms to begin
developing into a circulation where they spin round a central point,
this is referred to as the eye. Should the circulation stay over warm
water, and upper level winds remain weak, then hurricane's winds will
get stronger. The hurricane should begin to weaken once it hits land,
over water which is too cold to maintain it, or should the upper
level winds be strong enough to begin breaking the circulation. </span>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-6315342569898961872014-10-21T23:59:00.002-07:002014-10-21T23:59:40.256-07:00The History Of Photography<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about the
history of photography.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The word
photography is taken from the Greek words photos which means light,
and graphein which means to draw. The word was used first by Sir John
F W Herschel who was a scientist in the year 1839. It is a technique
of capturing images by light, or radiation on sensitive materials. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Alhazen,
an authority on optics sometime around 1000AD, first invented the
pinhole camera, also referred to a the camera obscura, and could
explain why images were actually upside down. The first reference to
this was observed and recorded by Aristotle around 330 BC, who asked
why the sun made a circular image when it seen through a square hole.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
First Photograph</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One
summer day in 1827, Joseph Niepce made the first ever photographic
image using a camera obscura. Before Niepce individuals mainly used
this camera for viewing or drawing, and not for photographs. Niepce's
heliographs were a prototype for modern photographs, by allowing
light to draw the picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Niepce
put an engraving on a metal plate which was coated in bitumen, and
exposed it to the light. The shadowy parts of the engraving blocked
out the light, however, the whiter areas allowed the light to react
with chemicals that were on the plate. When he put the metal plate
into a chemical solvent, slowly an image began to appear. But,
Niepce's photograph needed 8 hours of exposure to make this appear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Louis
Daguerre</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Louis
Daguerre was also trying to find a way to capture images, however, it
would take him another 12 or more years before he could decrease
exposure time to under 30 minutes, plus stop the image disappearing
later. He was the inventor of the first process of photography. In
1829, he created a partnership with Niepce to improve on the process
Niepce developed.</span></div>
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-16648610009551688902014-10-20T08:39:00.001-07:002014-10-20T08:39:13.521-07:00The History Of Tattoos<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about tattoos
and their origins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
phrase tattoo comes from two derivations, one which is taken from the
Polynesian word ‘ta’, this means to strike something, and the
Tahitian word ‘tatau’, which means marking something’.<br /><br />The
history of tattoos started over 5000 years ago, and is as complex as
the people that indulge in them.<br /><br />Tattoos are made by inserting
ink beneath our skins surface. The first tattoos were probably done
purely by accident. A person that had a minor wound, and then rubbed
it<br />with a hand which are full of soot and ashes from a fire. After
the wound healed, they noticed they had a mark with was
permanent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Despite societies ever growing fascination with
tattoos, not to mention the popularity of them, the art of tattoos
has not left much of a historical footprint.<br /><br />Bronze Age<br />In
1991, a tattooed ice man referred to a Otzi, who was five thousand
years old, made the headlines worldwide when his frozen corpse was
found on a mountain which sits between Austria and Italy. This was
the best preserved corpse ever found of that period. The skin has 57
tattoos, which are a cross on the left knee inside, six straight
lines above the kidneys, and several parallel lines on his ankles.
The position of them suggests they were applied purely for
therapeutic reasons, such as arthritis.<br /><br />Pazyryk <br />In 1948,
120 miles between Russia and China, a Russian archaeologist, known as
Sergei Rudenko started to dig at a group of tombs, high in the Altai
mountains of southern and western Siberia. Mummies were discovered
which date around 2400 years ago. The tattoos found on their bodies
show various animals. The griffins and monsters are said to have some
magical significance, but some are said to be purely for decoration.
Altogether, these tattoos are thought to reflect the status of a
person.</span><br />
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Karol Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556526032464084493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079719548824541189.post-14306378872699351572014-10-15T08:11:00.001-07:002014-10-15T08:11:42.779-07:00The Evolution Of The Denim Jean<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome
back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn all about a
material that stretches back to the cowboy and Indian era.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Did you
know every time you wear your jeans, you are actually wearing a piece
of history?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">While
there is some controversy on which came first, the denim or jeans, as
technically they aren’t the same, they are linked with a European
background dating back to the 1700’s. In France and England, denim
was getting more popular as a fabric, due to the fact is was
comfortable and very durable, whilst in Italy jeans was getting
manufactured into topcoats and trousers for working men.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Levis
Strauss in 1872, who at the time was a dry goods salesman, was
approached by tailor called Jacob Davis, he was one of the first to
use rivets to improve the strength of pants. Davis did not have
enough money to patent his rivet idea, and so spoke to Levi to
provide the money to pay for the patent application. Levi, being a
savvy businessman, decided to became partners with Davis, and so in
1873 they received a patent for an improvement in fastening pocket
openings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At once
the coal miners based in California took these as their unofficial
uniform, due to the fact they withstood the stress and rigours of
life in the mines. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Even
though overalls were made with jeans, Levi and Davis decided to make
their pants out of denim for extra comfort and durability. By the
time 1920 rolled around, Levi' waist overalls were the number one
product in working men's pants in the states, and despite the fact
they were now made with denim, they were still known as jean pants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">By the
1930s, real cowboys had also adopted this nearly indestructible pant.
The rise in Western movies introduced the public to jeans, and soon
everyone wanted to imitate their on screen idols and buy a pair. </span>
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