About Magnificent Monoliths Around the World El Captain,Yosemite, United States El Captain is a gigantic granite monolith located on the north of Yosemite Valley. It reaches 3000 feet in height. El Captain was named by the Mariposa Battlion in1851. This rock is a challenge for rock climbers. EL Captain has two faces, the southwest and southeast. El Captain is the largest single piece of granite stone in the world, even larger than Rock of Gibraltar. Devil's Tower The Devils Tower is located in North America, Crook County, Wyoming, near the Belle Fourche River. Devil’s Tower is made of an igneous rock called Phonolite porphyry. The Devil’s Tower was formed as magma or lava flowed up to the surface of the earth’s crust forcing itself through cracks and crevices of the sedimentary rocks. The tower has a flat top with an area of 1.5 acres and has fluted sides. Devil’s Tower is famous for rock climbing. References uluru-australia.com travel.nationalgeographic.com educational.geographic.com gibraltarinformation.com
What Is The Difference Between Plain Coconut Oil and Virgin Coconut Oil? How is Virgin Coconut Oil Produced? Virgin coconut oil is also produced using the wet-milling process. In this method - 1. fresh coconut meat is pressed mechanically to get coconut milk 2. coconut oil is separated from the coconut milk without heating or added chemicals Heat and chemicals are not used in the production of pure virgin coconut oil. Composition of Coconut Oil Coconut oil has a maximum content of saturated fats in the form of medium chain triglycerides that are digested and absorbed by the body very easily. Coconut oil also has the following - polyunsaturated fats – Linoleic acidmono-saturated fats – Oleic acidpolyphenols also known as gallic acid is responsible for the fragrance and taste of the coconut oil.derivatives of fatty acids such as betaines, ethanolamide, ethoxylates, fatty esters, fatty sorbates, monoglycerides and polyohenol esters.fatty chlorides, fatty alcohol, ether sulphatevitamin E, vitamin Kiron Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil References
What Are Rose Hips? Many Uses of Rose Hips Rose hips are ripe ovaries or seeded fruit pod of the wild rose plants. Rose hips are known as Brier Hip, Dog Brier, Dog Rose Fruit, Hip Berries, Witches Brier and Hip Rose. They belong to the Rosaceae family. Rose hips are mostly picked from Rosa canina, Rosa rugosa, Rosa acicularis and Rosa cinnamomea plants. Rose hips were used in folk medicine to cure ailments of the digestive, urinary tract and kidney problems. They were used in the ancient times by the Mayans, Egyptians and Native Americans due to their healing properties. Description of the Rose Hip Plant The Rose Hip plant is a shrub measuring about 1 to 3 meters in height. Rose Hips are fleshy and oval in shape. They are surrounded by irritating hairs that have to be removed before using them. Rose Hip Nutrition Facts Rose Hips are rich in - vitamin Cpectintaninflavanoidscarotenoidsvitamin A, B1, B2, B3 and K The vitamin C content of Rose Hips are twenty times more than oranges. Beauty Benefits of Rose Hip Oil Rose Hip tea - References
Amazing Accidental Inventions - How did they happen? Crawford Long, William Morton, Charles Jackson and Horace Wells contributed to the Anesthesia that is being used today in the medical field for surgical procedures. Anesthesia numbs pain and is used before any surgical procedure. Crawford Long, William Morton, Charles Jackson and Horace Wells realized that nitrous oxide also known as laughing gas inhibited pain. In 1844 Horace Wells noticed that a participant in the exhibition that he was attending did not feel any pain when he injured his leg. After this discovery Wells, Morton and Jackson collaborated and started to use anesthesia in dental practices. References science.howstuffworks.com csmonitor.com stuffyoushouldknow.com
How does the ear help to maintain balance and equilibrium of the body? The ear is one of the sensory organs that help us to hear. An interesting point to note is that the ear not only helps in hearing but also helps us to maintain the balance and equilibrium of our body. Without the ear we would not be able to balance our body with respect to the gravitational pull of the earth. In order to understand how the ear helps us to balance our body we need to know about the structure of the ear. Structure of the Ear The ear is made up of three different parts - outer earmiddle earinner ear The inner ear is the part that helps us to balance our body. Structure of the Inner Ear The inner ear is enclosed within the temporal bone of the skull. The inner ear is made up of two small parts - cochleasemicircular canals The cochlea is a coiled structure that resembles the shell of the snail. The cochlea and the semicircular canals are connected by a structure called the vestibule. The vestibule has two smaller structures called the saccule and the utricle. Vertigo Tinnitus References
