Why Leaves Change Color

in the Fall?!

The primary thing that triggers the changing of colors in leaves is the length of day.  However, moisture and temperature play a role as well.  For instance, an extreme drought in the summer can delay somewhat the changing of the colors in fall.  Why this is the case is not wholly understood, but it is possibly from the tree not being able to make as much food to store up for the winter, in the case of the drought, so it might be trying to push the envelope a little in terms of making food for a couple more weeks before needing to shed the leaves.

Temperature also plays a part in the ultimate vividness of the color.  However, as far as the timing goes, seems to play a very small role given that trees of the same species at very high elevations, where it is colder, will have their leaves change color at nearly the exact same time as those of the same species at lower elevations on the same latitude line.

I think it's an adorable season...^

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Babies Remember Music Heard In the Womb for Up to a Year

Babies are able to remember melodies they hear while inside the womb for up to a year. Recent research at the University of Leicester demonstrated that babies showed a significant preference for melodies played for them frequently during the last few months they were in the womb.  Preferences for a familiar melody were shown by babies in a variety of ways including: looking towards the source of the music and by the soothing effects of these pieces of music on the babies, such as their heart rates slowing down significantly upon hearing the tune and the baby calming externally.  These same effects were not typically observed when songs were played that the baby had not heard in the womb.

While many people would believe that classical music would be the best choice to play for the growing fetus, in general, babies don’t seem to show any preference for music style.  Further, the myth that playing classical music, such as Mozart, will increase your baby’s intelligence has been thoroughly debunked.  So there is no general reason to pick one style of music over another.

Not surprisingly, the sound of their mother’s voice has been shown to have the same soothing effect on babies as does music played for them while in the womb for similar reasons. Interestingly though, even while still in the womb, the voice of the mother has been shown to calm the baby.  In addition to this, as soon as thirty two weeks after conception babies have been observed, via ultrasound, to react to their mother’s laughing by “bouncing”.

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There Once was a Man Hit on the Head By A Falling Baby, Twice!

According to Time Magazine (Miscellany, Oct. 17, 1938), the year of the first event was 1937. Joseph Figlock, a local street sweeper in Detroit, Michigan, was walking down the road when a baby fell from a 4^th story window. The baby struck him on the head and shoulders. The tackling toddler was thankfully not killed. However, he and Mr. Figlock were both injured.
The following year, another mother of the year candidate, allowed her 2 year old son David Thomas, to fall from a window. Joseph, doing his job sweeping out an alley, was again struck by the tumbling tyke. Remarkably, once again neither the ankle-bitter nor the newborn nabber were killed.
Joseph must be some catch, both figuratively and literally. Not only can he ensnare small children like a German Shepard at a Frisbee throwing competition, but women seem to toss their offspring at him like rice at a wedding! One thing is for sure, if you lived in Detroit in the 1930s and you threw your baby out with the bathwater, Mr. Joseph Figlock was going to be there to save the day!

#How do they make marshmallows?

Marshmallows are incredibly cool -- not only do they taste good, but by lighting them you can create a great source of light in a dark campsite!
Technically, marshmallows are a confection -- a candy. They've been around in the form we know them since the mid-1800s.
They are called "marshmallows" because part of the early recipe called for sap from the root of the marshmallow plant.
According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, a marshmallow is:

1: a pink-flowered European perennial herb (Althaea officinalis) of the mallow family that is naturalized in the eastern U.S. and has a mucilaginous root sometimes used in confectionery and in medicine.

2: a confection made from the root of the marshmallow or from corn syrup, sugar, albumen, and gelatin beaten to a light spongy consistency.

That word "mucilaginous" means "jelly-like." Later, the root was replaced by gelatin, and that is how modern marshmallows are made.
There is a very cool cookbook called Better than Store Bought that is now out of print but still available in used book stores and libraries. It contains the following recipe for making your own marshmallows:

• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/3 cup water
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Sift the cornstarch and confectioners sugar into a bowl. Lightly grease an 8x8-inch square baking pan and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch-and-sugar mixture into it. Tilt the pan to coat the sides and the bottom. Leave any excess in the pan.
2. Sprinkle the gelatin into the water in a small saucepan and let soak for five minutes. Add the granulated sugar and stir over low heat until the gelatin and sugar dissolve.
3. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the gelatin mixture, corn syrup, salt and vanilla and beat for 15 minutes on high speed, until peaks form.
4. Spread the fluffy mixture in the prepared pan and smooth the top. Leave for two hours or until set.
5. With a wet knife, cut the marshmallow mixture into quarters and loosen around the edges. Sprinkle the remaining cornstarch-and-sugar mixture on a baking sheet and invert the marshmallow blocks onto it. Cut each quarter into nine pieces and roll each one in the starch and sugar.
6. Place the marshmallows on a cake rack covered with paper towels and let them stand over night to dry the surface slightly. Store airtight; the marshmallows will keep for a month.

