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Trivia Benefits of Winter & Snow
It’s time to change our attitude about the cold season. “Hmmm…”, you say. “This article must be talking about recreational activities only available in winter… sledding, skiing, ice skating, building a snowman or a snow fort, forming snow angels, and letting the kids paint a snow picture with a spray bottle full of food-coloring and water." Nope! You already know about the enjoyment of winter recreation. For a moment, quit grumbling about the icy roads and school closures and consider some seldom-known winter snow benefits for plants, animals, and humans:
By Karla Bowen Herman3 years ago in FYI
Vibrational Conversations with My Plant
Vibrational Conversations With My Plant In the ancient world it was well known that everything on our planet was alive and a manifestation of Divine Consciousness which also meant that it possessed some form of intelligence and consciousness. This applied to the mineral, plant, animal world, the world of man and woman and a multitude of other forms. The focus of this paper will be in the world of plants. There has been a great amount of research conducted in this present day and time that show and prove that this knowledge of the ancient world was right and exact. The research shows that plants have the ability to react, respond, and sense the world around them. As a child my grandmothers use to always give me plants and seeds to grow. She use to always say how she talked to her plants and to this day if you go to her house it is one of the only ones on the block with an abundance of green and thriving plant life and flowers on the porch and in front of it. I have always been fascinated by this and decided to see it for myself with my own plant which I will discuss in this paper along with some examples of the research that has been conducted that shows the many abilities of plants. I will show how when you in tune to the vibration of a plant remarkable results and things happen.
By Devin McKenney3 years ago in FYI
The Oxford Electric Bell
The Oxford Electric Bell is a relatively obscure fact, but one of the most fascinating. I came across this fact on YouTube one day and have been telling everyone about it ever since. The Oxford Electric Bell was created by Watkins & Hill, a London based manufacturing firm in 1825. During this time "Dry Pile" was invented and is the first form of modern day batteries. Giuseppe Zamboni was the inventor of the dry piles, which had metal disk with different chemicals such as silver or zinc layered between. It is interesting to note that Zamboni as a priest and psychist and it seems the Catholic church did some ground breaking research with their educated priests at the time. It is thought that the Oxford Electric Bell is made with Zamboni plies. They know some of the components that make up the battery, that they can see from the outside. It is known that the batteries are coated in molten Sulphur for insulation. There is no absolute evidence that Zamboni plies are contained within, it is only the most popular theory. It is unknown if the Oxford Bell has ever been x-rayed or examined in another way, so scientists can figure out what is the exact makeup of the battery. The Bell itself played an important role in distinguishing between two different theories of electrical action. The theory of contact tension, which has since become obsolete and the theory of chemical action. I'm not sure what this battery proved, but it seems weird that if an energy source can last so long modern manufacturers don't use it.
By Shawna McCord Bennett3 years ago in FYI
He Led The Way
He Led the Way The Black Innovator that I am most Inspired by I George Washington Carver. He is responsible for giving modern humans things like soap and Sweet Potatoes and he created them in a time where people of color where still being oppressed and where still hated by the rest of country. While these accomplishments seem meaningless to most, they are very meaningful given the time that Mr. Carver created or discover them. As an American White Male, I have always been intrigued by the accomplishments of Mr. carver. I genuinely believe that given the time that we were a scientist and inventor his accomplishments should be more revered than anyone else in his field at the time given the diversities and hatred that where still festering in our great country. He was after all the first African American to receive a Batchlor of Science Degree in the year 1894 so I guess he truly did lead the way. I mean he impressed his professors so much he was asked to say and earn his master's degree all based on his studies of Fungal Infractions in Soybeans Really how Epic is that. He even negated into his contract to be a Professor at Tuskegee university an All-Black Agricultural School that had to be ran soy by him. According to the History Chanel website George Washington Carver invented over 300 food,indestural,and commercial products from peanuts. Some of these inventions are Milk, Worcestershire sauce, punches, and cooking oils, also products like wood stain, Cosmetics, Soaps and Salad Oil. Who as well as much more. Who would have ever thought that a nut that is the case of widespread allergy today would be so useful in paving the way for some of the great products we have today? So much so that in 1921 George Washington Carver on behalf of the Peanut industry went before the ways and means committee of the US House of Represent ivies and was give tariff protection this milestone is what earned him the nick name “The Peanut Man”.
By stand up for ur rights3 years ago in FYI
Women Do Not Just Belong In the Kitchen
Growing up, being the only girl out of four brothers and a father who would not allow this tom boyish girl to wrestle with him and my brothers. I was one the one to clean the house as my brother closer in age sat back and did nothing. I was appalled as a child, this was unfair. We are not different he can do just as much as I and vice versa. You see, that is how my father grew up with his only sister out of three boys having to help around the house more than the men.
By Audie Edwards3 years ago in FYI
Virginia House
Virginia House was once located in Warwick, England, where it had been re-modelled a series of times by various owners before making the journey across the Atlantic to Virginia.[1] Its original location formed part of a succession of buildings that had stood on the site for almost nine hundred years. Between the years of 1114 and 1119, the Priory of Saint Sepulchre was founded on the site by Henry de Newburgh, the first Earl of Warwick. In 1547, the original buildings were pulled down and a mansion built, finished in 1566. The home was once again sold in 1584, to Sir John Puckering, a lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons. He remodelled the house somewhere between the years 1581 and 1611. In 1727, the house was acquired by Henry Wise, Royal Gardener to Queen Anne and George I, staying in the family until 1851 when it was sold to the Oxford Junction Railway Company.[2] The house was sold in 1925, where it was purchased by American Diplomat Alexander Weddell and his wife.[3]
By Armchair Detective3 years ago in FYI
The Jewish Princess
My family is one of the oldest Jewish families that exists and can be traced right back to the Tribes of Judea with Cohen's (Kohen) being the patrilineal ancestors of the priests of the Temple of Jerusalem. The Kohanim have continued throughout history in many Synagogues - my father and grandfather are both part of the Kohanim in our Orthodox Jewish Synagogue. The Kohanim are also the last living descendants of the Tribe of Levi, one of the twelve tribes of Israel (then Judea). While many still reside in Israel, slavery and war resulted in the Jewish Diaspora. The Jewish Diaspora is the dispersion of Jews/Israelites across the globe and away from our ancestral homeland. Now, you may see a large number of Jews whose ancestry only takes them back so far which created a number of Jewish ethnic divisions; Ashkenazi (German/Russian/European), Mizrahi (Asian/African), and Sephardi (Hispanic Jews - Spanish/Portuguese heritage). My family, in particular, belongs to the Mizrahim with some family members having Ashkenazim and Sephardic roots.
By Grey Cohen3 years ago in FYI
Do The Stars Really Align?
would like to start off by being blunt. I have never cared much for Zodiac signs. I've always believed that people carry their own thoughts and ambitions, none of which is dictated by the movements of the stars. Much as Vocal as challenged me to write, however, they have now begun to challenge me to learn. In this little article of mine, I will be writing my thoughts as I research my own Zodiac sign.
By The Marvelous Mr. Eden3 years ago in FYI