Interesting Facts About Silicon - Properties and Uses of Silicon 1. Silicone fluids are used in motor oils and heat transfer liquids. They are used to manufacture hydraulic fluids, paints, varnishes, car waxes and furniture polishes. 2. Silicone resins are used in the textile industry to make water-repellent fabrics. 3. 4. 5 Aquariums and other water tight containers use silicone to seal the joint area. References Indoor Plants that Help to Clean the Air Inside your Home Naturally The air inside your home can contain harmful pollutants that affect the body system and are the cause of many ailments. The pollutants inside your home can be from furniture, paint, printers or paraffin wax candles. Indoor plants have the ability to remove harmful pollutants and clean the air in your home naturally. Sources of Pollutants inside Your Home Paraffin wax candles emit chemicals that can damage the liver, nervous system and cause leukaemia. Short term exposure to Xylene can cause difficulty in breathing, wheezing, asthma, throat irritation and stomach problems. Dendrobium Dendrobium is a tropical orchid that is easy to grow at home. The Dendrobium Orchid removes a harmful chemical called xylene from the surrounding air in your home. Peace Lilies Peace Lilies are great indoor plants that thrive in low light conditions. Peace Lilies remove harmful toxins like acetone, ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, trichloroethylene and xylene from the surrounding air in your home.
Facts About Lightning That You Should Know Lightning is a bolt of electric current that is caused by the sudden discharge of electric charges from cloud to cloud or from cloud to the ground. It occurs during a thunderstorm or even when there is clear weather. You can never predict when lightning is going to strike so when you see a burst of lightning in the sky take necessary precautions and be safe. What you should do when lightning strikes Lightning can strike miles ahead and cover a large width of an area where it occurs. The key to avoid being struck by lightning is to avoid being in areas where it can strike. When you hear a thunderstorm and see lightning the safest place to take cover would be indoors. What you should know about staying indoors to protect yourself when lightning strikes A house that follows all safety standards will be well grounded so that the electric current is safely transmitted to the ground without injuring anyone in the house. do not take a bath or wash your hands during a thunder storm with lightning.
Facts about Palladium - Properties and Uses of Palladium What is White Gold? Gold is alloyed with palladium to form white gold. In Europe palladium is the standard metal used to produce white gold because it is hypoallergenic and does not cause any skin problems. For an 18 carat gold jewelry an alloy of 75% white gold and 15% palladium is used. The addition of palladium to gold makes gold strong, increases the hardness and elasticity of gold and increases the melting point of gold. All the above mentioned reasons makes white gold an ideal metal to use for making jewelry. Use of Palladium in Medicine Small seeds of radioactive isotope of palladium called Palladium-103 are used to treat certain types of cancer such as prostate cancer and breast cancer. Palladium – 103 Brachytherapy In this procedure small seeds of Palladium-103 are permanently implanted into the center of the tumor. Depending on the type of seed selected the radiation lasts for two months to a year. This procedure does not involve a stay at the hospital. Other Uses of Palladium
Interesting Facts About Camels - Ships Of The Desert Camels are desert animals that can endure extreme temperatures. Camels are very special in Arabian culture. They symbolise patience, tolerance and endurance. Camels are large animals that are 5.9 feet - 7.5 feet tall and weigh 660 pounds - 2,520 pounds. Camels can survive without food and water for several weeks. Types of Camels There are two types of camels, the Arabian camel also known as the Dromedary camel and the Bactrian Camel. The Arabian camels are domesticated whereas the Bactrian camels exist in the wild or can be domesticated. Bactrian camels are native to the Gobi Desert in China and the Bactrian steppes of Mongolia. How do camels adapt to desert conditions? Camels store most of their fat in the hump. As the camel uses the stored fat in the hump the hump reduces in size. The camels have three eyelids, the upper and lower eye lids and a third inner lid that is a thin transparent membrane that the camels can see through.This membrane is called the "nictitating membrane".