#The Guy Who Played Mr. Bean has a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Atkinson originally received an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering (EE) at Newcastle University before enrolling in an EE master’s program at The Queen’s College Oxford in 1975.  While working towards this degree, he also pursued acting on the side with a variety of clubs, including: the Oxford University Dramatic Society; the Oxford Revue; and the Experimental Theatre Club.

The character of Mr. Bean, though not the name, was originally developed during this time period.  The character’s modus operandi was to be a “child in a grown man’s body”, based on similar brands of “physical humor” comedy portrayed by such famed actors as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Jacques Tati (particularly the character of “Monsieur Hulot” portrayed by Tati).

In retrospect, the development of the character of Mr. Bean proved to be a more profitable use of Atkinson’s time in college than actual course study.  The subsequent TV program based on this character lasted five years and was wildly popular throughout the UK with peak ratings as high as just shy of 19 million viewers.   In addition to that, the two films made to date featuring this character, “Bean” and “Mr. Bean’s Holliday”, combined grossed nearly half a billion dollars worldwide in theaters ($250 million and $230 million respectively), while only costing $22 million to make the first film and $25 million for the second.

I like the way he acts:))

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Origin of the Name of the Sport Cricket:

The name is originally thought to either have been derived from the Old French “criquet”, meaning “goal, post, or stick” or from the Middle Dutch “kricke”, meaning “stick” or “staff”.  The latter Middle Dutch derivation from “kricke” is generally considered more likely due to the strong medieval trade connections between south-east England and Flanders, which belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy.
One more obscure possible source was proposed by European language expert Heiner Gillmeister of Bonn University.  He proposed that the name cricket comes from the Middle Dutch phrase for hockey, “met de krik ket sen”, which means “with the stick, chase”.  Early cricket was played with a stick that resembled more a hockey stick than the modern day cricket bat.  He also proposed that cricket was Flemish in origins.
The game of cricket itself is thought to have been played as early as the 13th century, with the first direct reference to it appearing in 1598 in a court case which referenced a game called “krekett” (sometimes spelled “creckett”) being played at the Royal Grammar School in England in 1550.
Cricket gradually grew in popularity until, in the 18th century, it was named the official sport of England, being the favored leisure activity among the privileged class.

#Why Pencil “Lead” is Called “Lead”?

Today I found out why pencil cores are called “lead”, even though they don’t contain lead; rather, they are typically made of graphite powder with clay mixed in as a binding agent.
In the 16th century, a large deposit of pure, solid graphite was discovered in Borrowdale, England.  This was the first time in recorded history that high quality, solid graphite had been found.  When metallurgists first encountered this substance, they thought it was some sort of black lead, rather than a form of carbon.  Thus, they called it “plumbago”, which is derived from “plumbum”, which is Latin for “lead”.
It didn’t take people long to realize that solid sticks of high quality graphite were good for marking things. At that point, this newly discovered substance from the mines of Borrowdale became extremely valuable.  So much so that guards were eventually posted at the entrance to the mine and laws were passed to stop people from stealing the solid graphite.  In addition, once a sufficient stock of the graphite was mined, the mine itself would be flooded until more graphite was needed.
Unfortunately, sticks of pure graphite are fairly brittle, so people started embedding it in various things such as hollowed out pieces of wood and also simply wrapped tightly in sheep skin.  Thus, the pencil was officially born with a core of solid graphite, which was known then as black lead.  The tradition of calling sticks of graphite “lead” has endured to this day.

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What the SOS Distress Signal Stands For?!

It is commonly held that SOS is an acronym for “Save Our Ship” and thus often written “S.O.S.”.  Interestingly though, SOS actually stands for nothing at all.  It’s not an acronym for anything, which is why it is incorrect to put full stops between each letter.
So why was SOS chosen to signify a distress signal?  The thought was that SOS, in Morse code signified by three dots, three dashes, then three dots, could not be misinterpreted as being a message for anything else.  Also, being sent together as one string (with no stops), it could be sent very quickly and needing very little power to transmit.  As the 1918 Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony notes, “This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character.  There is no special significance in the letters themselves…”




Finally.. I knew where the shortcut {SOS} came from...

*The Color Orange Was Named After the Fruit:

Today I found out the color orange was named after the fruit, not the other way around.   Before then, the English speaking world referred to the orange color as geoluhread, which literally translates to “yellow-red”.
The word orange itself was introduced to English through the Spanish word “naranja”, which came from the Sanskrit word nāraṅga, which literally means “orange tree”.  The English dropped the leading “n” and eventually we got the word “orange”.
In the early 16th century, the word orange gradually started being used to not only refer to the fruit, but also what we now know of as the color orange.

Videos about Reykijavik Iceland 

Reykjavík in 1926

I want to go there....^

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About Reykjavík

Reykjavik is by far the largest community in Iceland, with a population of about 200,000. Including the neighbouring towns, the capital area has a total population of about 170,000, which is about 60% of Iceland’s population of 300,000 people.


Iceland was settled by Norwegian and Celtic immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D. According to the medieval Book of Settlements, Ingolfur Arnarson – the first settler of Iceland – built his farm on the peninsula where Reykjavik stands today. The place was named Reykjavik – “Smoky Bay” - after the columns of steam that rose from the hot springs in the area and made such a profound impression on the original settlers.

Many centuries later, around the middle of the 18th century, a small town started to grow around the farm of Reykjavik, thanks to Royal Treasurer Skuli Magnusson, known as the Father of Reykjavik, who established wool workshops at Reykjavik as part of his efforts to modernise the Icelandic economy. This led to the beginnings of urban development at Reykjavik. Reykjavik received its town charter in 1786.

The Icelandic parliament, Althingi, was founded in 930 AD at Thingvellir in the southwest. In 1798 the Althingi was abolished, but in 1845 it was re-established in Reykjavik, where the country’s government and administration were now located. In due course, when Iceland won Home Rule and then independence from Danish rule, Reykjavik became the capital of Iceland.  With the rapid economic progress of the 20th century, Reykjavik grew steadily, but developed especially fast in the second half of the century.

#Sushi is Not Raw Fish:


Sashimi is just sliced raw fish, sometimes dipped in sauces and sometimes served with sushi.  Sushi is any food dish consisting of vinegared rice, usually served with some other toppings, but not always. It happens to often be served with various types of sea food, either cooked or raw, and perhaps even a mix of the two; but that tradition simply comes from the primary food staples of the locations where sushi originated (not Japan, by the way). Sushi can be served with just about any toppings or none at all.


The variety of sushi served with raw sea food has given rise to the notion that sushi is any dish served with raw fish. In fact though, sushi is more often than not served in the western world with fully cooked sea food, including: cooked imitation crab (California roll); smoked salmon (Seattle roll); grilled squid or octopus; fully cooked shrimp; and fully cooked clam. It is also often served with fried and battered sea food of varying types. There are also a variety of vegetarian sushi dishes, including the very popular maki (cucumber rolls).
Perhaps the reason sushi is so strongly thought of as “raw fish” in the western world is that, whatever the toppings, it is commonly served cold. Also, the general idea of raw fish isn’t exactly to the liking of most westerners conceptually, so that form of sushi stood out more when it was first introduced; giving rise to the notion that sushi was any dish that included raw fish.


The term sushi, literally means “it’s sour”, and comes from an ancient grammatical form that is no longer used in other contexts. The “sour” description comes from the ancient way of preparing sushi by fermentation of meat, generally sea food, packed in rice with salt used as a preservative. The vinegar produced from the fermenting rice ends up breaking down the fish meat into amino acids. This, in turn, results in a strong umami flavor, which is one of the five basic tastes the human tongue can detect.

#Where The Term Goodbye Comes From:

Today I found out the origin of the term “Goodbye”.
“Goodbye” comes from the term “Godbwye” a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye”. Depending on the source, the contraction seems to have first popped up somewhere between 1565 and 1575. The first documented use of the “Godbwye” appeared in a letter English writer and scholar Gabriel Harvey wrote in 1573.  In it, he wrote, “To requite your gallonde of godbwyes, I regive you a pottle of howdyes.”  As time went on, it is believed the phrase was influenced by terms like “good day” and “good evening”, transitioning then from “god be with ye” to god-b’wye to good-b’wy and finally ending in today’s blessing of goodbye.