Words Do They Mean Anything It Started With A Bark It started with a bark. This could mean a dog barked and something began to happen. While looking at tree bark is something I do regularly, this particular morning, the information you need to understand this sentence is; it was 5 o'clock in the morning when the dogs barked. The Full Moon Normally, they go out and that's it. Are You What You Say... Being awake led me to an article on a very politically and socially charged topic. Some years ago I asked a question about profanity. After many years of not using profanity I have fallen back into using it recently. Recently a colleague Frank Atanacio used profanity in the most appropriate way. Words Change The meanings of words change over time. Words in one culture can differ completely in another. Words and their meanings change as societies change. In the sixties and seventies the mantra was," You can't legislate morality". synonyms: ethics, rights and wrongs, ethically Really Didn't Started With A Bark
Interesting Facts About Activated Charcoal Medicinal Uses of Activated Charcoal 1. Activated charcoal helps in the adsorption of drugs and toxins. Giving activated charcoal orally to a person who has swallowed a poisonous substance will help to reduce the adsorption of the poisonous substance and increase the chances of the person of surviving when medical aid is administered. Call for medical assistance, activated charcoal alone cannot save a person's life. 2. 3. 4. 5. Medicinal activated charcoal is available in the form of pills or capsules. Other Uses of Activated Charcoal In the automotive industry activated charcoal is used to filter out contaminants. Activated charcoal is nothing but carbon that is highly porous with a large surface area. References
Facts about Stainless Steel - Properties and Uses The many uses of Stainless Steel 1. Stainless steel is used to make many types of cookware, cutlery and utensils. 2. It is used in the field of medicine to make medical equipment and surgical instruments. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Role of stainless steel in improving the environment Stainless steel is 100% recyclable. Most of the stainless steel that is used for many purposes is made up of 25% old scrap35%new scrap40% new raw materials Stainless steel plays an important role in saving the environment and life on earth. 1. Drinking water supply pipes are made of stainless steel because it does not contaminate water because of it’s high resistance to corrosion and rust. 2. Diesel filters remove 95 % of smoke and 85 % of soot particles from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. 3. It is used in Condensing boilersRooftop solar panelsFuel cells 5. 6. Dispose wasteRecycle paper and cardboard 7. Stainless steel improves the quality of life and helps to save earth in countless ways.
Biography of Enid Blyton - Author of Children's Books A Devastating Turn of Events When Enid Blyton was twelve years old her father and mother separated. Enid was very close to her father and was devastated. Enid continued to live with her mother. She was not happy at all because her mother never supported her writings. Irrespective of her mother’s disapproval Enid Blyton kept writing. Even though her mother did not support her she was encouraged to keep writing by Mabel Attenborough. Froebel Based Teacher Training Enid enrolled in Guildhall School of Music in 1916. After having started her studies at Guildhall School of music, Enid Blyton had a sudden change of mind. In September 16th she started on a Froebel’s teacher training course at Ipswich High School. Enid Blyton's Initial Publications Many of her stories and articles were published in periodicals in the year 1920. Enid Blyton’s first book “Child Whispers” was published in 1922. In 1923 many of her books, short story writings and poetry were published. Married life of Enid Blyton