Writing Assignment 2:

My Favorite Actor 

I will talk about my favorite American film actor and producer who are definitely effective. I think everyone know him. He is Tom Cruise. 1981, was his first appearance in a major film in Taps movie. Furthermore, in August 1983, was his first leading role in the film Risky Business. Whereas, he acquired to Golden Globe Award several times. In addition, the things that attract me is his personality, powerful, performance, popularity and prettiness. I’m sure that most of audience are attracted to Tom Cruise films because of the way that he acts and his loveliness. However, He is brave, courage and he act honestly. I don’t remember exactly when I discovered him, whilst, I heard many people talking about him and praise him, but I didn’t know him until I saw War Of The Worlds film. It’s the first movie which I like it most that was displayed on June 2005. It’s an adventure movie directed by Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg. Last vacation, I saw a movie of Tom Cruise it called Mission Impossible. It’s a terrific, fabulous and magnificent movie which I haven’t seen a similar movie for Tom Cruise before ever. Absolutely, I enjoy his movies, therefore, I prefer to watch his films. 

# WRITING ASSIGNMENT 3 ♥:

The Fantastic Car

        Once upon a time, there was an African family. They went to a trip inside their country. However, they have a small kid his name is Michel. He was so hungry ,so he suggested them to go hunting to have their lunch. Furthermore, they have a very old car since eleven years they still use it. As we know, Africa is one of the countries that suffers from poverty. Whereas, they are good at recycling. The father started driving the car, while Michel kept crying because he want to drive. Father said: I agree, be responsible and drive the car slowly. When they were on their way, one of the wheels have been damage. Consequently, the car continued moving zigzag until they crashed their car with a tree. As a result, the front of the car crashed, so they thought for a solution that could help them to go back home. There were a cattle in the street walking with their sponsor. Michel proposed them to ask for the cattle which could support the rest of the car. Finally, it works. They reach their home alive.  

Hope u enjoy it ^^

Hope you Like it =)

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I found some regular wisdoms that are meaningful, so you can use it in your life..

Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you.

Most people walk in and out of your life, but only friend's leave footprints in your heart.

People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.

If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere.

One generation plants trees, and the next enjoys the shade.

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't frown. You never know who is falling in love with your smile.

Dyslexia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOdZC5iBudM&feature=related

ADHD

Famous people with dyslexia

tom cruise

                                                                      Leonard Da Vinci.

Whoopi Goldberg.

thomas edison

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• ADHD/ ADD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IwT6l3esdQ

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My wonderful story:)

Once upon a time, there was a man called John. He was living alone. At the age of twenty four his family told him that he should married from one of his member in his family. Unfortunately, his family is so poor. However, he had a lovely story with one of his girlfriends her name is Jasika. He met her where they asked for an employment. They had a promise that they will get married after almost eight months. But his family didn't accept the idea either their emotions. Furthermore, he heard from his friends that marrying from the same family often be unpleasant. Sometimes it had an influences on the children later.It means that sometimes when the child born he could have several diseases. Moreover, he kept thinking during his wedding preparing days. One night, when he went to sleep, he had a nightmare. He saw that he has two kids, one boy and one girl. The boy is deaf,while the girl has autism. He wake up screaming and crying until he realized that it was a nightmare. He thanked god that it was not real. 4Th of November 2002, was their wedding ceremony. After two years they had their first baby. when he was five years old, they notice that their child has a high deficit of vitamins such as vitamin A and vitamin B. Therefore, they took him to a specialist doctor to diagnose his condition. He told him that's why the child is suffering from interpretation. As a result, his brain has effected, so he doesn't interact as good as the other children. First, the parents didn't believe the doctor. As a consequence, they asked for blood test. Due to, they recognized that their child's condition was coming worse and worse. So, the doctor gave them two options if they want to take him to have a treatment abroad or to start to have a treatment in their rural village. They chose to treat him in their country because they can't acquire the specific amount of money to get their child treatment, even if they had a debt. The doctor advised them to start to have the treatment immediately. So, they agreed. After five months, the child's condition has improved and he has started to interact normally with his parents. 




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Johan Lorbeer hanging in mid air: Super Human Powers: Video

Oh Mr Johan Lorbeer you must be some super human with super human powers, looking at these pictures are mind blowing and yes bloody weird but brilliant. These still life Performance acts are hot and this one is called “Tarzan”, where the hell they got this name from is beyond me because I have never seen Tarzan do this.

....It's weird :0